| 1948 Trip to Canada - Peckhams | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 234 |
| Catalog #: | 313170 | |
| Clip Number: | 313170-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 115 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Canada | |
| Year Shot: | 1948 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/MOTION PICTURES: Amateur ENTERTAINMENT/MOTION PICTURES: Home Movies RECREATION: Travel, Tourism, Sightseeing | |
| Description: | Shot of two boys (about 13 and 16 or thereabouts, respectively) sitting in front of small waterfall, pretending to beat up on each other but it's pretty forced so they just sit and smile at the camera. Shot of waterfall and the river it flows into. Wider shot of water falling over rocks. Various shots of waterflow over rocks. 10:44 POV from cable car high up in a mountainous area on its way down. Mountains in bg, cables and cable towers in fg as the camera tilts down to the view FAR below. Another cable car on it's way up passes with people looking out of open windows. 11:16 shots from ground looking up steep mountain, panning landscape. 11:28 nice shot of rainbow, camera follows the curve of it agains an ominous gray sky (at least until the tree block the view). Another closer shot of same, golden glow can be seen inside rainbow (cool!) and the color are intense. 11:43 family sitting in horse-drawn carriage, then shots of the family (the two boys again as seen at the beginning of the reel) on the grounds of the Kent House. Lots of flowers. Pan of grounds. 12:10 Shot of sheer, high waterfall on rock face. two boys walking along the shore near to where the waterfall spills into the pool below. Nice CU Boys and mother sit together near water with waterfall in bg. Same shot but with Dad instead of eldest boy. 13:24 MS of boys paddling a canoe. | |
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