SLATE INFORMATION: Aged Passengers

ENGLAND: London: Isle of Dogs: West India Docks:

Video Roll Title: Unloading turtles on S.S. Gurka' at West India docks. These reptiles are over 100 years old: 96ft Issue sheet title: AGED PASSENGERS. UNLOADING TURTLES ON SS GURKA AT WEST INDIA DOCKS. THESE REPTILES ARE OVER 100 YEARS OLD.

LONDON, ENGLAND


MAIN TITLE

(7ft)


CU.Two men turning turtles over

(35ft)


TV.Turtle

(45ft)


TITLE: BABY IS ONLY 9 MONTHS OLD

(49ft)


BCU.Turtle & baby turtle held in hand

(59ft)


TV.Row of turtles

(64ft)


GTV. Turtles being unloaded from ship into van belonging to soup-canning firm

(90ft)


SCU.Man looking at turtle in van

(96ft)


Animals - In Captivity, Ships and Boats, Great Britain

ship, animal cargo, endangered species, commercial fishing, John Lusty soup company, John Lusty
Background: Sea turtles, ranging in age from 9 months to 100 years old, are unloaded from the S.S. Gurka into a truck at the West Indian Docks in Isle of Dogs, London