Women workers in a pit like a cellar digging & carrying baskets of dirt on their heads as they walk up a plank. Then a quick CU Mesil; Parliamentary Minister (very dark shot). Other shots of women carrying large baskets; many people walking along...
Women workers in a pit like a cellar digging & carrying baskets of dirt on their heads as they walk up a plank. Then a quick CU Mesil; Parliamentary Minister (very dark shot). Other shots of women carrying large baskets; many people walking along train tracks in between 2 cliffs.
More shots of women w/ various items carried on their heads; an incredible sense of balance - a pottery jar; a large box. Women filling baskets w/ grain.
Shots of Portuguese President Dr Antonio Jose Dalmeide w/ wife and young daughter; relaxing at a table in a courtyard. The daughter has a big white bow in her hair and plays with a ball. Shot of the family taking a walk.
Woman leading oxen pulling a wagon in town street.
Note: film seems to be decomposing and is quite bad quality throughout.
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