| THE ISLAND OF ST. KILDA Great early travelogue about the Island of St. Kilda in Scotland's Outer Hebrides. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5186 |
| Catalog #: | 368105 | |
| Clip Number: | 368105-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1 C (B) | |
| Timecode: | 01:08:59 - 01:13:35 | |
| Location: | St. Kilda island, Scotland | |
| Year Shot: | 1908 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HABITATS, HUMAN: Rural Village HUNTING: Subsistence LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, Scotland | |
| Description: | "A Good Catch of Fish" Fishermen on rocks cleaning day's catch. "Necessity is the Mother of Invention. In St. Kilda Birds Are Not Shot With A Gun But Are Captured With A Line" Hunting: a man catching birds w/ a snare on a long stick w/ hooked end. CU puffins or "sea parrots" on a rock. CU man holding the bird caught in the line. "THe Men Daily Rish Their Lives In Their Serach For Guilllemots Eggs On The Sides Of The Precipitous Cliffs" Man ties rope round his waist; takes basket and climbs down vertical cliff wall! Dangerous. 2 climbers walk though rocks looking for eggs of guillemots (birds also shown). Man climbing back up cliff. Boys on top of cliff pulling on rope. Man arrives; takes eggs out of basket & men & boys watch. | |
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