400,000 Tons Of Coal Are Fished From Bottom… 1926

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No title. "40,000 tons of coal are fished from the bottom of the Susquehanna River each year. -- Shamokin. Pa." L/S of dredging boat on the river. "A heavy flexible pipe is the "line" and a powerful hydraulic pump the "inducement". Various shots of the machinery in use. M/S of paddles at the back of...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
36619
Sort Number:
EP 298
Time in/Out:
01:23:47:00 / 01:24:45:00
Canister:
EP 298
Film ID:
1004.09
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