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Uruguay, 1945
About this film
1945 U.S. Army educational film # EF-168, Uruguay . "Reel 1, peasants work in fields. Shows panoramic views of Montevideo and gauchos on horseback. Fields are plowed with oxen and with tractors. Grain is loaded on a ship. Wild horses are rounded up. Sheep are sheared. Children attend school. Cattle are disinfected. Beef is inspected and tinned beef loaded on a ship. Reel 2 shows surf swimming bathing beauties, a gambling casino, and university scenes. Describes the government's role in gambling and in the national lottery. A dam is constructed on the Rio Negro. Mounted police keep order at a soccer game. Shows the legislature in session, the Rio Plata, and gaucho horsemen." National Archives Identifier: 24384
Directors & creators
United States. Army
Subjects
WWII, Uruguay, Travelogue, World War, 1939-1945, World War II, United States. Army, US Army
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