| DESERT STRIKES WATER Drilled water is used to irrigate lands of Sarah Desert for food production. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5942 |
| Catalog #: | 2341 | |
| Clip Number: | 2341-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 64/76 | |
| Timecode: | 01:37:32 - 01:39:36 | |
| Location: | Sahara | |
| Year Shot: | 1964 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/BIRDS: Turkeys ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Cattle FARMING: Equipment FARMING: Grain, Rice FARMING: Grain, Wheat FARMING: Vegetables, Carrots FARMING: Vegetables, Tomatoes INDUSTRY: Food LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Desert, Sahara | |
| Description: | "Sahara. Desert Strikes Water". Drilled water is used to irrigate lands of Sarah Desert for food production. Sahara. GV Desert landscape as two Arab men look at sand. MS man digging in sand. CU sand being spread and seed thrown in. CU Water being poured on and seeping quickly into the sand. LS/MS drilling rig in desert. CU American engineer. High angle looking down the rig. CU The drill turning. CU Water gushing from hole. MS man standing under stream of water rising from well. LSs water rising from well. GV/CU bulldozers working to level the land. GVs Irrigation channels leading from the well. GV Paddy fields being prepared by men. GV Seed being thrown. GV Crops growing. CU Wheat. LS men walking through field of wheat. MS Wheat being harvested. MS/CU Wheat being tied in bundles. GV Men carrying the sheaves of wheat on shoulders. GV People picking tomatoes. CU hands placing tomatoes into basket. CU Man taking bite of carrot. GV A turkey farm. MS The turkeys. GVs of cattle and sheep grazing. | |
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