Le Dr Antonio Jose Dalmeide (1914-1929)

Le Dr Antonio Jose Dalmeide. Portugal. Women workers in a pit like a cellar digging & carrying baskets of dirt on their heads as they walk up a plank. Then a quick CU Mesil; Parliamentary Minister (very dark shot). Other shots of women carrying large baskets; many people walking along train tracks in between 2 cliffs. More shots of women w/ various items carried on their heads; an incredible sense of balance - a pottery jar; a large box. Women filling baskets w/ grain. Shots of Portuguese President Dr Antonio Jose Dalmeide w/ wife and young daughter; relaxing at a table in a courtyard. The daughter has a big white bow in her hair and plays with a ball. Shot of the family taking a walk. Woman leading oxen pulling a wagon in town street. Note: film seems to be decomposing and is quite bad quality throughout. Personalities; statesmen; economic & social conditions; labour conditions. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF G