Columbia River, Washington, United States of America (USA).
LS View across the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River. LS. High shot of sheep grazing on hillside on the approach to the dam. CU. Sheep grazing. LS Sheep on approach to dam. LS Dam with sheep passing in foreground. LS High shot of drover at head of sheep halfway over the dam. LS Top shot, twenty-five hundred sheep crossing the dam in their annual migration to summer grazing in the Okanogan hills. LS Towards, shepherd leading huge flock of sheep over dam, half way across. MS Side view of shepherd leading herd down off dam. LS Sheep gambolling and grazing having crossed dam.
Note: “Date received” on original paperwork reads: 31/5/48.
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