Mexico and Central America - Industry of the Region
This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA.	Tape Master:	1916
	Catalog #:	516578
	Clip Number:	516578-1
	Orginal Film:	HFR-MIS-16-294 D
	Timecode:	01:18:44 - 01:21:32
	Location:	Mexico/Central America
	Year Shot:	1940 (Estimated Year)
	Audio:	No
	Color:	No
	Headings:	ECONOMICS: Misc INDUSTRY: Misc. LOCATIONS/CENTRAL AMERICA: Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Mexico
	Description:	Master 1916 Tape 1 - Same as catalog #516475 & #516476 Title Card: "Mexico and Central America". GV serine mountainous landscape with sheep grazing in the foreground. MS young boy wearing sunhat, holding a baby lamb (kid). GV ranch hand riding a donkey herding a mix of animals including: donkeys, sheep and cattle. Great low angle MS of rancher riding a donkey sidesaddle in front of intensely clouded sky. GV ranchers riding donkeys along rural road, women walk the road beside them. Elevated GV of buildings at silver mine. GV miners at entrance of cave. MS ranchers on foot herding donkeys with large bales of hay strapped to their backs. GV people riding boat down river with caption reading "Floating Gardens". GVs small boats on river transporting vegetation. GV venders and buyers at open air market. GV pan down building and plaza in Mexico City. GV view from balcony. GV man climbing steps of Mayan Pyramid. GV man climbing down steps of Mayan pyramid. MS pan across sculptures protruding from pyramid facade. GV car driving along side of tall pyramid. MS woman shaking bunch of raw sisal (natural fiber). CU/MS man feeding sisal through machine to produce strands for making rope. GV pan of banana tree on banana plantation. MS top of banana tree where bunches of the fruit are growing. GV man cutting large banana leaves from tree in order to reach the fruit. MS men cutting banana bunches and hauling them off with the help of a donkey. GV ox drawn cart in plantation field. GV/MS men cutting and harvesting sugar cane. GV men loaded ox drawn cart with sugar cane. GV/MS oxen attached to rotating harness, they are walked around in a circle. Title Card: "The End".

This version of this site has been provided allow browsing and viewing of available stock footage. Advanced functions of this site, such as login accounts, footage thumbnails, saved folders, and stock footage purchases, require Adobe Flash Player version or better. Please download and install the latest version to use all the functions within this site.