| THE SALT OF THE EARTH Visitors to the Austrian Tyrol take a tour of the salt mines, where they have to dress in traditional mining costume. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7245 |
| Catalog #: | 50263 | |
| Clip Number: | 50263-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 303 | |
| Timecode: | 01:29:00 - 01:30:09 | |
| Location: | Tyrol, Austria. | |
| Year Shot: | 1936 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FASHION: Ethnic / Cultural INDUSTRY/MINING: Salt LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Austria, Tyrol RECREATION: Travel, Tourism, Sightseeing | |
| Description: | THE SALT OF THE EARTH Visitors inspecting mines. Many in traditional costume. Tyrol, Austria. Very picturesque L/S of the town of Hall in the Austrian Tyrol, with mountains behind. M/S of visitors collecting their miner's costumes before they go down into the salt mines, they walk through with them on, they include hats which look like crowns. Various shots as they ride through on the train. M/S as they slide down the chute to the lower levels in groups of five, everyone waves as they arrive at the bottom, and they laugh. Various shots of the men mining the rock salt and carrying it out, M/S of the visitors waving as the train drives through. | |
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