The film shows the method of harvesting cocoa in the Gold Coast region of West Africa, including scenes of village life, sacks of beans on their way to the depot for grading and weighing, and finally transport by train and truck to the coast to be loaded on to ocean going steamers for export.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002201
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Cocoa
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Harvesting
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Plantations
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa, West
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa, West - Social life and customs
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)