| THE REBIRTH OF A NATION The people of Japan try to reconstruct their country after the earthquake. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5248 |
| Catalog #: | 56505 | |
| Clip Number: | 56505-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1028 | |
| Timecode: | 01:12:38 - 01:14:00 | |
| Location: | Japan | |
| Year Shot: | 1923 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Misc. DISASTERS: Earthquakes INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Foreign Aid LOCATIONS/ASIA: Japan | |
| Description: | The rebirth of a nation. The Japanese people are boldly attacking the gigantic task of reconstruction. Japan. M/S of the road with a channel running through it where the earthquake has torn it apart. M/S of a similar scene, people walk along and try to go about their business. M/S as Japanese troops clear the rubble away, M/S as large pieces of wreckage are levered up. Soldiers hack at the stone with pickaxes. 'British Bluejackets lend a hand.' One Bluejacket chops at a door with an axe, others watch. M/S as people reconstruct houses and put supports underneath. | |
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