Carpets For Rivers! (1939)

Titles read: “CARPETS FOR RIVERS!“ Helena, Arkansas, United States of America. Various shots of hundreds of men weaving enormous willow matting that is placed over the Mississippi River to protect against the river changing direction and flooding areas along the bank. Rocks are piled over the matting to keep the matting secured. FILM ID: 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), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.