Asphalt Lake

After giving examples of the everyday uses of asphalt for road-makling and roofing, this film shows the position of Pitch Lake at La Brea, Trinidad on a large-scale map. Details the work carried out at the lakeside, and in the refineries.

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Collection

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Credits

director

A. Frank Bundy

production company

Gaumont-British Instructional

Duration

00:10:33:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1945

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

314045

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Trinidad and Tobago - Description and travel

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1945

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