Cranberry Picking 1930

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"Cranberries float, so by flooding the bog, not a berry is missed." (presumably the following shot is incorrectly placed) Shot of what appears to be an amoeba highly magnified. "Cranberry picking, like golf, is an open air sport, but is played differently. - Cape Cod. Mass." C/U...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
30198
Sort Number:
EP 296
Time in/Out:
01:18:23:00 / 01:19:40:00
Canister:
EP 296
Film ID:
256.07
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