Rubber Eves! 1930

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"This is a tale of how the women of the Amazon bleed the trees and harvest the valuable latex sap - "

L/S of woman collecting sap from trees. Woman walks towards the camera then stops at a tree to collect the sap. C/U of woman cutting into the trunk of the tree. C/U of her removing the collecting...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
40381
Sort Number:
EP 115
Time in/Out:
01:00:03:00 / 01:04:01:00
Canister:
EP 115
Film ID:
1170.01
Issue Date:
09/01/1930

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