| BRITISH GUIANA - THE COUNTRY AND ITS INDUSTRIES Reel 5 Long documentary about life in British Guiana - good shots of men at work and street scenes. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6553 |
| Catalog #: | 488014 | |
| Clip Number: | 488014-5 | |
| Orginal Film: | DOCUMENTARIES | |
| Timecode: | 01:53:12 - 01:56:04 | |
| Location: | Guyana (British Guiana) | |
| Year Shot: | 1924 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ECONOMICS: Trade, Exports INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Colonialism LOCATIONS/SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana (British Guiana) | |
| Description: | "Diamonds are not easy to find, and much hark work is necessary to clear the ground before the prospectors can commence the search for the precious stones." Land being cleared prior to diamond prospecting. Men with dogs oversee the work. Some trees are knock down. Deep trenches are dug. "They wash for diamonds in the same way as for gold." C/Us of a man sifting (panning) for diamonds. A small amount of dirt is placed in a pan and it is washed in a small stream. "and it is indeed a welcome sight to these hard toilers when their labour meets with this reward." Man sorts the stones from the dirt. "The following collection of stones of varying weights is worth about 14,000. A collection of diamonds is displayed for the camera. The word "Diamonds" is laid out in the precious stones. | |
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