Peat 1949

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Shetland Isles and Eire.

M/S of man riding pony through small gateway. Several shots of two men cutting peat out of the ground. L/Ss and M/Ss of people packing the peat into sack and loading up highland ponies. Contrast to methods used to dig peat in Eire (Republic of Ireland). Men throwing...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34198
Sort Number:
NP 226
Time in/Out:
01:17:42:00 / 01:19:05:00
Canister:
NP 226
Film ID:
1263.14
Issue Date:
10/01/1949

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