FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN INDIA PART 1: GORRIE PERSONAL FILM NO. 30

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 660666).

Synopsis

Forest Research Institute at Dehra Dun - the log pond, saw mills and timber testing workshop. The Silvicultural (forestry) Museum and Botanical Herbarium. Seasoning kiln for controlling and hastening the drying of timber. Experiments of fire damage to sapling Sal crops. Tree measuring with a telescopic ladder. Wood preservation. Stick 'graveyard' for testing durability against termites.

 

Titles

  • GORRIE PERSONAL FILM NO. 30: FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN INDIA PART 1 (Alternative)
  • FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN INDIA PART 1: GORRIE PERSONAL FILM NO. 30 (Archive)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1931
Running Time:
10 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
375 ft
 

Production Credits

Photography
GORRIE, R. Maclagan