| SOMETHING SWEET IN HARVESTS the sugar beet harvest in Holland - mostly women at work. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6724 | |
| Catalog #: | 373456 | |
| Clip Number: | 373456-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 77 | |
| Timecode: | 01:20:58 - 01:23:17 | |
| Location: | Netherlands | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FARMING: Sugar FARMING: Vegetables, Beets LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Netherlands (Holland) | |
| Description: | SOMETHING SWEET IN HARVESTS the beetroot harvest in Holland - mostly women at work. MLS workers in field cutting beets; those in FG are women, all wearing long skirts and big straw hats. MS panning on women workers sitting on the ground cutting the beets off the plants w/ knives. Pan to 2 other women who dig the beets up, then toss them to the ones who will cut them off. Canal area: boats along side, crane at work in BG, barge loaded w/ beets slowly moving past in FG. LS 4 male workers ride down on a ôgrabberö- -a big set of jaws hanging from a crane- -landing on a barge of beets. The workers help to open the jaws, and the grabber scoops up a bunch of beets and lifts away. Wide shot of the crane swinging the grabber over from the canal to a big pile of beets. Closer shot of gigantic piles of beets., w/ the crane dropping more on top. MCU laughing girl holding 2 large beets. | |
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