| BILLY Donkey Pulls Down Trees | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6771 |
| Catalog #: | 486689 | |
| Clip Number: | 486689-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 225 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | ? | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Logging & Lumber / Timber | |
| Description: | BILLY Story on a 33-year-old donkey who pulls trees out by the roots. MS little white donkey with harness on. CU front of face - from the only direction he can see with his blinders. LS Billy walking, pulling behind him a pole attached to a center spindle. Closer shot of donkey walking. CU the central pole turning, winding a cable around it. More shots of Billy walking around in a circle. CU tilt up beside donkey's neck. LS he continues to plod along. LS tilt up tall tree falling; cut to wider shot as tree hits the ground, also showing Billy and the primitive machine. MLS old man stands petting Billy next to the upturned roots of the tree. MS same; Billy seems to be eating the roots. LS dog standing on trunk of large tree; pan rt. - dog jumps down, joins the man and a teenage boy who are standing by the root balls of this and another tree. | |
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