Home Movie: W. H. Cooper Collection: 003910 (silent)

Description: A visit to the ruins of the Apadana Palace at Persepolis, in modern-day Iran, with observant photography of the sculptures, towers, inscriptions and friezes including closeups of symbolic and representational carvings showing animals, cuneiform writing, and people. Also with a European Roller bird perched and in flight, all filmed by tourists from Arkansas.

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Subjects: 1950s, 1960s, Middle Eastern or North African history and culture, Architecture, Visual art, Tourism

Tags: Coracias garrulus; European Roller; Post Telegraphs Persepolis sign; Arabic text; Apadana palace; Achaemenid empire; carvings; friezes; inscriptions; plinth; carved images in stone walls; carved relief; sculptures; ruins; local tourists visit site; regional tourists; Iraqi people; statues; double-headed gryphon; griffin; hand touching carved relief; closeups; closeup of friezes; bird imagery; representational imagery; symbolic imagery; cuneiform; representations of people; sun shade; animals; Persepolis ruins; 1950s cars;

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Creator: W. H. Cooper

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: W. H. Cooper Collection PC-0537, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

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

Production Date: circa 1958; circa 1960

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Geographical Location: Iran; Marvdasht, Iran

Genre/Form: home movie

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Film Format: 16mm film

Element: reversal

Color: color

Color Process: Kodachrome

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: triangle

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 258