Can four of 16mm film by Oskar Speck

Photographer Oskar Speck (1907 - 1993)

Date1938-1939

Object numberANMS0547[004]

NameFilm

MediumCellulose acetate reel of film

ClassificationsAudio visual material

Credit LineANMM Collection Nancy Jean Steele Bequest 3-Acetate (measured by NFSA)

Terms

Papua New Guinea

DescriptionDepicts workers gathering building materials such as stones, making mortar and building scaffolds, Papua New Guinea. 00:01 Shots of men working in a quarry (?), sitting under shades made from ferns leafs and bamboo(?). They are using axes and hammers. 00:15 Man rolling a large stone across the ground. 00:28 Two men shovelling sand into woven baskets on shore. 00:35 Man pouring water from a hollowed tree trunk, into a pit, which two other men then mix the water with sand using hoes. 01:03 Two men, working together, carrying rocks using a pole over their shoulders. Camera pans around to the left, showing men depositing rocks from their baskets, onto a larger pile of rocks in the middle of the road. 01:40 Horse and cart, swarm of workers working around a wet pit. 01:54 Bamboo ladders and scaffolding with workers. 02:10 Man hammering a large piece of wood. 02:20 Cow with a woman standing at its head. 02:35 Bamboo ladders and scaffolding (again). 02:56 Man working a large piece of stone, with an axe. 03:37 View from the top of the scaffolding (under exposed, lard to see). 03:28 Worker with trowel, laying mortar between rocks. He wears a hat. 03:43 Large building with verandah and landscaped gardens. Shots from various angles. Showing extend of the walls. 03:56 Road/walkway, with fencing. People walking two-and-fro with baskets on their heads. 04:18 Shot of two small thatched bungalows. Shot of rock garden. 04:20 End of film.