1930-1939ASIA
CURIOUS SIGHTS SEEN BY US NAVAL FORCES ALONG THE YANGTZE RIVER IN CHINA DURING THE 1930S.
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GRAY SCALE
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TITLE: WITH THE YANGTZE PATROL
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TITLE CARD: FOR MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY THE UNITED STATES HAS MAINTAINED NAVAL FORCES IN CHINESE WATERS TO PROTECT AMERICAN LIVES AND PROPERTY
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TITLE CARD: ANCHORED AT SHANGHAI, NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE YANGTZE, ARE THE FLAGSHIP AND DESTROYERS OF THE ASIATIC FLEET
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PAN OF US NAVAL SHIP
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VIEW OF US NAVAL DESTROYERS FROM MOVING SHIP, IN SHANGHAI HARBOR
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| 01:01:52 110.46 |
VIEW OF NAVAL DESTROYER FROM MOVING SHIP, SAILORS IN SMALL LIFEBOATS
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| 01:02:23 141.17 |
TITLE CARD: FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF CHINA FLOWS THE MIGHTY YANGTZE-KIANG - A GREAT RIVER WHOSE PERILOUS WATERS AND FERTILE VALLEYS ARE INFESTED WITH BANDITS AND PIRATES
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| 01:02:35 153.23 |
HIGH ANGLED WS OF VALLEY IN CHINA WITH TIERED FIELDS ON THE MOUNTAINSIDES
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| 01:02:40 158.37 |
MANY STORIED TEMPLE TOWER ON MOUNTAIN PEAK, CHINESE CARRY LITTER WITH MAN UP MOUNTAINSIDE
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MS OF TOWER, LOOKS LIKE A LIGHT HOUSE
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| 01:02:56 174.25 |
CHINESE MEN CLIMB UP MOUNTAIN PATH
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| 01:03:05 183.43 |
YANGTZE RIVER AT BOTTOM OF MOUNTAIN GORGE
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| 01:03:11 189.07 |
VIEW FROM CHINESE BUILDING, WITH DECORATIVE CURVED ROOF EAVES, OF RIVER VALLEY
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| 01:03:18 196.48 |
RIVER VALLEY WITH RIVER FLOWING
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HIGH ANGLED SHOT OF YANGTZE RIVER THROUGH THE TREES
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| 01:03:33 212.01 |
TITLE CARD: STRUGGLING THRU THE RAPIDS - NATIVE BOATMEN BATTLE AGAINST THE WHIRLPOOLS AND CURRENTS OF THE WIND BOX GORGE
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CHINESE JUNK SAILING ON RIVER THROUGH GORGE, 10 MEN STAND UP ROWING
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POV ONBOARD CHINESE , MS OF MEN ROWING STANDING UP, MOVING VERY FAST
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CU OF ROPE OAR LOCK
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CHINESE JUNK IN RIVER, RIBBED SAILS
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MSOF CHINESE JUNKS ON YANGTZE RIVER, USING MAN POWER AND WIND
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| 01:04:35 273.62 |
CU OF CHINESE JUNK PASSING BY WITH MEN ROWING
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| 01:04:47 285.1 |
TITLE CARD: HELP FROM SHORE! - AN ARMY OF NATIVE TRACKERS HAUL THE STRANGE CHINESE CRAFT THROUGH THE MOST DIFFICULT PORTIONS OF THE RIVER WITH LONG HAWSERS MADE OF BAMBOO
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| 01:04:59 297.25 |
CROWDED DECK OF LARGE JUNK, MANY MEN ROWING WEARING LARGE STRAW HATS
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| 01:05:09 307.59 |
CU OF DECK OF SHIP WITH MEN IN STRAW HATS WORKING HARD
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| 01:05:21 319.29 |
MS OF LARGE JUNK
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MANY CHINESE MEN, WEARING RAGS AND NO PANTS, ON SHORE PULL ROPE TO PULL SHIP, VERY HARD WORK, BAREFOOT ON ROCKS, HUNCHED OVER
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| 01:06:16 374.45 |
OVERHEAD SHOT OF MEN PULLING ROPES, TOILING
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| 01:06:50 408.73 |
TITLE CARD: NEARLY 1400 MILES FROM SHANGHAI IS CURIOUS CHUNG KING - A CHINESE TOWN USED AS A BASE BY THE LIGHT -DRAFT U. S. GUNBOATS WHICH PROTECT COMMERCE ON THE REMOTE AND TREACHEROUS STRETCHES OF THE YANGTZE RIVER
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US GUNBOATS IN THE YANGTZE
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CHINESE JUNKS AND HOUSEBOATS ALONG RIVERBANK, STONE ARCHED WALL
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| 01:07:19 437.76 |
SHACKS SET ON POLES LINE RIVER BANK, LAUNDRY HANGS, POV MOVING BOAT, SMALL SAMPAN
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| 01:07:24 442.55 |
VIEW FROM BOAT UP WIDE STAIRS LEADING FROM RIVER TO DECORATED GATES
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VIEW FROM TOP OF STAINS DOWN TO THE BUSY RIVERFRONT, AMERICAN SAILORS CLIMB UP AND GET INTO LITTERS OR SEDAN CHAIRS
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SAILORS CARRIED UP STAIRS IN CHAIRS ON POLES
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MS OF SAILOR PASSING BY IN LITTER
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| 01:08:30 508.5 |
POV FROM LITTER, BACK OF CHINAMAN CARRYING LITTER ON HIS SHOULDER UP STAIRS, WORKING LIKE ANIMALS
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| 01:08:41 519.07 |
MS OF PASSING SAILORS IN LITTERS
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MS OF MANY SAILORS IN LITTERS BEING CARRIED DOWN THE MANY STAIRS, HUGE STAIRCASE
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TITLE CARD: THE UNITED STATES NAVY GOES INTO ACTION IN THE MOST REMOTE PART OF THE WORLD - "RIVER ACTION" DRILL SENDS BLUEJACKETS TO THEIR STATIONS PREPARED TO DEAL WITH YANGTZE PIRATES
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TATTOOED SAILOR AT SHIP'S HELM
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AMERICAN SAILORS RUSH UP STAIRS FROM THE CABIN OF A BOAT, ROPE HANDRAIL, ONE SAILOR TRIPS
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MS OF SAILORS IN WHITE, RUSHING TO THEIR STATIONS ONBOARD US NAVAL SHIP, ARMING SHIP'S GUNS
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MS OF RUSHING SAILORS, ANONYMOUS, FACELESS
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LOW ANGLE SHOT UP AT SAILORS AND OFFICER ARMING TORPEDO, TURNING LARGE GUNS ONBOARD
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TATTOOED SAILOR AND OFFICER AT SHIP'S WHEEL
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SAILOR AT GUN PIVOTS AROUND
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WAVING AMERICAN FLAG, 48 STARS
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THE END
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