[Earle G. Shettleworth, Sr.--home movies]. South American Vacation, Pt. #1, Reel 7

Date1936

AbstractCan: "South American Trip #1" More of the same South American footage. Still unidentified. A few good close-ups people.

Viewing NotesSign on building in shipyard: "Holland-America Liner...Rotterdam via Plymouth and Boulogne. Shot of New York from the boat. Ticker tape being thrown from the dock. People on the boat, in the pool and lounging on the deck. People and street scenes in Kingston Jamaica. Man with a cart. Tracking shot of the streets taking from a moving car. Two local women with a baby and a donkey waiting by the side of the road. Shots of a river. A local women models how she carries coconuts? on her head. Shot of a small goat. A white woman standing on the street in front of "Jago bakery". Women carring baskets of laundry on their head. Random street scenes include cars, horse drawn carriage and a trolley in a bigger city than before. Banana trees? More shots of the street around Jago bakery. Shots of trees in Botanical garden and a couple walking through. More street scenes. Shots of the harbor and boats. Boys swimming. More street scenes. Boats in the harbor. Shots of the shoreline taken from the boat. Shots of street in a South American city, probably in Venezuela (see reel 20 for title cards). Signs a mixture of English and Spanish (one store sign "South American Curiosities.") Shots of dock and waterfront. Mountains (probably Andes), road, train, and a river shot from a moving car.