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1927 Norfolk: Winter reed harvest in Norfolk:
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1:00Now PlayingDate: 7th February 1927
Location: England, United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Winter Harvesting
ENGLAND: Norfolk: Wood Bastwick:
Reeds swaying in wind: Reed worker amongst reeds: worker with sickle over his shoulder: line of workers cutting reeds with scythes: workers gathering reeds into bundles, dragging the bundles away and loading them up on river bank: bundles being transported along river:
SLATE: From watery beds, the reeds, after drying, make wonderful waterproof thatching, often lasting 100 years
Men thatching roof of house: house with thatched roof:
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