| DROUGHT IN PALESTINE Drought in Palestine destroys crops and forces people to evacuate from their villages. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7887 | |
| Catalog #: | 2454 | |
| Clip Number: | 2454-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1658 C | |
| Timecode: | 01:55:59 - 02:00:00 | |
| Location: | Palestine | |
| Year Shot: | 1947 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Drought LOCATIONS/MIDDLE EAST: Israel - Palestine | |
| Description: | DROUGHT IN PALESTINE Drought in Palestine destroys crops and forces people to evacuate from their villages. Shots taken in the village of Dahriya in Southern Palestine. Palestine. MS malnourished cow eating. MS stone building, pan to GV of building with cow out front. MSs elderly men seated outside under the shade of a rock wall. Nice GVs of ancient stone village void of people. MSs of Arabic men seated on top of hill talking, a vast landscape is seen below them. GV pan of stone building with a few people about. Elevated GV of barren farm fields. MS old man and his grandson squatting in the yard in front of their house, talking. GV locals leaving village with belongings, many ride donkeys. Interior GV of classroom full of young boys seated at their desks working on assignments, two male teachers walk the rows of students. GVs female student at the blackboard writing in Arabic. GV the mayor of Hebron receiving a delegation of headmen. MS/CUs of men standing in group, talking. GV stone village on hill. GV rolling arid landscape, pan to thick cracks in the earth, a dried up river bed. GV small pool of water which is the last in the river bed. GV dry river bed. MS of a thirsty donkey drinking from a small puddle where the river used to be. | |
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