| CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 56) Pearl fishing on the Mississippi River. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7228 |
| Catalog #: | 505208 | |
| Clip Number: | 505208-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 399 | |
| Timecode: | 01:04:30 - 01:05:04 | |
| Location: | Mississippi River, United States of America | |
| Year Shot: | 1937 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FISHING: Commercial, Small Scale FISHING: Shellfish INDUSTRY: Gems & Precious Stones LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: River, Mississippi | |
| Description: | CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 56) Pearl fishing on the Mississippi River. Pearl Oysters On the Mississippi River, United States of America, we see a man in a small boat fishing for oyster pearls. C/U of a pearl in his hand that he has caught. Various shots of Mr Elwell, the largest dealer of river pearls in the world, outside his pearl exchange shop. C/U of a pile of river pearls. | |
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