| REHARNESSING THE YELLOW RIVER UNRRA supervises the redirection of the Yellow River in China. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7866 |
| Catalog #: | 47194 | |
| Clip Number: | 47194-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1551 C | |
| Timecode: | 01:38:53 - 01:40:16 | |
| Location: | Yellow River, China | |
| Year Shot: | 1946 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Dams & Levees ENGINEERING: Dams INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Foreign Aid, Construction Materials INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: United Nations LOCATIONS/ASIA: China | |
| Description: | REHARNESSING THE YELLOW RIVER UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) supervises the redirection of the Yellow River in China. Aerial shot of half-constructed dam. Various shots Chinese workers repairing the dykes which were broken to allow the waters to flood. C/U Oliver J. Todd, American UNRRA official, monitoring operations. Various shots of Chinese workers heaving heavy stones and pushing wheelbarrows filled with smaller stones, to repair the dykes. Good C/U of Chinese worker carrying huge stone on his back. Aerial shot of the wide river. | |
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