1934 Rio de Janerio and Trinidad
Category: Travelogue
Length: 18:05
| Film ID | F16-0429 |
| Film Description | Segments An unedited travelogue film of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Port of Spain, Trinidad. [Note that the footage is lenticular color, but not refiltered through a lenticular filter, hence it appears as black and white but just as vertical stripes, as if scratched.] Rio harbor A city park Topiary, a chess set Govermental and church buildings Beach Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer statue) Handmade title : "Flying over Rio" Aerial shots of Rio's bay, environs, then over the sea, and islands. An aqua plane landed in the water. Posing on a deck with the sign "Condor" Night Handmade title "Trinidad" Harbor Street scenes, Port of Spain. Trinidadian style Victorian architecture Unidentified giant trees Unidentified palatial building Handmade title: Southern Prince The cruise ship. Unidentified lady [possibly Mrs. Dixon] playing with a tropical bird in a cage on deck Ocean sunset Handmade title: "Welcome home Palm Sunday, March 20th 1934" Return to snowy Philadelphia [suburbs], a scene likely of Mrs. Dixon's garden coated in snow |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Mrs. J. Shipley Dixon |
| Topics | Cruise ships, Tourism, Gardens, Parks, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Ocean voyages, Philadelphia suburbs |