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Father and Sons Working, 1950s - Film 99296

68 views · Published 5 October 2017 · 3:53 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: HuntleyFilmArchives · 2017 · Education

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1950s film follwing a young boy and his father and brother as they go out to work for the day in the out of school season. Mexico.

Father and two sons lead mules up hill with small shrine at top.
Posse ride by large cacti.  Close up of cacti,'magle', which is dense, long and spiky.
Family walk up to centre of plant where liquid, 'pulke' is scooped up from centre and placed in a jar.  Family walk along field and pick beans from plants.  Close up of pod, boy takes bean and eats it.  Boy and father walk through woods, carrying large sacks over shoulder.  Father and boy pick coffee beans.  Close up of red coffee beans.  They walk back through woods with sacks of beans.  They undo sacks and spread out beans to dry in sun.  Father and sons herd cattle over dry hills, very dusty, they look for pasture.  Dry season- men and boys cut out earth from hills, mix it with water to make bricks.  Wet clay is pounded by bare feet.  Clay placed in mold and laid out in sun to dry.  Man trims bricks with machete.

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