| New York/Paris, 1934 | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 990 |
| Catalog #: | 313213 | |
| Clip Number: | 313213-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 073 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | New York, Paris | |
| Year Shot: | 1934 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/MOTION PICTURES: Amateur ENTERTAINMENT/MOTION PICTURES: Home Movies RECREATION: Travel, Tourism, Sightseeing | |
| Description: | MS man looking at dock; pan to pier where German liner BREMEN is docked and loading 01:09:37 MS man tipping his hat as the ship starts to move out; LS BREMEN moving back from dock -- makes you wonder how the camera got to Europe 01:09:52 Paris street scene; lots of cars, elegant buildings and shops, women and well-dressed men; sidewalk cafe -- Champs-Elysees elegance 01:10:10 MS cars parked at side of boulevard, Arc de Triomphe in distance 01:10:20 MS hearse with flower wreaths, guard waiting, coffin is hustled out and into the hearse, and a priest does ritual at door of hearse. From the number and size of the wreaths, this would appear to be the funeral of an important or at least popular person 01:10:53 LS straight down from Eiffel Tower, tilt up to Seine River, following its curves. 01:11:10 MS horses and soldiers in French military Parade, crowd looking on in interesting parallel to the same scenes in Germany earlier this roll. Very brief shot of North African troops on horseback | |
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