Home Movie Trip to Paris, France London, England Arnhem, Netherlands 59694 (1939)

Synopsis

This 1939 16mm vintage home travelogue sends viewers to locations in Holland, Paris and London. It begins with footage of a small town in Holland; opening with cyclists zooming down the roadway (:11). A public transit bus rides by (:12). A family stands outside their vehicle in the road for photographs (:23). Nuns line the roadway (:40). The camera view pans over boats in the harbor (:59). A car view drives down a rural road (2:00). A luxury restaurant appears (2:38). The Carillon Tower rises in Edam, Netherlands (2:53). The car rides down Edam’s busy streets (3:17) passing small shops and cyclists. The statue of J.P Coen stands in Central Square (3:42). The clock tower at the harbor (4:01) follows. A steam train pushes down the tracks (4:17). A windmill (4:27) is pictured. Cattle graze in a fenced in pasture (4:30). The travelers pass Den Oever (4:43). Waters stream out from the dam (4:53). Businesses of the area are visited (5:25). Boats float in the harbor (5:38). An advertisement for the Grote Sluis hotel appears (6:19). A cafe restaurant follows (6:36). The sun turns pink on the horizon (6:49). Intricate architecture is zoomed in on (7:36). The camera tours the interior of the gothic style home (7:37). The view runs down a dirt road lined with trees (7:58). A triage sits on a small fishing boat (8:03). Footage follows as the boat moves down the water (8:13). Traditional Dutch attire (9:31) and wooden style homes are pictured (9:38). Cyclists run by modern homes (9:49).…

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15 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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