| A ROOF TOP LAUNCH A new boat is lowered from a rooftop shipyard to the street below in Cape Town. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7214 |
| Catalog #: | 262640 | |
| Clip Number: | 262640-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 535 | |
| Timecode: | 01:10:25 - 01:11:21 | |
| Location: | Cape Town, South Africa. | |
| Year Shot: | 1940 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | LOCATIONS/AFRICA: South Africa, Cape Town TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Launching/Christening | |
| Description: | A ROOF TOP LAUNCH A new boat is lowered from a rooftop shipyard to the street below in Cape Town. Cape Town, South Africa. Various shots of a newly-built boat called the 'Minx' being lowered from the roof of a tall block of flats in the centre of Cape Town. An old sailor makes boats in his spare time in a shipyard on the top of the building. Several people help him get the boat hoisted over the side of the building and down to the street below with ropes. Crowds of people watch from the street below. | |
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