Panama Hats: Ecuador Reaps Straw Harvest

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2600

Date Released

30 Jan 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Atomic Sub Completes First Year
2. 2Bow Bells Will Ring Again
3. 3News in Flashes
4. 4News in Flashes
5. 5News in Flashes
6. 6Panama Hats: Ecuador Reaps Straw Harvest
7. 7Hollywood Honours Cecil B De Mille
8. 8Her Majesty Leaves for Nigeria

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Summary

Villages hand-weave straw into hats which are in demand in many countries.

Keywords

Fashion and costume

Locations

Andes

Library number

24239

Length of story (in feet)

74

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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