Irrigation Project

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1440A
Date Released
10 Jan 1957
Date submitted
7 Jan 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Irrigation Project. DESCRIPTION: A new irrigation scheme has just been inaugurated by President Jimenez of Venezuela. The new project is expected to increase the yield of the region by over 500 per cent. SHOTLIST: Panning shot over Irrigation scheme. Shot of President Himenez. LS water entering the dam. Various shots. Aerial over the dam.
Keywords
Politics and government; Engineering
Locations
Venezuela
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
69360
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
54
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Irrigation Project', British Movietone News Issue No. 1440A, 10 Jan 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21419 (Accessed 06 May 2025)