| MR MITCHELL HEDGES The famous explorer and his yacht set off for Central America. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5301 |
| Catalog #: | 183535 | |
| Clip Number: | 183535-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1139 | |
| Timecode: | 01:28:39 - 01:29:50 | |
| Location: | Liverpool, Merseyside. | |
| Year Shot: | 1924 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | EXPLORATION: South America LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Merseyside, Liverpool OCCUPATIONS: Explorers TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Yachts | |
| Description: | MR. MITCHELL HEDGES - the famous explorer - leaves with his 20-ton yacht on S.S. Traveller to seek lost City of the Mayas, in Central America. Liverpool, Merseyside. C/U, in profile, of Hedges, he wears a flat cap and smokes a pipe. L/S of a yacht being lifted by a large crane, several men stand on the deck of the vessel. M/S of Hedges leaning over some railings (on the deck of a ship), he frantically shouts instructions to the men manoeuvring his boat. Various shots of the yacht being lowered onto the deck of an ocean liner, a crowd of men wait on the deck to secure Hedge's vessel. Various shots of the yacht being lifted out of the water by the quayside. A few seconds of white spacing. L/S of the yacht suspended on a rope attached to a floating crane. | |
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