Rock Of Ages (1927)

Sub title reads: Mining Granite. Various shots of a granite mine. Men are lowered down into the quarry on a dangerous looking platform. M/S from high angle of two men hammering posts into a lump of granite to make holes for dynamite. L/S of an explosion. M/S of men at work trimming granite to size (shot badly decomposed). C/U of the granite being trimmed. Low angle shot of a large sculpture made from granite. It features a man kneeling down holding a spear in one hand and a shield in the other. This is one of the NFTVA prints made from our decomposing nitrate. Was a Pathe Pictorial item. FILM ID:1002.2 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932