VM-573B

Prev clip Next clip
1960-1969SOCIAL ISSUES
MEXICAN TOWN GETS IT'S OWN WATER SUPPLY. DRILLING MACHINE.
CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS CEREMONY. FARMERS HARVESTING CROPS. TENDING ANIMALS. VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING. PARISHIONERS GOING TO PRIEST FOR ADVICE. VILLAGERS HELPING IN BUILDING OWN WATER SUPPLY. AGRICULTURE. ENGINEERING.

This reel is part of one of our Specialty Collections. Online viewing or downloads of low-res versions for offline viewing will be available for only more day, though. Online viewing or downloads of low-res versions for offline viewing has now expired, though, and cannot be viewed online. "Pro" account holders can download a low-res version without audio for offline viewing.

Sign up for a "Pro" account to download this footage.

Sign In if you already have one.

This reel is currently not available for online viewing.

Sorry, this video is temporarily unavailable for online viewing or download. Please try again later.

Restricted Material
Access to this reel with audio is restricted. It will be available for only more day. Access to this reel with audio has expired.

Video Images Grid Descriptive Log
08:23:54 32 thumbnail
NARRATOR OPENS SHOW
08:26:08 166 thumbnail
MEXICAN BOYS PLAYING SOCCER IN SMALL VILLAGE WHILE MEN WORK AERATING PILE OF GRAIN
08:27:05 223 thumbnail
BOYS LOOK UP AT SOUND OF MACHINE, RUN TO PLACE WHERE SOUND IS COMING FROM
08:27:22 240 thumbnail
FOREMAN SHOWING BOYS HOW DRILLING MACHINE WORKS TO FIND WATER. FOREMAN LOOKS AT HIS WATCH, SENDS BOYS OFF
08:28:25 303 thumbnail
BOY RUNS HOME LATE FOR SUPPER, EATS DINNER WITH HIS FATHER, MOTHER WAITING ON FAMILY BEFORE EATING
08:29:48 386 thumbnail
MAN SITTING IN QUIET SOLITUDE SCRATCHING IN THE EARTH WITH A STICK, HIS SON EAVESDROPPING ON HIS FATHER'S PRIVATE MOMENT
08:30:01 399 thumbnail
MS MEXICAN WOMEN WASHING CLOTHES IN STREAM
08:30:20 418 thumbnail
MAN BENDING OVER FILLING VASES WITH WATER &
PUTTING ON DONKEY'S BACK. COLLECTING FAMILY'S WATER SUPPLY, WALKING MILES BACK HOME
08:30:49 447 thumbnail
MAN SITTING IN DARKENED ROOM SCRATCHING STICK IN DIRT FLOOR
08:30:58 456 thumbnail
POV LOOKING THROUGH ARCHWAY AT OLD MEXICAN CHURCH, COURT YARD
08:31:04 462 thumbnail
MEXICAN PRIEST WALKING THROUGH COURTYARD READING FROM BOOK, VILLAGER TAKES OFF HAT IN DEFERENCE WHEN MEETING PRIEST WHO FINISHES PASSAGE FROM THE BIBLE, CLOSES BOOK, SHAKES HANDS WITH & TALKS TO PARISHIONER
08:31:58 516 thumbnail
PRIEST AND PARISHIONER TALKING TO WORKERS DRILLING FOR WATER
08:33:42 620 thumbnail
MEXICAN VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING WITH ENGINEER
08:35:32 730 thumbnail
CU CUTE LITTLE BOY LISTENING AT DOOR
08:35:35 733 thumbnail
STATE OFFICIAL SITTING AT DESK LOOKING OVER PAPERS, SIGNING PAPERS
08:35:48 746 thumbnail
1960s TRUCK PULLS UP, GOVERNMENT ENGINEER ARRIVES WITH PLANS FOR VILLAGE WELL, PLANNING WATER SYSTEM WITH WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION CONSULTANT
08:36:32 790 thumbnail
CUSTOMER TRYING ON FELT HATS AT LOCAL VILLAGE STORE
08:36:50 808 thumbnail
COED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RUN DOWN CLASS ROOM, TEACHER USING POINTER ON BLACKBOARD, BOY STANDS UP TO ANSWER QUESTION
08:37:13 831 thumbnail
HS WHOLE VILLAGE IN ATTENDANCE FOR BENEDICTION BLESSING. MEN TAKING OFF HATS. ALTER BOYS LEADING PROCESSION, PRIEST BLESSING MACHINE.
VILLAGERS MAKING SIGN OF THE CROSS.
08:38:31 909 thumbnail
MEN START WORKING THE DRILLING MACHINE, DRILLING FOR WATER WHILE VILLAGERS WATCH
08:39:55 993 thumbnail
