Deals with the wide variety of uses to which animals are put in our modern civilisation - to furnish food, clothing materials, and power. Shows how animals have been domesticated and now, while power uses of animals are decreasing, more and more are being used for food and for clothing.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000414
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Animal products
Animals & Wildlife → Animal culture
Animals & Wildlife → Animal products
Animals & Wildlife → Animals and civilization
Animals & Wildlife → Animals, Treatment of
Animals & Wildlife → Domestic animals
Animals & Wildlife → Working animals
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)