| SAVING THE CROPS American farmers use oil burners to keep the frost off their fruit trees. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6304 |
| Catalog #: | 509171 | |
| Clip Number: | 509171-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 37/12 | |
| Timecode: | 01:15:12 - 01:17:16 | |
| Location: | United States of America | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FARMING: Equipment FARMING: Fruit HORTICULTURE/PLANTS & TREES: Orchards LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA WEATHER: Frost | |
| Description: | Saving The Crops - Orchards protected from Cold in US. United States of America (USA). Men stand by large tanker on wheels. The tanker is pulled down tracks between rows of fruit trees. Presumably it is filling up burners to keep off the frost. MS of liquid flowing down channel (?). Shots of American farmers lighting their burners at night. Various shots of the burners with flames coming out of them. More shots of burners as dawn breaks. Early morning street scenes. Sign reads "Azusa". | |
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