| Lumberjacks, Trees and Saw Mills (Deforestation) | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1555 |
| Catalog #: | 351039 | |
| Clip Number: | 351039-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 024-423-05 | |
| Timecode: | 00:48:21 - 00:43:19 | |
| Location: | Chile, South America | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENVIRONMENT: Deforestation GEOGRAPHIC LANDFORMS: Valley INDUSTRY: Logging & Lumber / Timber LOCATIONS/SOUTH AMERICA: Chile OCCUPATIONS: Laborers | |
| Description: | Lumberjacks, Trees and Saw Mills (Deforestation) The land of volcanoes develops a logging paradise. A new industrial program is launched in hitherto untapped forest areas where giant trees fall before the woodman's saw and axe. This is one of the largest logging operations in South America previous undeveloped forest in Chile. This country has one of the oldest stands of trees in the world (1951). These immense and valuable wood lands cover 1/4 of the nations land surface and launch a new industrial program. Chile's hills covered with rich thick forest. MCU Two lumberjacks chopping away with axes on a tall old tree. MCU Two lumberjacks with a large hand saw, sawing on a tall old tree. CU Maybe the boss of the crew where a workman is point up at a tree you hear the shout "Timber". Next shots are of trees falling. MCU Lumber trucks loaded with the carcasses of trees. CU Two lumberjacks getting the lumber off the trucks. MCU A large trunk of a tree getting cut into lumber. | |
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