| FLOATING ASSETS Strange film about how men in Mexico move chunks of land around by boat. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6747 |
| Catalog #: | 432720 | |
| Clip Number: | 432720-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 156 | |
| Timecode: | 01:37:32 - 01:40:40 | |
| Location: | Mexico | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FARMING: Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Mexico | |
| Description: | FLOATING ASSETS Strange film about how men in Mexico move chunks of land around by boat. Mexico LS man wearing white shorts and jacket and a large sombrero goes punting along a narrow waterway; land on one side sppears to be cultivated, while the other side is grass. LS the man in the boat and another man who is detatching a square of grassy land from along the bank and pushing it. With much effort, they drag it along behind the boat. MLS man jumping up and down on the now grassless earth; somehow this serves to attach it to his own property. The man scoops up silt from the canal and pours it on the land for use as fertilizer. Man brining a big load of brushy looking something in a long boat; he stands at front using pole to move it. | |
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