Strohm 0049 (silent)
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Description:
Description: Labor and industry of Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Japan, featuring agricultural practices and British and American colonial presence in Southeast Asia.
This roll perhaps another segment of film designated Strohm_0048, entitled "Southeast Asia."
Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com
Subjects: 1950s, People of Asian and Pacific Islander origin or descent, Industry, Extractive industries, Agriculture, Rural life, Colonialism, Human-animal relationships, Labor, Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Tags: people riding elephants; men; poles; valiya kol; chains; working animals; elephants in service as agricultural workers; young man riding elephant; loincloths; trees; tree trunks; knives; rubber tapping; rubber harvesting; collecting latex; pails; buckets; labor; workers; women working; young women carrying buckets of latex; carrying poles; temples; sculptures; sacred cows; deities; docks; ships; nets; cargo; soldiers; rifles; guns; tanks; N3854 tank; No Signals sign; military; uniforms; berets; trucks; interracial soldiers; soldiers marching through jungle; Asian soldiers; white soldiers; white soldier examining Asian woman's identification and property; babies; children; straw hats; officers; tents; rice paddies; paddy fields; harvesting rice; musicians; instruments; mother and child; families; youth; chickens; plants; leaves; farming; cities; paved roads; buildings; horses; horse-drawn carriages; trolley cars; bicycles; women washing laundry in river; water; hoes; pickaxes; grasses; dirt; soil; Hotel de ville of Saigon; People's Committee Building; Ho Chi Minh City Hall; government; portrait of President of Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem; fountains; smiles; urbane fashions; sunglasses; airplanes; 7 people riding on roof and hood of car; towers; mining; breaking rocks; cattle-drawn plow; mud; chopping plaster off of bricks; artists; performers; paintings; drums; storytellers; close-up of mother carrying baby on back; hay bales; bamboo; woman using bamboo tool to flatten hay; man spinning hay into twine; woman posing with bouquet of flowers; geisha; woman in kimono smiling; flowers; elephant pushing over tree; elephant labor; portraits of people looking at camera; street scenes; travel and exploration; counterinsurgency
Film Sponsor: [Natural Rubber Bureau]
Creator: John Strohm
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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: Sri Lanka; Vietnam; Japan
Genre/Form: amateur
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Rights:
Film Format: 16mm film
Element: positive, workprint
Color: color
Color Process: Kodachrome
Sound or Silent: silent
Film Soundtrack Type: mos
Edge Code: triangle plus
Frame Rate: 24 fps
Length (feet): 415
Complete Record: Description: Labor and industry of Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Japan, featuring agricultural practices and British and American colonial presence in Southeast Asia. This roll perhaps another segment of film designated Strohm_0048, entitled "Southeast Asia." Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com Subjects: 1950s, People of Asian and Pacific Islander origin or descent, Industry, Extractive industries, Agriculture, Rural life, Colonialism, Human-animal relationships, Labor, Vietnam War (1961-1975) Tags: people riding elephants; men; poles; valiya kol; chains; working animals; elephants in service as agricultural workers; young man riding elephant; loincloths; trees; tree trunks; knives; rubber tapping; rubber harvesting; collecting latex; pails; buckets; labor; workers; women working; young women carrying buckets of latex; carrying poles; temples; sculptures; sacred cows; deities; docks; ships; nets; cargo; soldiers; rifles; guns; tanks; N3854 tank; No Signals sign; military; uniforms; berets; trucks; interracial soldiers; soldiers marching through jungle; Asian soldiers; white soldiers; white soldier examining Asian woman's identification and property; babies; children; straw hats; officers; tents; rice paddies; paddy fields; harvesting rice; musicians; instruments; mother and child; families; youth; chickens; plants; leaves; farming; cities; paved roads; buildings; horses; horse-drawn carriages; trolley cars; bicycles; women washing laundry in river; water; hoes; pickaxes; grasses; dirt; soil; Hotel de ville of Saigon; People's Committee Building; Ho Chi Minh City Hall; government; portrait of President of Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem; fountains; smiles; urbane fashions; sunglasses; airplanes; 7 people riding on roof and hood of car; towers; mining; breaking rocks; cattle-drawn plow; mud; chopping plaster off of bricks; artists; performers; paintings; drums; storytellers; close-up of mother carrying baby on back; hay bales; bamboo; woman using bamboo tool to flatten hay; man spinning hay into twine; woman posing with bouquet of flowers; geisha; woman in kimono smiling; flowers; elephant pushing over tree; elephant labor; portraits of people looking at camera; street scenes; travel and exploration; counterinsurgency Film Sponsor: [Natural Rubber Bureau] Creator: John Strohm Credits: 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: Sri Lanka; Vietnam; Japan Genre/Form: amateur Language: Rights: Film Format: 16mm film Element: positive, workprint Color: color Color Process: Kodachrome Sound or Silent: silent Film Soundtrack Type: mos Edge Code: triangle plus Frame Rate: 24 fps Length (feet): 415
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