ST. THOMAS VIRGIN ISLANDS TRAVELOGUE "IN THE WAKE OF THE BUCKANEERS" (see also 53654) 72052b (1936)
1936 · Short film · 10 min
- Documentary
- Action
Synopsis
Created by the Department of the Interior in 1936, "In the Wake of the Buckaneers" is a wonderful travelogue about St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. It shows some of the geographic features of the Virgin Islands and makes geographic inferences concerning this area. The film includes many beautiful scenes including maidens in one-piece swimsuits and the "Drake Seat" -- a bench that looks out on Megan Bay. A 1930s review of this film mentioned that the "sequence involving the mixing of the…
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