| AN IMPOSING SPECTACLE American battleship, U.S.S. Colorado, travels down Panama Canal. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5261 |
| Catalog #: | 56865 | |
| Clip Number: | 56865-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1126 | |
| Timecode: | 01:42:18 - 01:43:30 | |
| Location: | Panama. | |
| Year Shot: | 1924 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENGINEERING: Canals & Locks LOCATIONS/CENTRAL AMERICA: Panama LOCATIONS/CENTRAL AMERICA: Panama Canal TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Military, Battleship | |
| Description: | AN IMPOSING SPECTACLE. U.S.S. Colorado - largest vessel in U.S. Navy - makes transit of the Panama Canal. Panama. Aerial shot of a battleship moving slowly down a canal. Aerial shot of the battleship near the enormous canal lock gate. L/S, taken from the lock, of the battleship, slowly moving down the canal. L/S of sailors on deck of the ship as it passes through the lock gates. High angled L/S of the ship moving into the lock, the deck is packed with sailors in their pristine white uniforms. L/S of the ship in the lock, the gates are shut. L/S of the gigantic lock gates opening in front of the colossal battleship. The cuts to this item follow - they contain more shots that are the same or very similar to the edited story. | |
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