| THE MAN AND THE MACHINE Good footage of machinery being used to construct road | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7301 |
| Catalog #: | 506254 | |
| Clip Number: | 506254-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 104 | |
| Timecode: | 01:15:58 - 01:17:18 | |
| Location: | Brighton, East Sussex. | |
| Year Shot: | 1932 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Equipment CONSTRUCTION: Roads & Highways ENGINEERING: Roads & Highways LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Sussex, Brighton OCCUPATIONS: Laborers | |
| Description: | THE MAN AND THE MACHINE - Filmed at Brighton (East Sussex). L/S's of huge machine being used to make a new coastal road near Brighton. Several shots of the workmen operating the various tubes, funnels and nozzles on the contraption. M/S's of gravel flowing down a trough and being spread out by the workers. Several good shots of men hacking away with pick axes on the side of a very steep cliff. L/S of large boulder being forced away from the side of the cliff it tumbles down the cliff and breaks into many pieces. The narrator concludes - "And so the task goes on man and machine working together to build a road that will make are way smoother along this pretty coast." | |
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