| CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 77) A pearl farm | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7220 |
| Catalog #: | 505483 | |
| Clip Number: | 505483-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 495 | |
| Timecode: | 01:04:09 - 01:05:03 | |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean | |
| Year Shot: | 1939 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FARMING: Livestock, Pearl farms INDUSTRY: Gems & Precious Stones LOCATIONS/PACIFIC OCEAN: Misc SPORTS/WATER: Scuba & Deep-Sea Diving | |
| Description: | CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 77) A pearl farm Various shots at a pearl farm show the process of producing cultivated pearls. A seed pearl is inserted into the kidney of an oyster which is then put with others in baskets in water. The oysters are left for 7 to 15 years, then girl divers are sent down to retrieve them. C/U of an oyster being opened and a pearl being popped out. Artificial pearls are lined up as if to make up a necklace. | |
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