[Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 10

Date1936

AbstractFootage of a riverbank shot from the river including shots of buildings, temples, boats passing by, ferries unloading people on the shore, locals on the bank and in the river working, swimming, washing clothes, etc. and an ornate private barge being rowed down the river. Footage of a temple garden with a reflecting pool and several water fountains. A few shots of an uninhabited stretch of the riverbank. Footage of a market with men selling goods and many men and boys milling about. Footage of mostly women and children walking in the fields. A man cooks naan bread. Footage of two children beating something in a wooden bucket with large, carved sticks. Donor notes: "India: Kashmir, Srinajar"