| News in Brief: Emperor Visits Farms. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1565 |
| Catalog #: | 351629 | |
| Clip Number: | 351629-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 024-513-07 | |
| Timecode: | 03:26:26 - 03:27:09 | |
| Location: | Japan | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FARMING: Misc INDUSTRY: Gems & Precious Stones LOCATIONS/ASIA: Japan ROYALTY: Japanese ROYALTY: Japanese, Hirohito | |
| Description: | News in Brief: Emperor Visits Farms. The emperor is Hirohito; the farm is a pearl farm, where 94-yr.-old Mikomoto greets the emperor and shows him the colorful phases of pearl culture. From sea-bottom to sparkling gems, all for royal eyes. MS elderly Japanese man wearing hat. He and the emperor bow to one another multiple times. Women workers; one shows off a pearl. Bowls of pearls; strings of pearls. | |
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