Once a week the bull dozers and tree-dozers are brought back to a base for servicing. These machines are working on the "West Trace," a road cut through the bush in a dead straight line for about 36 miles, which forms the E/W axis of Block A
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Once a week the bull dozers and tree-dozers are brought back to a base for servicing. These machines are working on the "West Trace," a road cut through the bush in a dead straight line for about 36 miles, which forms the E/W axis of Block A
From Groundnuts, Gambia
1948
Gelatin silver print
Image: 21 x 24.8 cm
Gift of Todd Gitlin, 2005
2005.0914.0009
Inscriptions verso (typed labels): [title and description]
verso (stamp): Property of the Periodicals Art Library, 186 High Holborn, W.C.1. Must Be returned undamaged
verso (stamp): See 4 Dec 1948 Illustrated
verso (pencil): GR-319
verso (pencil): 2500/DS
verso (pencil): 12 / Roll 1 / 7
verso (stamp): 55295/2
verso (stamp): Property of the Periodicals Art Library, 186 High Holborn, W.C.1. Must Be returned undamaged
verso (stamp): See 4 Dec 1948 Illustrated
verso (pencil): GR-319
verso (pencil): 2500/DS
verso (pencil): 12 / Roll 1 / 7
verso (stamp): 55295/2
TextOut in the Tanganyika bush, men and machines hack their difficult way to clear vast plantations for the growing of groundnuts - to swell the world's fat ration. Cameraman Geo. Rodger toured the Southern Province and sends a picture story of early frustration and blunder. Much is now being done to change the bewildering scene after a haphazard start. Here, Illustrated presents a Progress Report on the 25,000,000 pound scheme.
