| THE GIRDER MEN Construction footage - men balance on very high girders. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6750 |
| Catalog #: | 432828 | |
| Clip Number: | 432828-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 163 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Munich, Germany | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Buildings | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 319968 THE GIRDER MEN Construction footage - men balance on very high girders. Construction workers slinging girders, walking on narrow beams etc. Shot of street w/ tram passing; pan up to top of building under construction. LS beam hanging from a crane hook; one man is sort of straddling it and another is perched on a pole at the other end. Man climbing down a beam. Man standing on beam which is now attached to the 2 verticals; he unhooks it from the crane. Men standing on planks across beams, hauling up rope. Wide shot of construction project (from another roof?) Tilt up shot of top completed floor plus framework for next story, w/ workers up on top. More of workers walking about on narrow beams and planks. Break time: worker stands in middle of beam w/ nothingness below him; he is drinking from a bottle; other men also in shot. (Incidentally the title informs the viewer that what they are drinking is tea!) construction, workers, balance, dangerous, labor, height, buildings | |
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