400,000 Tons Of Coal Are Fished From Bottom Of Susquehanna River Every Year (1926)

No title. “40,000 tons of coal are fished from the bottom of the Susquehanna River each year. — Shamokin. Pa.“ L/S of dredging boat on the river. “A heavy flexible pipe is the “line“ and a powerful hydraulic pump the “inducement“. Various shots of the machinery in use. M/S of paddles at the back of one of the boats in motion. Various shots of men at work. Note: This is an extract from a “Walter Futter’s Curiosities“ film, presumably bought in by Pathe for reuse. Amber tinted and blue toned print. 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