Plague of locusts destroys South African crops in 1932

Title card: "Locust Plague Hits South Africa Destroying Crops - Clouds of insects sweep Cape district laying waste great areas as they advance" / swarm of locusts on ground / huge swarm covers entire ground; man in apron runs through swarm; locusts fly as he tries to scatter them, to no avail / man walks through field with locusts in flight around him and perched in trees / cattle move across field, passing trees covered with locusts as more swarm around cattle and in foreground / locusts on ground near tree trunk, with some of them on the tree / section of tree with locusts and holes / CU locusts embedded in nests / CU locusts with leaves on branch / CU locust on a branch flaps its wings / Note: exact day not known
Title card: "Locust Plague Hits South Africa Destroying Crops - Clouds of insects sweep Cape district laying waste great areas as they advance" / swarm of locusts on ground / huge swarm covers entire ground; man in apron runs through swarm; locusts fly as he tries to scatter them, to no avail / man walks through field with locusts in flight around him and perched in trees / cattle move across field, passing trees covered with locusts as more swarm around cattle and in foreground / locusts on ground near tree trunk, with some of them on the tree / section of tree with locusts and holes / CU locusts embedded in nests / CU locusts with leaves on branch / CU locust on a branch flaps its wings / Note: exact day not known
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Editorial #:
866653658
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
April 01, 1932
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:00:45:10
Location:
South Africa
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr002716_08_01.mov