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ZOOM IN MAP, CONTINENTAL EUROPE. INDUSTRIAL
REGIONS. |
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MANUFACTURING CENTER, INDUSTRY. RAW MATERIALS, COAL
MANUFACTURING. |
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FACTORY WORKERS ARRIVE TO WORK, IRON ORE PLANT
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| 00:02:29 100 |
MINERS TAKE ELEVATOR INTO MINES. RIDE MINE CARS
LOAD ORE ONTO CARS. TRAIN CARS BRING ORE TO THE SMELTER |
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MAP OF EUROPE, SHOWING RAILROADS AND WATERWAYS
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BARGE, CARGO BOAT ON WATER, LORRAINE. CONVOY OF
BARGES ARRIVE IN HARBOR OF STRASBOURG. PORT ON THE RHINE |
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STRASBOURG, CIRCA 1949. CANALS. EASTERN FRANCE.
BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS. PIERS. |
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MEN BANG ON SIDES OF MACHINE.
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CARGO, SALT, LUMBER SHIPPED OUT BY BARGE
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CAPTAINS REPORT TO HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL OFFICE OF
NAVIGATION. CU SIGN. CAPTAINS CHOOSE FREIGHT WHICH BEST SUITS THEIR BARGES. CU FRENCH CAPTAINS. |
| 00:05:55 306 |
MAP SHOWING NAUTICAL ROUTE FROM STRASBOURG TO
NANCY, NORTH TO PONT-A-MOUSSON. RHINE AND CANAL ROUTE. |
| 00:06:10 321 |
LOADING CARGO, COAL ONTO BARGE
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| 00:06:46 357 |
BARGE LEAVING STRASBOURG HARBOR, ENTERS RHINE
MARNE CANAL. CAPTAIN SMOKING CIGARETTE STEERS BARGE. FARMLAND FIELDS FROM BARGE. NARROW CANAL. |
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ENGINEER CLEANING BARGE ENGINE
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CAPTAIN'S WIFE KEEPS HOUSE IN SNUG LIVING QUARTERS
ON BARGE. MAKING UP BEDS |
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CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTERS, OLDER TEEN DAUGHTER PEELS
POTATOES, YOUNGER DAUGHTER DRAWS A PICTURE IN CHALK WHOLE FAMILY PART OF THE BUSINESS |
| 00:09:12 503 |
POV BARGE PASSING UNDER BRIDGE, CHALK MESSAGE
WRITTEN FROM FELLOW CAPTAIN WRITTEN ON BRIDGE. COMMUNICATIONS. |
| 00:09:27 518 |
BARGE MOVING THROUGH FRENCH COUNTRYSIDE, TRAIN
PASSING, |
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BARGE PASSING THROUGH LOCKS
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WIFE GOES ASHORE TO BUY SUPPLIES AND DO THE
MARKETING. ENTERS SHOP |
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BAGRE SLOWLY PASSES THROUGH CANAL IN CENTER OF
TOWN. PEOPLE WATCH FROM BRIDGE. BARGE LIFTED TO HIGHER LEVEL, WATER LET IN TO CANAL LOCK. WATER LEVEL EVEN WITH CANAL |
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WIFE RETURNS TO BARGE WITH SHOPPING
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BARGE LEAVES TOWN
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WIFE IN SHIP'S GALLEY, KITCHEN PREPARES MEAL.
