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1956 - Netherlands Dike Completion & Pumping Station Dedication by Queen Juliana

Reel Number: 221679-26

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1956

Country: Holland,Netherlands

Location:

TC Begins: 17:23:18

TC Ends: 17:27:05

Duration: 00:03:47

1956 - Netherlands Dike Completion & Pumping Station Dedication by Queen Juliana Dredge on barge lifting mud from barge & placing for dikes. CUs; operator. 17:23:49 Aerial over two dikes and much water; barges, tugs & boats seen. 17:24:10 MS over dike, canal w/ locks & warehouses on reclaimed land surrounded by water. 17:24:21 Shot of pumping station from water at edge of dike. CU of bas relief & date 1956 on brick wall. Large building w/ large mosaic or bas relief on it. MCU of artistic mural of farmer & fisherman & shaking hands. LS of pumping station on dike. MCU man crossing flood gates 17:24:45 Aerial over dikes under construction. 17:24:54 CU of map showing N.O. Polder, Ijsselmeer, Lelystad & Oostelijk Flevoland (next to Amsterdam). 17:25:00 MCU of dredge bucket & mud closing breech. Also seen from water & air. Excursion oat from distance; MCU of Queen Juliana & others in national costumes. Shots of closing & workmen waving. CU man working steam shovel dredge. Workmen cross mud & shake hands w/ workmen on opposite side of dike. 17:25:54 Aerial of completed dike w/ Royal yacht or excursion boat nearby. 17:26:06 Single-masted yacht w/ flags flying tied to pumping station seen from water. 17:26:10 Interior of pumping station w/ large group looking at elaborate tile murals. CUs of murals. 17:26:22 Queen & ?? at controls, pushes. MCU of turbines or pumps beginning to turn. Valves on top of large diesel motor moving w/ crankshaft. 17:26:42 View of pumping station from water. Aerial of large curved dike. Polder w/ fields & farm buildings Royalty; Dedication Ceremony; Resources; Land Expansion; Reclamation; Completion; Engineering Projects; VERY GOOD quality & coverage.

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