MEXICAN FARMERS FARMING FAMILY CUTTING CROPS WITH SCYTHES, PRIMITIVE FARMING IMPLEMENTS TOOLS YOUNG BOY TYING BUNDLES OF CUT GRASSES, LOOKS LOVINGLY AT HIS BALL WISHING HE WAS PLAYING INSTEAD OF WORKING
08:40:19 1017 thumbnail
MONTAGE WORKERS DRILLING FOR WATER SUPPLY WAY BELOW EARTH'S SURFACE. LOW ANGLE GROUP OF MEN WATCHING DRILLING
08:41:50 1108 thumbnail
CU MAN STARTING WATER PUMP. WATER FLOWS OUT VILLAGERS SMILING, HAPPY WITH NEWLY DISCOVERED WATER SUPPLY, BUT WATER FLOW STOPS, GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM, BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
08:43:19 1197 thumbnail
INTERIOR MEXICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, WOMEN LIGHTING CANDLES, GENUFLECT, MAKING SIGN OF THE CROSS, PRAYING
08:43:46 1224 thumbnail
VILLAGE WOMEN WALKING THROUGH TOWN SLOWLY
08:44:05 1243 thumbnail
MS PRIEST WALKING READING BIBLE
08:44:12 1250 thumbnail
CU MEXICAN WOMAN WEARING SCARF OVER HEAD. MS VILLAGE WOMEN TALKING IN STREET
08:44:36 1274 thumbnail
PARISHIONERS FLOCKING TO PRIEST FOR ADVICE. PRIEST LEADING HIS PARISHIONERS, CU VILLAGERS FILLING TRAY WITH MONEY
08:45:52 1350 thumbnail
ENGINEER STARTING DRILLING MACHINE, PRIEST WATCHES WORKERS DRILLING FOR WATER
08:46:14 1372 thumbnail
TEAM OF DONKEYS PULLING PLOW THROUGH FIELDS
08:46:21 1379 thumbnail
MS FEMALE MILKING COW
08:46:25 1383 thumbnail
MS FARMER GROOMING COW
08:46:30 1388 thumbnail
LS OLD MAN HOBBLING THROUGH VILLAGE WITH HELP OF A CANE
08:46:35 1393 thumbnail
PRIEST WATCHING DRILLING TEAM, HIT WATER, WATER POURS OUT
08:47:00 1418 thumbnail
MS LITTLE BOY RINGING CHURCH BELL, ALERTING VILLAGERS THAT WATER HAS COME. MONTAGE VILLAGERS HEARING SIGNAL
08:47:18 1436 thumbnail
MONTAGE VILLAGERS WORKING ON DRILLING SITE, DIGGING & LAYING PIPES, BUILDING WATER TANK, PUSHING BUTTON, CU WATER POURING OUT OF PIPE
08:48:05 1483 thumbnail
CU TURNING ON TAP, FILLING BOTTLE OF WATER TO TEST THE WATER FOR PURITY. SCIENTIST IN LAB TESTING WATER SAMPLE
08:48:40 1518 thumbnail
MS YOUNG BOY WASHING FACE UNDER OUTDOOR FAUCET. MOTHER & FATHER WATCH & SMILE. HAPPY FAMILY
08:49:00 1538 thumbnail
CU MAN DIGGING WITH PICK AXE, MAN LAYING WATER PIPES
Set as
clip start
Set as
clip end
Jump to this point
Thumbnail 0Thumbnail 1Thumbnail 2Thumbnail 3Thumbnail 4Thumbnail 5Thumbnail 6Thumbnail 7Thumbnail 8Thumbnail 9Thumbnail 10Thumbnail 11Thumbnail 12Thumbnail 13Thumbnail 14Thumbnail 15Thumbnail 16Thumbnail 17Thumbnail 18Thumbnail 19Thumbnail 20Thumbnail 21Thumbnail 22Thumbnail 23Thumbnail 24Thumbnail 25Thumbnail 26Thumbnail 27
Save Changes

OK
Download
low-res
Share Order /
Inquire

More Matches From :

More Like This:

Share this clip:

Email Copy Link
Historic Films Stock Footage Archive
Contact a Researcher
Sign In

Sign in to access your account

Forgot your password?
or Register for a new account
 
Historic Films
News About Us Our Library Fees & Policies Acquisitions & Film Scanning

211 Third St, Greenport NY, 11944
[email protected]
631-477-9700
1-800-249-1940

Historic Films at YouTube

Do you need help finding something that you need? Our team of professional librarians are on hand to assist in your search:

Join our monthly mailing list!

Be the first to finds out about new collections, buried treasures and place our footage is being used.

Subscribe
© 2025 Historic Films Archive, LLC

Share this by emailing a copy of it to someone else. (They won’t need an account on the site to view it.)

Note! If you are looking to share this with an Historic Films researcher, click here instead.

Oops! Please note the following issues:

  •  

You need to sign in or create an account before you can contact a researcher.

Click on any order to view it in full.
Invoice # Date Status
You don’t have any orders yet.