| CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 47) A miners' initiation ceremony. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7224 |
| Catalog #: | 505024 | |
| Clip Number: | 505024-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 465 | |
| Timecode: | 01:50:47 - 01:51:14 | |
| Location: | Syria | |
| Year Shot: | 1939 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Historic / Traditional CEREMONIES: Occupational INDUSTRY/MINING: Coal LOCATIONS/MIDDLE EAST: Syria OCCUPATIONS: Laborers | |
| Description: | CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 47) A miners' initiation ceremony. At Durowitz (?) in Syria, young coal miners go through a kind of initiation ceremony to join the Guild of Miners. The men have to jump over a leather apron and walk out under an archway of raised arms. | |
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