| FAMED IN SONG AND STORY a rescue in the snow by the monks and dogs of the Hospice of St. Bernard. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5399 |
| Catalog #: | 247531 | |
| Clip Number: | 247531-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1570 | |
| Timecode: | 01:36:45 - 01:38:05 | |
| Location: | Switzerland | |
| Year Shot: | 1929 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/GENERAL: Working Animals ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Dogs LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Mountains, Alps LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Switzerland SAFETY: Search and Rescue SPORTS/SNOW SKIING: Misc | |
| Description: | FAMED IN SONG AND STORY Cameraman makes perilous ascent to Hospice of St. Bernard (8111 feet up in the Alps) to obtain these graphic pictures of world famous monks and their equally famous dogs. Switzerland. L/S as the monks ski down a hill. Various shots of the hospice as they approach it. M/S as the monks ski down in their robes and the dogs run about. M/S of a man lying in the snow, two St. Bernards sniff round him. M/S of one dog barking to get help, the monks approach. M/S as they tend to the man. | |
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