The Charcoal Burners - A Japanese Sidelight 1930

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Charcoal making by traditional methods in Japan.

M/S of two men chopping down small trees on a hillside. Closer shot of one of the men chopping at the base of the a tree with an axe. Two trees fall at once. The men saw the trees into smaller sections. "The workman of Japan relies on one thing...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
15232
Sort Number:
EP 157
Time in/Out:
01:00:02:00 / 01:03:34:00
Canister:
EP 157
Film ID:
900.01
Issue Date:
22/09/1930

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