[Henry P. Rines--home movies] Reel 4

Date1929

Can DescriptionsCan notes: 'Cunard line [cruise] to St. Petersburg--Stella Polaris Russia. 1929.' // Large passenger ship at port, on deck. Crew secures railing footage taken from liner. Deck of passing ferry. Single-masted sailboat. Ship's winch at work. Small building with grass/sod roof. Game being played on board ship. Two players sit opposite each other, straddling a ship's rail and ach player tries to dislodge the other by swinging at opponent with large pillow. Spectators watch (Next five minutes of footage is poorly lit, scenes of city streets but poor quality prevents commentary.) Working harbor. Tug boat pulling cargo barge. Urban scenes, presumably in Eastern Europe, perhaps Soviet Union. Fountain in public garden. Medium shots of adults and children. Some in ethnic attire. Netherlands. Many shots of woman. Girls in dress. Caps. Skirts. Wooden clogs. Woman at work moving hay beside canals. Residential buildings along canals. Laundry drying in breeze, washing in canal water. Man pulling small boat along canal. Man carrying pails using yoke across his shoulders. Women gathering hay in baskets and carrying up ladders to more storage. Children. Three girls doing handstands. Swimming, woman speaking through megaphone. Ocean liner. Ferry and smaller boats. Brief shot of liner crew unloading cargo on deck. - 02/1996