Building Workers In Bombay (1948)

Bombay, India. Various shots illustrating the primitive building methods in Bombay India. MS. Indian stonemasons at work. MS. Native labourers at work, scaffolding in the background. MS. Filling a pan with cement. MS. & CU. Human chain taking cement to top of the building. LS. The pans returning down a chute. LS. General view of scaffolding. LS. & CU. Native man and woman sifting ballast. Mute Lav. Date found in the old file 16/01/1948. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All