Afghanistan from the Watson Kintner Collection
Watson Kintner (1890-1979) was a Chemical Engineer with the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), where he was an early pioneer in the standardization of the vacuum tube. Over a period of 36 years he traveled to more than 30 individual countries, beginning in 1933. This subset of his travel films is from Afghanistan.
Length: 10:04
Weavers of Afghanistan
Family of Afghan weavers demonstrating carpet weaving techniques in the Harrison Rotunda at the Penn Museum. Presentation organized by Brian Spooner.
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This film depicts the work of the Bad-Ghisi family, Turkmen Afghanis, who came to t...
Length: 18:03
Afghanistan 1965 Reel 39 of 40
Reel 39 of 40 Unedited travelogue Herat
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Reel 39 of 40 Unedited travelogue Herat Cat. Reel 290 1965: Reel 39: Afghanistan. June 22-23. Herat. Smoke from a brick kiln. Old ruins. Interesting wall (Herat). Loom: stone warp w...
Length: 04:31
Afghanistan 1965 Reel 40 0f 40
Reel 40 of 40 Unedited travelogue Tomb of Khawaja Abdullah Ansari
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Cat. Reel 291 1965: Reel 40: Afghanistan. June 23. Shrine, temple. Tomb of Khwaja Abdullah Ansari. Mosque: interior, exterior, wall and doorway mosaics, arches (s...
Length: 18:02
Afghanistan 1965 Reel 38 of 40
Reel 38 of 40 Unedited travelogue Herat Jam Majid
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Cat. Reel 289 1965: Reel 38: Afghanistan. June 21. Herat. Jama Masjid. Mosaic tile in alcove (Jama Masjid). Mosaic details (cu). Minaret. Alcove. Minaret. Mosque exterior. ...
Length: 16:53
Afghanistan 1965 Reel 37 of 40
Reel 37 of 40 Unedited travelogue Andkhui Mazar-i-Shrif
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Cat. Reel 288 1965: Reel 37: Afghanistan. June 16-21. Andkhoy. Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh. Shrine. Mosaics in alcove. Minaret (100 mm, mcu). Two mosaics: probably from a wall...
Length: 18:04
Afghanistan 1965 Reel 36 of 40
Reel 36 of 40 Unedited travelogue Kunduz Khulm Samangan
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Reel 36 of 40 Unedited travelogue Kunduz Khulm Samangan Cat. Reel 287 1965: Reel 36: Afghanistan. June 14-16. Kunduz. Kholm. Samangan. Takhte Rustam Uzbek camp at ba...
Length: 17:57
Afghanistan 1965 Reel 35 of 40
Reel 35 of 40 Unedited travelogue Salang Pass Doshi Kunduz Hazrat Iman
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Reel 35 of 40 Unedited travelogue Salang Pass Doshi Kunduz Hazrat Iman Cat. Reel 286 1965: Reel 35: Afghanistan. June 12-14. Salang Pass. Doshi. Kund...
Length: 16:45
Afghanistan 1965 Reel 34 of 40
Reel 34 of 40 Unedited travelogue Bamian Ruska
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Reel 34 of 40 Unedited travelogue Bamian Ruska Cat. Reel 285 1965: Reel 34: Afghanistan. June 10-12. Bamian. Ruska [?]. Face of Pashtun girl: decorated waist, sleeve (cu). G...
Length: 18:04
Afghanistan 1965 Reel 33 of 40
Reel 33 of 40 Unedited travelogue Bamian
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Reel 33 of 40 Unedited travelogue Bamian Cat. Reel 287 1965: Reel 36: Afghanistan. June 14-16. Kunduz. Khulm. Samangan. Uzbek camp at base of mountain (pan shot). Circular wooden fr...
Length: 18:01
Afghanistan 1965 Reel 32 of 40
Reel 32 of 40 Unedited travelogue Kabul Bamian Zohak (Red City) Shotlist Kabul. Bamian. [Bamyan] Zohak (Red City). Stone house on hill (en-route, Kabul to Bamyan). Stone house (pan shot). Tribal encampment (ws, pan). Tents, camels, miscel...
Length: 18:03
Afghanistan 1965 Reel 33 of 40
This footage was filmed on June 14-16, 1965 by Watson Kintner for the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Learn more about eh Watson Kintner Collection here: http://www.archive.org/details/UPMAA_films Footage contains...