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1940-1949MISC. COUNTRIES
TAHITI. ISLAND LIFE, 1940s. THRESHER SHARK. STRIPED MARLIN. TIGER SHARK. SEA PORCUPINE. POISONOUS FISH. SOUTH PACIFIC. TROPICAL ISLANDS. ZANE GREY. ANTHROPOLOGY. CUSTOMS AND MANNERS. NEW ZEALAND. POLYNESIA. NEW ZEALAND RAINBOW TROUT. BLACK MARLIN SWORDFISH

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TROPICAL ISLAND BEAUTY PICKING FLOWERS, WEARS A HYBISCUS BEHIND HER RIGHT EAR
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ISLAND WOMEN MAKING LEIS, GARLANDS. TAHITI. WOMAN PUTS A WREATH ON HER HEAD
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FISHERMEN WITH LONG FISHING POLES SURF-CASTING. 1940s FISHING POLES
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NATIVE BOY SPEARS A SEA-PORCUPINE
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CU POISONOUS SEA-PORCUPINE
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SMALL BOAT FISHING LAUNCH MOVES AWAY FROM LARGER BOAT AROUND SMALL TAHITIAN TROPICAL ISLANDS
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POV ON THE WATER WITH WAVES SWELLING AND CRASHING
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SPORTS FISHERMEN ON SMALL FISHING BOAST CALLED THE ALMA G. CATCH THRESHER SHARK. HAUL IT UP ON THE BEACH AND WEIGH IT. 640 POUNDS.
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MEN INSPECT TIGER SHARK UP ON THE BEACH. CU TIGER SHARK SHARP TEETH POINTY SNOUT. ZANE GREY SMOKES A PIPE
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SPORTS FISHERMEN ON BOARD SMALL BOAT. ROD AND REEL FISHING.
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BIRDS RIDING THE WATER'S SURFACE INDICATE SCHOOL OF FISH BELOW. WATER CHURNING WITH FISH.
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SHARK FIN IN THE WATER. FISHERMEN CHASE SHARK BIRDS SOAR ABOVE WAITING. ZANE GREY'S WRITTEN DESCRIPTION READ AS THEY BRING IN SHARK. MARLIN. CU OPERATING FISHING ROD & REEL WITH GLOVED HANDS. SHARK FIGHTING BEING REELED IN DRAMATIC
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TAKES 12 FISHERMEN TO DRAG THE SHARK ONTO THE BEACH AND WEIGH IT. GIANT STRIPED MARLIN 15 FEET, 6'9"
AROUND WEIGHING 1040 POUNDS. IF OTHER SHARKS HADN'T EATEN CHUNKS OUT OF THE SHARK, IT WOULD HAVE WEIGHED 1300 POUNDS. MEN PROUDLY STAND WITH THEIR CATCH.
WORLD RECORD FOR ZANE GREY. LARGEST FISH EVER CAUGHT WITH ROD AND REEL. HANGING SHARK WITH CHUNKS EATEN OUT OF IT BY OTHER FISH
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THREE MASTED SCHOONER AT SEA SAILING
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OCEAN WAVES SWELL AND CRASH WITH "THE END" ON SCREEN
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TONS OF NATIVE FISHERMEN IN SMALL BOATS "FISH ROUND UP"
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ON SHORE THE WOMEN BUILD A TRAP FOR THE FISH. CORRAL.
SEXIST NARRATION. BUILDING A MINIATURE LAGOON
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STARTER WAVES A FLAG. SMALL CANOE BOATS FROM THE VILLAGE SEARCH FOR FISH. VILLAGERS WATCH FROM THE SHORE. FISH ROUND UP. WATER CHURNING WITH FISH. FISH ROUNDED UP IN FISH TRAP.
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VILLAGE CHIEF GIVES ZANE GREY THE HONOR OF SPEARING THE FIRST FISH IN MANMADE LAGOON CORRAL
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NATIVE FISHERMEN SPEARING FISH IN CORRAL
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CHIEF HANDS OUT FISH TO EVERYONE. ZANE GREY PRETENDS TO EAT RAW FISH
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NATIVE VILLAGERS CELEBRATE WITH SONG
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THREE MASTED SCHOONER AT SEA
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MAP OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN, ROUTE FROM MERCURY ISLAND TO GALAPAGOS ISLAND, COCOS ISLAND EVENTUALLY TO CATALINA ISLAND
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BOAT DOCKS IN NEW ZEALAND. CREW MOORS THE BOAT
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POV ON SHIP, FLOCK OF SEA GULLS LANDS ON ROCKS
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POV ON SHIP SMOKE IN VALLEY
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BOAT PASSING SMALL RED MERCURY ISLAND
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TENTS, CAMP SET UP ON BLUFF OVERLOOKING THE SEA.
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MEN PLAY WITH SHIP'S CAT ON LAND, CAPTAIN MITCHELL AND ZANE GREY. CAT WALKS ON A ROPE TO BAT AT DANGLING BALL OF ROPE
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MEN AT CAMP. MAN BRINGS BEDDING OUT OF TENT TO AIR
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ZANE GREY MEETS NATIVE FISHERMAN WHO SHOWS HIS CATCH LARGE TROUT
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MEN GOING FISHING WALK ACROSS PLANK WITH RODS AND REELS. ISLAND STREAM. TROUT FISHING NEW ZEALAND RAINBOW TROUT GREY CATCHES A LARGE RAINBOW TROUT
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POV ON BOAT, NEW ZEALAND. THOUSANDS OF BIRDS ON THE WATER'S SURFACE. MILLIONS OF SMALL FISH ON THE SURFACE.
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FIN ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE WATER. SPORTS FISHERMEN FIGHTS A BLACK MARLIN SWORDFISH. CU FISHERMAN WITH POLE BENDING. FINALLY BRING IN THE SWORDFISH
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GREY AND TWO OTHERS BRING THEIR TROUT BACK TO CAMP
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CU ISLAND PIG. CU SIX TROUT ON THE GROUND. PIGS GRAB TROUT AND RUN WITH MAN CHASING THEM. MAN KICKS PIG IN THE REAR END ANGRY IT GOT AWAY WITH HIS CATCH
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SEVEN MEN CARRY BLACK MARLIN SWORDFISH UP THE BEACH LIFT IT UP AND WEIGH IT 976 POUNDS. WORLD'S RECORD.
CU INSPECTING THE SWORDFISH
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