| CHINATOWN GOES WHOOPEE Celebrations in New York's Chinatown to mark good harvests back in China. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7212 |
| Catalog #: | 504365 | |
| Clip Number: | 504365-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 545 | |
| Timecode: | 01:37:35 - 01:39:04 | |
| Location: | New York, United States of America. | |
| Year Shot: | 1940 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: Chinese ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Ethnic / Cultural ENTERTAINMENT/STUNTS: Leaps HOLIDAYS: New Year LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York | |
| Description: | CHINATOWN GOES WHOOPEE Celebrations in New York's Chinatown to mark good harvests back in China. New York, United States of America. Various shots of night time celebrations taking place in New York's Chinatown to mark the good harvests in China. Various Chinese entertainments are seen in side shows on the streets - a contortionist act, a traditional paddy field workers dance (done with small baskets balanced on the head), a sword dance, a strong man lying on a bed of nails while another hammers on a block of concrete on his stomach. Crowds of people applaud. Some watch from fire escapes on the nearby buildings. | |
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