| WEST AFRICAN SHOTS African Laborers Load Grain Sacks onto Train | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 9188 |
| Catalog #: | 108507 | |
| Clip Number: | 108507-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4633 C | |
| Timecode: | 01:50:31 - 01:56:14 | |
| Location: | Ethiopia | |
| Year Shot: | 1973 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ECONOMICS: Trade, Exports INDUSTRY: Cargo & Freight Handling LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Ethiopia (Abyssinia) | |
| Description: | WEST AFRICAN SHOTS African Laborers Load Grain Sacks onto Train Ethiopian laborers loading large heavy sacks of grain onto a train. Workers standing up on the big pile of sacks of grain hand down sacks to others who then carry them on their heads across to the waiting train. Workers are bare chested and in shorts, as it looks very hot. There are a few guys wearing more who seem to be supervising. LS stacks on pallets covered with large cloths, sitting on quay. Boxcar with doors open on either side, looking through the opening one can see part of large ship. Guy sitting looking at ship. Exterior than interior of warehouse. Close shot of grain pouring out through a chute. Truck with sacks of grain on back. CU pan on the stacked sacks. MS workers shoveling and sweeping loose grain into a pile. | |
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