The grandfather

Duration: 0:16:00

Genre: Aging | Documentary | Educational

Year Published: 1967

Creator: Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | WGBH-TV: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Portrays the life of a 93-year-old grandfather who has lived all of his life in Friesland, the northern-most province of the Netherlands. Recollects such past events as his wife's first, fearful ride in a carriage and his being hired because he gave people a good day's work even though the fields were never his. Observes that the faces have all changed and the grandfather, the oldest in the village, is the only one who remembers the older people.

Complete Record: , Portrays the life of a 93-year-old grandfather who has lived all of his life in Friesland, the northern-most province of the Netherlands. Recollects such past events as his wife's first, fearful ride in a carriage and his being hired because he gave people a good day's work even though the fields were never his. Observes that the faces have all changed and the grandfather, the oldest in the village, is the only one who remembers the older people.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.