Mexico 1939 Reel 4 of 6
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:59
| Film ID | F16-0014 |
| Film Description | Reel 4 of 6 Unedited travelogue ShotlistMarket.Street Carrying chicken tied by feet over shoulder. Brown sugar and market. Donkey with jars on each side. Oxcart and donkeys. Donkey with basket and child in one. Street. Mule train. Oxcart. Horse with rider and colt. Man carrying large cabinet. Street. Ice cream freezer being carried on head. Street. People on way to market. Double hat: [man wearing two hats] Grain market. Market. [Martin Gonzales market, Tlacolula de Matamoros] Brown sugar. Market and street. Two-wheeled wooden cart, partly made of stalks. Ruins. [Mitla] Monolithic pillars. Stone lintel. Mosaic wall. Some color still on walls of buildings. Courtyard. Colored walls and heavy lintel. Stonework. Red decorations on plastered wall. More decorations. Gate. Hut. Wood cart. Street. Market. Woman carrying large bunch of twigs on head, [ws] Woman testing pottery. Man carrying heavy bag.. Man carrying dipper on head. Market. Mountains. Tree in Oaxaca believed one of the oldest in the world. Church. Bells in shelter. Mountain. Vulture cooling wings. Locomotive. Valley and smooth mountain in distance. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Mexico, Oaxaca, Mitla, Marketplaces, Zapotec culture |
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