British Guiana 1948 Reel 6 of 8
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:25
| Film ID | F16-0029 |
| Film Description | Reel 6 of 8 Unedited travelogue ShotlistAn enormous beetle.A parrot. Flowers. People on wharf. Scenes of shoreline, [dark] River from a boat. Several boats. African-Guyanese woman with many bracelets; her jewelry and mode of wearing it has an African appearance. Boat at wharf; details of wooden wharf. Locomotives with piles of wood. Church with steps; "A" - roof; interior: stained glass windows. Children playing in churchyard. Stone tower More views from a boat on wide water. Town scenes: women carrying baskets on heads; community water source; carts; open air market. Many two-wheeled carts in a row. Street vendors. Boats in harbor. Town scenes: goods for sale; a man lying on a low wheeled pallet (?) Weaving or sewing something like curtain lace or netting—woof attached to side of house. Sikh gentleman walking. South Asian Guyanese people in city street. Street scenes: people on the road; sign: "High Class Rated Water Factory. . . " |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Guyana, Weaving, South Asian diaspora, Sikh people |
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