| MUD Large reservoir in Marseilles is emptied - men spear fish as they pass through a small canal. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6742 |
| Catalog #: | 430049 | |
| Clip Number: | 430049-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 142 | |
| Timecode: | 01:51:08 - 01:52:50 | |
| Location: | Marseilles, France | |
| Year Shot: | 1929 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENGINEERING: Reservoirs & Waterworks LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Marseilles WEATHER: Mud | |
| Description: | "Mud!" Emptying the Reservoir at Marseilles, France results in a huge mess of mud. Marseilles, France Pan on c. 500,000 tons of mud, w/ ridges running across. MLS water pouring into tunnel. Shot from high above looking down at water running in narrow canal. LS (ground level) people standing along both sides of ditch, reaching down into the low-level water and scooping up fish in nets and baskets attached to long poles. Closer shot of people working hard but seeming to enjoy themselves; guys in FG turn and grin at camera. The men are handling most of the poles, but women and children are also at work helping. MCUs small fish being dumped out of wire nets. Shot looking the other direction along the ditch: worker in FG, several men in dressier clothing watch in BG. | |
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