Factories, Mines And Waterways : Industrial Western Europe

Duration: 22

Genre: Educational

Creator: deRochemont (Louis) Associates

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: The Alsace-Lorraine area of industrial Western Europe illustrates that heavy industry tends to develop in areas which have easy access to sources of raw materials, labor supply, and markets., Pictures the highly industrialized area of Alsace-Lorraine as an example of a region with the necessary natural resources, including coal, iron, and waterways, to support heavy industry. A coal barge captain and his family are shown in their daily activities, and other industrial scenes include railroads, iron mining, steel making, and pottery manufacturing.

Complete Record: The Alsace-Lorraine area of industrial Western Europe illustrates that heavy industry tends to develop in areas which have easy access to sources of raw materials, labor supply, and markets., Pictures the highly industrialized area of Alsace-Lorraine as an example of a region with the necessary natural resources, including coal, iron, and waterways, to support heavy industry. A coal barge captain and his family are shown in their daily activities, and other industrial scenes include railroads, iron mining, steel making, and pottery manufacturing.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.