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098633

Ephemeral film · 17 min

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Running time
17 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives

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★★★ · I must look good for the rivets! · Spuzz · 2024-09-15

17 minute reel from a New York family documenting the construction of the London Terrace apartments and the Parc Vendome apartments, with the last half showing a wealthy family at leisure at Lake George in the Adirondacks, boating, camping, fishing. We start off this reel with construction. According to the liner notes, it's the London Terrace being constructed. I never really read the liner notes before watching, but I had a feeling that this was, and I also had a feeling we were watching another building being constructed after this one. Anyways, love the lack of safe walkways for the…