The Harbour 1930

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Pro Patria presents - THE HARBOUR - a British Instructional Films production.

Gold Coast of British West Africa. Cocoa trees. Pods of cocoa are shown growing on the tree trunks. Native farmers break up pods and take out the beans. These are dried then we see men shovelling them into sacks....

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
70981
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:32:22:00 / 01:40:29:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
1671.04
Issue Date:
1930

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