| LOCUSTS Laboratory girls do tests on locusts to try to discover a way to poison plagues of them. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7165 |
| Catalog #: | 46160 | |
| Clip Number: | 46160-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 445 | |
| Timecode: | 01:01:44 - 01:03:49 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/GENERAL: Pest Control ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATE: Insect, Locust LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London OCCUPATIONS: Scientists OCCUPATIONS: Women SCIENCE: Laboratory | |
| Description: | LOCUSTS Laboratory girls do tests on locusts to try to discover a way to poison plagues of them. London. Various shots show girls working in a Kensington laboratory, making tests on locusts to discover an effective poison against them. SLS Girls working in laboratory. SCS. Girl working with several jars all containing locusts. CS. Two jars containing baby locusts. She places a lid on each one MS Girl at table making notes. CS. Notes - maize etc. SCS. Girl. CS. Two jars of baby locusts. MS Girl opens locusts cage and reaches inside. CS. Locusts - and picks out some old grass. MS Girl removes grass from cage and picks up some new food. CS. Hand placing new grass in cage. CS. The girl. CS. Locusts in cage. MS Girl pushing off trolley of food away from cages. CS. Locusts eating the new grass. BCS. Locusts face as he eats BCS. Another locust. Ban along his face to where a piece of paper is attached. Looks like 2 a. BCS. The other locust still eating. CS. Locusts in cage. BCS. Locusts still eating. SCS. Girl sitting at table is removing locusts from a trans- parent jar tying fuse-wire round his neck and attaching them to a wheel which will spin round as they fly. SCS. Girl as she works. CS. Her hands she attaches the locusts to the ring. BCS. Her hands as she ties a piece of wire round the locusts neck. BCS. Locusts being attached to ring as the ring turns several locusts can be seen attached all the way round. SCS. Ring girl gives it a starting push as it turns the locusts begins to fly turning the ring at fast speed. SCS. The exercising device looking rather like a roundabout as the locusts fly round taking the ring with them | |
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