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Penang 1930

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Film Id:F16-0411
Film Description:Unedited travelogue

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A travelogue film with inter-titles, by Arthur and Kate Tode in 1930. The film shows the harbor, the so called Hindu Snake Temple of Penang [Sungei Kluang Penang], and then street life of the city of Georgetown, including many British colonial period buildings which still stand, and a few that have since been removed.
Video Category:Travelogue
Film Creator:Arthur and Kate Tode (Kahop)
Contributor: This film was preserved under a grant received from the National Film Preservation Foundation.
Topics:Georgetown, Malay people, Tamil people, Peranakan Chinese people, Penang, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, British colonies, British Malaya, Straits settlements, Travelogue films, Ocean travel, Tourism, Hindu Naga temples, Sungei Kluang Penang
Tags: British colonies | British Malaya | Georgetown | Hindu Naga temples | Malay people | Malaysia | Ocean travel | Penang | Peranakan Chinese people | Pulau Pinang | Straits settlements | Sungei Klang Penang | Tamil people | Tourism | Travelogue films
Rights:All rights are reserved by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum). Any use of the footage in productions is forbidden unless rights have been secured by contacting the Penn Museum Archives at 215-898-8304, or email photos@pennmuseum.org.


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