Land Behind The Dikes: The Netherlands.

Shows how the Dutch people have reclaimed much of thenland from the sea by building dikes and draining the lowlands by means of windmills, modern pumping stations, and canals. Pictures the agriculture and transportation systems in a variety of scenes. Says that the work of draining the land continues.

Credits

Series
The Earth and Its Peoples

Copyright

Complete catalog record
LAND BEHIND THE DIKES: THE NETHERLANDS. United World Films, 1949. Produced by Louis de Rochemont Associates. 20 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. The Earth and Its People) © United World Films, Inc.; 1Apr49; MP2474.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, catalog record
  2. Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education) — title, creator, length, description
  3. United World Films, Inc. 16mm Sound Motion Pictures Catalog, 1954-1955 — title, length, format, sound, genre, description, credits
  4. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright
  5. 16mm Filmography editors — video