Home Movie: Dr. OE Wall Collection: 004977 (silent)

Description: Close-cut sequences visiting sites in south Asia and southeast Asia in the 1930s, with scenes in Chesterfield, Virginia included between historically significant photography of places such as the Golden Temple and Taj Majal in India, Borobudur Temple in Java, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, and street scenes in the Philippines, India, and Java, as well as additional locations not yet identified. Filmed on Kodacolor lenticular film, an extinct color process that contemporary technology reproduces as vertical striations in a black and white image.

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Subjects: 1930s, Parks and monuments, Tourism, Leisure and recreation, Asian and Pacific Islander history and culture, Social classes, Religion

Tags: street scenes; horse-drawn carriages; horse-drawn carts; stately buildings; Manila; Chua Lim Co sign; boats; rivers; working waterfront; Casco type boat; clotheslines; Golden Temple; Sri Harmandir Sahib; Sikh religion; Punjab; boat rides; sailboats; cruise ships; filmed from boat; passengers onboard ship; ocean liners; on board recreation; costumes; skits; theater; theatrical; drama; sunsets; Borobudur Temple; Java; Buddhist temples; Taj Majal; lenticular film; travel and exploration; performances; lenticular sunsets; carvings;

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Creator: Dr. O.E. Wall

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Dr. O.E. Wall Collection PC-0568, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date: circa 1934

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Geographical Location: India; USA; Virginia; Chesterfield, Virginia; Philippines; Manila, Philippines; Java, Indonesia; Punjab, India

Genre/Form: home movie

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Film Format: 16mm film

Element: reversal

Color: b&w

Color Process: Kodacolor

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: plus circle

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 407