British Guiana 1948 Reel 2 of 8

Category: Travelogue

Length: 17:20

Film ID	F16-0025
Film Description	Reel 2 of 8 Unedited travelogue Shotlist Reel 2 of 8 Unedited travelogue Field. Small boy bathing at well or over stream. Building: arched facade. Church. Wooden frame building with square tower. Narrow canal. People. Large wooden vat with iron rings. Wide canal, tree-lined avenue. Scenes in town. Twin stone towers, large sphere (?) on top. Spoked wheel at a well (?). Dragonflies in flight, [out of focus] Scenes in town: tall wooden tower, possibly a light house; flowering bush; train station (?); cart on road; telephone booth. Oddly ropy trees. Carved stone posts in a yard. Black man wearing picket sign: "WE WANT. . " Lumber yard. Half-built wooden building. Boats: one with straw-roofed cabin. City scenes. Child's toy car. City scenes: "Chinese Association" building, "Police Headquarters." Food for sale. Bicyclists. Wooden Women working in flooded field. Birds and sea lions. Fan-palm tree. Grove. Fields with scattered buildings. Barges, sailboats, canals. Many views of riverbank from passing boats. Wooden house: thatched roof. Paddle boats. Boat with tiller and crude sail. More scenes along river.
Video Category	Travelogue
Film Creator	Watson Kintner
Topics	Guyana

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