British Guiana 1948 Reel 1 of 8

Category: Travelogue

Length: 17:38

https://www.youtube.com/embed/dZTve7Gnp5g
Film ID F16-0024
Film Description Reel 1 of 8
Unedited travelogue

Shotlist

Scenes from airplane window.
Grass roofed buildings; people on a highway; general
scenes along road.
"Holy Perseverance Bar. "
Wooden and thatched buildings and shelters. Fruit for sale. Cart, bicycle, foot traffic.
Sailboat.
Fairly large town. Clock tower. Market.
People on deck of ship.
Carts parked in town.
Street scenes.
Canal.
Food for sale in shelved wooden box.
Sign: "Alex, Gabb. Tin and Gutter Smith. "
Sign: "General Store. "
Umbrella over food at side of road.
Many wooden foot bridges over canal or stream.
Horse-drawn barge in canal.
Small canoe upside down.
Man carrying bundle of sticks.
Octagonal wooden church (?) with steeple.
Land crabs or spiders.
Boats in stream.
Marsh.
Sign: "Radio service. . . "
Town: houses have extensions built on piers over canal.
Large corrugated metal-roofed shelter.
Large stone arch standing alone.
Video Category Travelogue
Film Creator Watson Kintner
Topics Guyana

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