Strohm 0048 (silent)
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Description:
Description: Incomplete excerpt from film about rubber farming in Southeast Asia. A white man in a suit spins a globe and points to Thailand and Indonesia on a map, and footage cuts to scenes of everyday life, industry and military parades in Southeast Asia.
Rubber farming in Southeast Asia and in other locations; as metadata gives "Ceylon," then presumably some is Sri Lanka; includes farming, British and American colonial militia and scenes of Saigon, Vietnam.
Another segment possibly designed Strohm_0049.
Technical note: Image appears flipped from 2:15 to end.
Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit http://www.prelinger.com
Subjects: 1950s, Industry, People of Asian and Pacific Islander origin or descent, Military, Boats and boating, Extractive industries
Tags: illustrated title card of man tapping tree for rubber; rubber trees; leaves; plants; men; pails; Natural Rubber Bureau presents title card; voice of male authority; suits; desks; maps; globes; sculptures; figurines; deities; desk blotters; pens; ashtrays; close-up of globe; man talking in front of map; hand pointing to country of Siam; watches; water; canals; boats; canoes; oars; sampan boats; hats; roads; trucks; swimming; rowing; rivers; mother and child on house boat; hauling vegetables on boat; temples; trees; Wat Benchamabophit; white marble; palm trees; military; soldiers; banners; parades; musical performances; drums; drummers; marching; sailors in uniforms; guns; rifles; firearms; horses; saddles; elephants; young man riding elephant; chains
Film Sponsor: Natural Rubber Bureau
Creator: John Strohm
Credits: Title states: "Natural Rubber Bureau presents 'Southeast Asia' photographed and narrated by John L. Strohm, author-editor-world-traveler"
Distributor:
Contributor: Prelinger Archives
Source Collection: John Strohm Collection PC-0549
Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive
Production Date: circa 1950
Release Date:
Geographical Location: Thailand; Vietnam; Bangkok, Thailand; Sri Lanka
Genre/Form: sponsored, industrial
Language:
Rights:
Film Format: 16mm film
Element: positive, workprint
Color: b&w, color
Color Process: Kodachrome
Sound or Silent: silent
Film Soundtrack Type: mos
Edge Code: triangle plus
Frame Rate: 24 fps
Length (feet): 185
Complete Record:
Description: Incomplete excerpt from film about rubber farming in Southeast Asia. A white man in a suit spins a globe and points to Thailand and Indonesia on a map, and footage cuts to scenes of everyday life, industry and military parades in Southeast Asia.
Rubber farming in Southeast Asia and in other locations; as metadata gives "Ceylon," then presumably some is Sri Lanka; includes farming, British and American colonial militia and scenes of Saigon, Vietnam.
Another segment possibly designed Strohm_0049.
Technical note: Image appears flipped from 2:15 to end.
Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit http://www.prelinger.com
Subjects: 1950s, Industry, People of Asian and Pacific Islander origin or descent, Military, Boats and boating, Extractive industries
Tags: illustrated title card of man tapping tree for rubber; rubber trees; leaves; plants; men; pails; Natural Rubber Bureau presents title card; voice of male authority; suits; desks; maps; globes; sculptures; figurines; deities; desk blotters; pens; ashtrays; close-up of globe; man talking in front of map; hand pointing to country of Siam; watches; water; canals; boats; canoes; oars; sampan boats; hats; roads; trucks; swimming; rowing; rivers; mother and child on house boat; hauling vegetables on boat; temples; trees; Wat Benchamabophit; white marble; palm trees; military; soldiers; banners; parades; musical performances; drums; drummers; marching; sailors in uniforms; guns; rifles; firearms; horses; saddles; elephants; young man riding elephant; chains
Film Sponsor: Natural Rubber Bureau
Creator: John Strohm
Credits: Title states: "Natural Rubber Bureau presents 'Southeast Asia' photographed and narrated by John L. Strohm, author-editor-world-traveler"
Distributor:
Contributor: Prelinger Archives
Source Collection: John Strohm Collection PC-0549
Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive
Production Date: circa 1950
Release Date:
Geographical Location: Thailand; Vietnam; Bangkok, Thailand; Sri Lanka
Genre/Form: sponsored, industrial
Language:
Rights:
Film Format: 16mm film
Element: positive, workprint
Color: b&w, color
Color Process: Kodachrome
Sound or Silent: silent
Film Soundtrack Type: mos
Edge Code: triangle plus
Frame Rate: 24 fps
Length (feet): 185
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