Sugar Refining In British Guiana 1953

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Georgetown, British Guiana

GV Diamond sugar grinding plant. MS barges full of sugar cane. VS cane lifted out of barges onto platform and pushed into grinding machine. CU sugar cane. Var CUs workers faces.GV barges and cane fields. Top shot (from crane) of cane being lifted. MS 250 lb sacks...

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Cataloguer:
Jane
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
77515
Sort Number:
UN 2665 A
Time in/Out:
01:00:01:00 / 01:04:02:00
Canister:
UN 2665.A
Film ID:
2482.01
Issue Date:

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