| A PICTURE FROM THE FAR NORTH King Christian of Denmark meets his Eskimo subjects in Gotthab, Greenland for the first time. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5220 |
| Catalog #: | 55746 | |
| Clip Number: | 55746-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 799 | |
| Timecode: | 01:45:56 - 01:47:13 | |
| Location: | Greenland | |
| Year Shot: | 1921 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS/NATIVE AMERICANS: Inuit (Eskimo) LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Greenland ROYALTY: Danish (Denmark) | |
| Description: | A picture from the far North. King of Denmark pays first visit to his Eskimo subjects in Greenland. Gotthab. M/S as King Christian of Denmark walks along and shakes hands with some children, he is in military uniform and other dignitaries follow him. He walks along the group, smiles and shakes hands. L/S of Eskimos sat on rocks, a man walks past in the foreground. C/U of the King waving to them and smiling, the camera pans over them. "A novel salute." M/S as people in kayaks turn upside down and then right way up again in the water. | |
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