| BALKAN HOTCH POTCH Good shots of a Balkan village on the border of Hungary and the Russian Ukraine. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7217 |
| Catalog #: | 265609 | |
| Clip Number: | 265609-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 515 | |
| Timecode: | 01:13:19 - 01:14:51 | |
| Location: | Hungary/Romania | |
| Year Shot: | 1940 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Religious, Churches FASHION: Ethnic / Cultural HABITATS, HUMAN: Rural Village LOCATIONS/ASIA: Ukraine (USSR) LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Hungary LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Poland LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Rumania (Romania) | |
| Description: | BALKAN HOTCH POTCH Good shots of a Balkan village on the border of Hungary and the Russian Ukraine Border of Hungary and Polish / Russian Ukraine. Pictures 'smuggled out of the Balkans' show guards patrolling the border posts between Hungary and what was the Polish Ukraine (Russian at time of this film). Lyrical shots of countryside & village life. Villagers in traditional dress seen going to church and chatting outside. Various shots of the village of Tesco (?) on the Hungarian / Rumanian border that caused a diplomatic incident in 1939, including bullet holes on cottage walls. Good scenic shots of poor Balkan village. | |
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