Pakistan 1953 Reel 9 of 10
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:50
| Film ID | F16-0079 |
| Film Description | Reel 9 of 10 Unedited travelogue Kohat en route to Khyber Pass en route to Swat Shotlist1953: Reel 9: Pakistan. Kohat. En route to Khyber Pass. En route to Swat.Men. Plowing with oxen. Street scenes: hand-turned revolving drum contraption draws a crowd; food for sale. Bow drill. Stone fort or building within wall. Buildings: small domes, arched windows, tower. Ox-pulled sledge. Possibly government building with domes, clocktower. Conical hut (?) part of a ruin (?) Cattle and goats feeding; loaded donkeys on plateau; mountains in background. Old walls and building. Street scenes: woven cot; preparing food; selling water (?) from canister on back; pottery for sale. Carts and horses, traffic. Dung for fuel. Embroidering a collar (?). Block-printing on cloth. Working metal vessel over a fire. Outdoor market scenes; note: people seated on cots, cart traffic. Workers sanding furniture; frame with swinging cradle; sellers and craftsmen in open booths; traffic on the road. Horizontal loom. Reloading shotgun shells. People carrying fodder; people on road. Grass and mud hut; flat roof tops of stone houses. Countryside. Street scenes of people and goods. Tools for dental extraction. Man probing fire in portable stone "stove". Countryside; riverside; note: raft of sticks on inflated goat skins (full of people) and children playing with goatskin float. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Pakistan, Kohat, Khyber Pass, Swat area, Marketplaces |
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