| CANADIAN FORESTRY CORPS IN BRITAIN Canadian lumberjacks in Canadian Forestry Corps felling timber in Britain. "Canadian Forestry Corps in Britain". | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5553 |
| Catalog #: | 264754 | |
| Clip Number: | 264754-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 41/24 | |
| Timecode: | 01:32:38 - 01:34:04 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Logging & Lumber / Timber LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England MILITARY: Army, Canadian | |
| Description: | "Canadian Forestry Corps in Britain". M/S of a tree falling, good view of hills and forests in background. Various shots of men from Canadian Forestry Corps chopping down trees. The soldiers are all professional lumberjacks from Quebec and British Columbia. Various shots of men sawing trees trunks into 10 ft logs and rolling them into a river. The logs travel down river and are lifted into a saw mill via a conveyor belt. Various shots of circular saw cutting the logs into planks. The planks are then stacked mechanically. C/U of two of the lumberjacks smoking. | |
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