| CEYLON NO. 1 people at work in Ceylon. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 7044 | |
| Catalog #: | 59873 | |
| Clip Number: | 59873-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 249 | |
| Timecode: | 01:39:47 - 01:41:10 | |
| Location: | Ceylon | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | EDUCATION & SCHOOLS: Elementary (Primary School) FARMING: Grain, Rice FARMING: Harvest FARMING: Tea FASHION: Ethnic / Cultural INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Colonialism INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Imperialism LOCATIONS/ASIA: Sri Lanka (Ceylon) TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Traditional, Outrigger | |
| Description: | CEYLON NO. 1 people at work in Ceylon. L/S's of women at work in picking tea on the British colony of Ceylon. A very large tea field. Native women with baskets on their backs, pick the tea leaves. Several shots of workers in the rice fields. Men move water to different parts of the rice paddy. Men planting rice. L/S's of man climbing palm tree. He picks some coconuts. Children clutching books. They attend an outdoor school. Catamarans on the beach. L/S's of natives pushing their fishing boats off the beach into sea to go fishing. | |
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