"Mexico [trip]" 1936 Reel 1 of 4
Category: Travelogue
Length: 18:36
| Film ID | F16-0007 |
| Film Description | Reel 1 of 4 [This footage was likely taken on Kintner's ocean trip to Mexico in 1936 which stopped at many ports of call in the Caribbean, West Indies and South America] Unedited travelogue Shotlist"S.S. Scanpenn leaves New York for Caribbean Cruise, January 24-February 18, 1936.” [title]Cruise map. Donkey cart. Buildings: shingle, brick. Boats. Cattle in a field. Wooden shack. Tin shack. Straw shack. Surf on rocky coast. Family: boy with tiny ukulele. Old fort, surrounding hills. Circular stone structure with tin roof: storage( ? ). Street scenes: shuttered windows. Fruit or nut in tree; bananas; flowers. -, House: niche for vases in outside wall. Various scenes. Design scratched in stone. Houses along a street. Horses and carts. Ramps over street excavation. People. Oxcart with very large wheels. Street scenes: people. "Entering port at Martinique, a possession of France” Houses and boats along the docks. Street scenes; distant scenery. "Martinique. Ruins of St. Pierre From Eruption of Mont Pele. 1902!”(Title.) Ruins. Arched bridge; outside oven (?).Statue of a woman. Stone wall along river or bay. Boats. Houses decorated with flags. Workmen inside ribs of unfinished boat. People. Trees. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Martinique, Ocean travel |
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