CALLS FAMILY TO DINNER. CAPTAIN RELIEVED BY HIS SON IN WHEELHOUSE, FATHER EATS WITH FAMILY. HUSBAND POURS WINE FAMILY EATING. FAMILY PET, SMALL DOG EATS FROM PLATE |
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FATHER RELIEVES SON IN WHEELHOUSE SO SON CAN EAT
DINNER. CAPTAIN RETURNS TO THE WHEEL. |
| 00:13:03 734 |
DAUGHTER JUMPS OFF BARGE, GOES ASHORE, FILLS
BUCKET FROM WELL. REPLENISHES BARGE'S WATER SUPPLY. |
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PIPE SMOKING CAPTAIN OPENS LOCKS, TAKES WATER FROM
DAUGHTER, HELPS HER BACK ON BOARD BARGE, BARGE GOES THROUGH LOCKS |
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WIFE WASHES CLOTHES IN BUCKET SCRUBS CLOTHES. YOUNG
DAUGHTER PLAYS WITH PET BIRD. HOUSEHOLD CHORES. PUTS PIGEON BACK IN CAGE. MOTHER HANGS CLOTHES TO DRY |
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HS TRAIN THROUGH RHINE MOUNTAINS
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BARGE PASSES THROUGH RHINE MOUNTAIN CANAL, BARGE
THROUGH TUNNEL. CU CAPTAIN CONCENTRATING. INSIDE ENGINES ARE TURNED OFF, SMALL ENGINE LOCOMOTIVE CARRIES BARGE THROUGH TUNNEL. |
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TRAIN LEAVES TUNNEL NEXT TO BARGE ON CANAL.
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| 00:15:39 890 |
POV ON BARGE ON INLAND WATERWAY, PASSING INDUSTRY
ALONG THE WATERWAY. MANUFACTURING PLANTS. |
| 00:16:26 937 |
POTTERY MANUFACTURING, FACTORY. POTTER'S WHEEL.
PIECES SHAPED FROM WET CLAY. WOMAN PAINTING, DECORATING PLATE. |
| 00:17:09 980 |
FAMILY ON BARGE NEARING NANCY. CAPTAIN, FATHER
HOLDING YOUNG DAUGHTER POINTING THINGS OUT |
| 00:17:17 988 |
POV ON BARGE PASSES OVER MOSELLE RIVER BY MEANS
OF AN AQUEDUCT |
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BARGE APPROACHES INDUSTRIAL TOWN OF PONT-A-MOUSSON
CU CAPTAIN CONCENTRATING. STEERING THROUGH BUSY INLAND PORT. |
| 00:18:05 1036 |
BARGE DOCKS AT COAL PLANT. RAW MATERIALS, CARGO
UNLOADED. RAILROAD CARS TAKE COAL PLANT |
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COAL MADE INTO COKE AT SMELTING PLANT CIRCA
1949. HEATED TO DRIVE OUT THE GASSES, THEN QUENCHED WITH WATER. BURNING COKE MELTS MIXTURE OF IRON ORE AND CRUSHED LIMESTONE IN BLAST FURNACE. MOLTEN IRON DRAWN FROM BOTTOM OF FURNACE, MADE INTO STEEL OR CAST IRON PRODUCTS. |
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CAST IRON PIPES MADE BY WHIRLING MOLTEN METAL
AGAINST INNER WALLS OF A STEEL MOLD. MACHINE SPINS UNTIL CAST IRON IS HARD ENOUGH TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE MOLD IN PIPE FORM |
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IRON PIPES LOADED ONTO TRAIN CARS IN YARD
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HS TRAIN LEAVING PLANT
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BARGE PASSING UNDER DRAW BRIDGE. BARGE CAPTAIN AND
HIS FAMILY ON INLAND WATERWAY |
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ZOOM OUT MAP OF EUROPE
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FILM ENDS
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Year: 1949
Color: Black & White
Genre: INDUSTRY/MANUFACTURING
Description: PICTURES THE HIGHLY INDUSTRIALIZED AREA OF ALSACE-LORRAINE, FRANCE AS AN EXAMPLE OF A REGION WITH THE NATURAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING COAL, IRON & WATERWAYS, NECESSARY TO SUPPORT HEAVY INDUSTRY. A COAL BARGE CAPTAIN & HIS FAMILY ARE SHOWN DOING THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL SCENES INCLUDE RAILROADS, IRON MINING, STEEL MAKING & POTTERY MANUFACTURING, FACTORIES, MINES, & WATERWAYS OF INDUSTRIAL WESTERN EUROPE
