Life On The Odra River (1949)

Unissued / unused material.



Life on Odra River, Poland.



L/S Odra River and barges. L/S dredger and barges in centre of river. M/S stern of barges. C/U buckets from dredger going into river. C/U buckets coming out. M/S winch on dredger. C/U buckets coming out of river. M/S buckets going up into dredger. M/S dredger. M/S sand & grit passing from dredger to barge. C/U workmen in barge, pan to another workman clearing sand from chute of dredges. L/S barge being towed up river. L/S from tug showing barges behind, pan to skipper of tug. L/S river. L/S barges & cranes on both sides of river. M/S barge. L/S tug & concrete jetties. Pan L/S barges and jetty. C/U jaw of crane lifting sand out of barges. L/S crane. C/U jaw of crane opening and sand falling out. L/S barge & jaw of crane with man sitting on jaw, pan up to crane swinging round and opening. M/S train moving off with trucks full of sand.



Date given on old records is 28/02/1949.




FILM ID:2260.17

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