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Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Made to train Luftwaffe airplane crews, this silent German film shows an elaborate model of an English port. A card at :36 explains that the model was to be used to familiarize bomber crews with what port facilities look like from the air. At 3:00 the film shows locks and explains how they operate. At 5:18 the film discusses tides, noting the tides in London and Hamburg. At 6:18, coal loading and unloading facilities are identified,and at 7:53 live action shots of a coal chute are shown -- including railroad coal cars that are lifted high in the air so that coal can be dropped into bunkers. At 10:02, loading areas for general cargo are identified and at 10:23 warehouses. At 10:32, again a model, miniature workers are shown in a warehouse. At 15:00, passenger ship loading areas are shown. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional
