Floating Assets! 1930

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Mexico.

L/S of a marshy landscape. Man in large sombrero style hat punts a small flat boat through the swamp land. M/S of two men with boats. They cut away a piece of the land and push it away from the boat. They then move along the river with the piece of land pulled behind them. "The farmer...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
15287
Sort Number:
EP 156
Time in/Out:
01:31:17:00 / 01:34:15:00
Canister:
EP 156
Film ID:
904.11
Issue Date:
01/09/1930

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