| Italian Acrobatic Flag Wavers | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1761 |
| Catalog #: | 425924 | |
| Clip Number: | 425924-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-044-03 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | New York, New York - Rockefeller Plaza | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Pedestrians ENTERTAINMENT: Clowns & Mimes ENTERTAINMENT: Street Performers FESTIVALS: Cultural LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York OCCUPATIONS: Entertainer | |
| Description: | Italian flag-wavers thrill thousands at Manhattan's Rockefeller Plaza skating rink, now showing its new spring-summer face. The troupe dates back to the Middle Ages and the pageantry of the Crusades. Establishing shot - Flags surrounding Rockefeller Plaza, a crowd of people standing at the top of the ice-skating rink looking down. MS - A troupe of acrobatic flag wavers. The acrobat is spinning, twirling the flag and standing on his hands. "background" people watching sitting at tables and standing. CUS - Paul Manship's statue of Prometheus. MS - There are two flag flippers from Tuscany, Italy. and they are really working at twirling those flags. MS - Three flag twirlers. CU - Flag Twirler. High Angle Shot - Flag twirlers - there are six of them twirling flags "in background" statue of Prometheus. | |
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