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Mexico Geography

Reel Number: 221273-05

Color: Colour

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1950s

Country: Mexico,USA

Location: El Paso,Monterrey,Texas,Torreon

TC Begins: 14:43:27

TC Ends: 14:52:32

Duration: 00:09:05

Mexico Geography Map showing United States & Mexican border. Street scenes of El Paso w/ department stores, pedestrians; bridge over largely dry Rio Grande River, light traffic across. Customs officer looking in car at border crossing check point. Map showing mountains, central plateau & coastal cities. 14:44:50 Desert w/ cowboys herding cattle dismounting & looking around. Very dry w/ tumbleweeds & a bit of grass. Cattleyard at Torreon; aerials of low buildings of city. Int. of flour mill, textile factory. Agriculture w/ crops, irrigating. Rugged mountains surrounding plateau; streams. View of green valley w/ crops. 14:47:05 Monterrey street scenes, pedestrians. Large steel mills & factories & men working. Shortening factory. Zacatecas overview; silver mine & miners coming up between shift. Ore cars & ore. 14:48:35 Central Mexican plateau w/ tall corn; man plowing w/ two oxen & boy walking behind. Woman rolling tortilla; interior of house. Cooking on outdoor griddle; eating at outdoor table. Climbing on Pyramid of the Sun. Aerial over Mexico City; large buildings; factories w/ punch press. Glass bottle factory. Man making pottery on wheel. Pounding jewelry. Painting lacquer ware. 14:51;08 Veracruz area w/ sugar cane harvest; oil derrick & men working. Summary: Cowboys; farmer; mining. Business district of large city. Oil workers. Scenes w/ titles over. Abrupt end. Regional Geography; Industries;

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