STK-ID 34821

LS of wheat stubble in foreground, elevators on skyline background. Several shots of stook threshing unit at work on Prairie. PAN over pipe units, coverage of pipe-laying unit and "trencher" at work. Shots of welders steaming joints, power supply generator on contractor's truck. Numerous shots of "auto-wrapper" in operation (seals and waterproofs pipe unit before laying). Several shots of pipe being laid. Shots of Cat tractor covering newly laid pipe units with soil. Shot of typical Prairie oil town (main street). LSs of town with elevators on skyline. Shots of pipeline being laid through small town.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
First Natural Gas Pipeline Installed in South Western Saskatchewan
Location
Saskatchewan
Year
1955
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 16 mm
Shooting format
16mm original kodachrome
Aspect ratio
4/3