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Various shots of machinery in operation in excavation, man greasing boom pulley of mechanical shovel

item1954STK-ID 30847

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Various shots of machinery in operation in excavation, man greasing boom pulley of mechanical shovelSTK-ID 30847 · 1954 · 10 min 54 s, 16mm original kodachromeOpen video file ↗

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Various shots of machinery in operation in excavation, man greasing boom pulley of mechanical shovel
NFB Archives (National Film Board of Canada) · STK-ID 30847 · displayed from the archive's own server (www3.nfb.ca) · full-size image ↗ · view and cite at source ↗Collection: National Film Board Low-resolution preview from the NFB Archives; the footage is licensed through the NFB.

Where

Held by
NFB Archives (National Film Board of Canada) via NFB Archives — stock shots
Dates
1954 (indexed as 1954)
Level
item (source: Stock shot)
Extent
10 min 54 s, 16mm original kodachrome
Scope & content
Various shots of machinery in operation in excavation, man greasing boom pulley of mechanical shovel. CU of scoop bucket of shovel nudging large block of masonry, biting into dirt. Shot of pile drivers ramming pilings into ground. Broadside shot of traffic whizzing by, facade of tavern in background, policeman directing traffic on striped stand in foreground, PAN to pile driver. Shot of elevator hopper, concrete bucket swinging in and being emptied by man. Various CUs and MSs of pile driver structure, mechanisms, motionless and in operation. LAS of pile driver head being hoisted away by crane, of top of row of pile driver structures, TILT DOWN to mechanism. CU of crane hook dangling in front of camera. Various shots of pile drivers in operation, of men moving them, of stock pilings, of rows of pile casings projecting from ground, Montreal buildings visible in some shots. Français : Divers plans d'engins au travail dans une excavation, un homme graissant la poulie de la flèche d'une pelle mécanique. GP du godet d'une pelle poussant un gros bloc de maçonnerie, mordant dans la terre. Plan d'appareils de battage enfonçant des pieux dans le sol. Plan, vu de côté, de la circulation filant à toute allure, la façade d'une taverne à l'arrière, un agent de police dirigeant la circulation d'un poste à bandes rayées au premier plan, PAN à un appareil de battage. Plan d'une trémie élévatrice, un godet de béton se balance, puis est vidé par un homme. Divers GP et PM de la structure, des mécanismes d'un appareil de battage, immobiles puis en action. P EN CP de la tête d'un appareil de battage hissée par une grue, du haut d'une rangée d'appareils de battage, PAN VERS LE BAS vers un mécanisme. GP du crochet d'une grue se balançant devant la caméra. Divers plans d'appareils de battage en action, d'hommes les déplaçant, d'une accumulation de stocks, de rangées de tubes dépassant du sol, des immeubles de Montréal visibles dans certains plans.
Places
Montreal
Location
  • Montréal, QC · city · confidence 90% · city:geonames · found as “Montreal”
Access & use
Collection: National Film Board Low-resolution preview from the NFB Archives; the footage is licensed through the NFB.
Harvested
2026-10-21T05:51:35Z · source datestamp n/a · nfb

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