Cinemagazine items: 1. Oil for Switzerland: describing the journey of an oil barge up the River Rhine from the Dutch port where it loads to the Swiss river port where it discharges its cargo. 2. Go-devil: an instrument transmitted through oil pipes to locate blockages.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
314892
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rhine River
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Switzerland
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Barges - Germany
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Petroleum - Pipe lines
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)