| THE ROAD IN THE SKY Men work on road construction - motorway to connect Austria | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6901 |
| Catalog #: | 373809 | |
| Clip Number: | 373809-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PSP 713 | |
| Timecode: | 01:25:17 - 01:27:04 | |
| Location: | Alps | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Roads & Highways LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Mountains, Alps | |
| Description: | "High up in the Alps, shortening the way from Austria to Munich, men are digging and blasting their way for a new road." C/U of a map showing the route of a new road. Panning shot of a mountainous landscape with large number of men at work on road construction: "When the Highway is completed, it will be one of the highest in Europe... a triumph of man over nature." Nice shot of men at work high on the mountainside using electric drills. C/U of man sounding a hunting horn. L/S of men running along railway tracks then an explosion is seen. Earth is blasted out of the side of the mountain. Presumably the hunting horn provides a warning of an impending explosion. M/S of the men at work moving rocks by hand, throwing them into trucks on wheels. L/S of the trucks being pushed across a wooden bridge. | |
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