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Banana Plantation 1971
Description
Colour.
Unedited material.
Various shots of black workers on a banana plantation in the West Indies. They are handed slips of paper - possibly wage slips. Short shot of a girl dancing from low angle. Various shots of work in progress. Land Rover being driven through the plantation....
Data
- Time in/Out:
- 01:49:34:00 / 01:53:56:00
- Canister:
- UN 4552 L
- Film ID:
- 3061.07
- Issue Date:
- 1971
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