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Peats are removed from keshie, thrown and piled high on back of lorry, Lewis. (clip) [74960438]

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Locations:

  • Inner Hebrides
  • Outer Hebrides

Subjects:

  • Fish and fishing
  • Transport
  • Agriculture

Genres:

  • Amateur
  • Educational

People/organisations:

  • MARSHALL, Frank M.

Decade:

  • 1940s

Title: ISLE OF LEWIS

Reference number: 0549

Date: 1948*

Director: filmed by Frank M. Marshall

Sound: silent

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 3.49 mins

Description: Life on Lewis and Harris in the Western Isles; herring fishing, cutting peat and crofting.

Alternative title LEWIS. See also longer B/W version.

Shotlist: Credits (0.13); Sailing from Kyle of Lochalsh we get a glimpse of Skye. Shot of Kyle of Lochalsh from boat as it pulls away (.47); Chief industry of Stornoway is the herring fishing. Shots of Stornoway and harbour. Shots of steam trawlers, crew working on deck, mending nets and unloading fish (2.48); The road north takes us to Ness. Shot of road and woman with a basket on her back. The village of Ness (3.02); A few blackhouses are still inhabited. Shots of blackhouses (3.11) Every house has its peat stack. Shots of men and women by roadside loading lorry high with cut peat (3.49)

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