HOME MOVIES: 1939 Holland, Paris and London

This 1939 16mm vintage home travelogue sends viewers to locations in Holland, Paris and London. It begins with footage of a small town in Holland; opening with cyclists zooming down the roadway (:11). A public transit bus rides by (:12). A family stands outside their vehicle in the road for photographs (:23). Nuns line the roadway (:40). The camera view pans over boats in the harbor (:59). A car view drives down a rural road (2:00). A luxury restaurant appears (2:38). The Carillon Tower rises in Edam, Netherlands (2:53). The car rides down Edam’s busy streets (3:17) passing small shops and cyclists. The statue of J.P Coen stands in Central Square (3:42). The clock tower at the harbor (4:01) follows. A steam train pushes down the tracks (4:17). A windmill (4:27) is pictured. Cattle graze in a fenced in pasture (4:30). The travelers pass Den Oever (4:43). Waters stream out from the dam (4:53). Businesses of the area are visited (5:25). Boats float in the harbor (5:38). An advertisement for the Grote Sluis hotel appears (6:19). A cafe restaurant follows (6:36). The sun turns pink on the horizon (6:49). Intricate architecture is zoomed in on (7:36). The camera tours the interior of the gothic style home (7:37). The view runs down a dirt road lined with trees (7:58). A triage sits on a small fishing boat (8:03). Footage follows as the boat moves down the water (8:13). Traditional Dutch attire (9:31) and wooden style homes are pictured (9:38). Cyclists run by modern homes (9:49). Middachten castle (10:39). De Nederlanden Van 1845 appears as the Dutch office buildings in the Dutch city of Arnhem (11:01). The stunning architecture of the Paris Opera House is highlighted (11:33). The Grand Hotel stands next to it (11:41). The Bell Tower at the Trinity International Church is zoomed in on (11:53). A Meeting House of the Caledonian Society appears (12:00). The Caledonian Society is comprised of those of Dutch of Scottish descent. The camera moves below to little shops set beneath (12:12). In Paris, the Palais de Chaillot (12:37) stands at the top of Chaillot hill. The view pans over the famed Eiffel Tower (12:43). The Cavalier Romain statue stands nearby (13:14). A close shot captures the arc of the Eiffel Tower (13:34). The Arc de Triomphe follows (13:37). Aerial footage of the city follows (14:33). A pair of red double decker buses pass below (14:48) contrasting against the old horse and stagecoach (14:48). The handsome clock face of Big Ben appears (14:52) as the travelers arrive in London.