Egyptian Bullock-Pump Drawing Water

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Egyptian Bullock-Pump Drawing Water

1897

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An 1897 travelogue of a bullock turning a cog to work a water pump in Egypt. Director/Cinematographer - Henry Short. Made as part of a follow-up series of travelogue films following a collection made for R.W. Paul in 1896.

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