- Title: V-2711
- Summary: OUR WORLD IN REVIEW: VIRGIN ISLANDS. ST. THOMAS. CARIBBEAN. BARBADOS. WORKING WINDMILL. PROCESSING SUGAR CANE. OVERSEAS TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
- Description:01:12:40 - ANIMATED MAP OF VIRGIN ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO, ST. THOMAS 01:12:44 - CRUISE SHIP ENTERING HARBOR AT ST. THOMAS 01:12:51 - HS ISLAND OF ST. THOMAS. 01:12:56 - STREET SCENE, OLD MEETS NEW, MAN IN HORSE DRAWN CART PASSED BY MOTORIST. PALM TREES. HILLY LANDSCAPE, OPEN DRAINS. NATIVES, LOCALS AT OUTDOOR SHOPPING MARKET. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. WOMAN ON DONKEY TALKING TO FRIEND. 01:13:40 - BEAUTIFUL HARBOR SCENE 01:13:46 - TOURIST LAUGHING ON DONKEY RIDE THROUGH TOWN 01:13:51 - NATIVE INDUSTRIES, COOP COOPERATIVE NEEDLEWORK, WOODWORK, POTTERY, BASKETS. WOMEN MODELING HATS HANDBAGS 01:14:02 - TOURISTS & LOCALS SHARING BEAUTY OF ST. THOMAS 01:14:07 - WATER FRONT SCENE, VISTA OF HILLS, LAND LOCKED BAY. PALM TREES, LITTLE GIRL LYING IN SURF. MAN HOLDING CHILD'S HAND ON DOCK 01:14:31 - VIEW FROM CONCRETE SEAT OVERLOOKING BEAUTIFUL SCENERY 01:14:46 - POV ON HILL LOOKING OUT AT SAIL BOATS ON THE CARIBBEAN 01:14:53 - PIRATE CASTLE, BLUE BEARD. CU PLAQUE: "TOUR BARBE BLEUE RESTAUREE 1859. HOTEL CUSTOMERS EATING ALFRESCO OVERLOOKING CARIBBEAN WATERS, SAIL BOATS 01:15:38 - WORKING WINDMILL, BARBADOS 01:16:16 - LOCAL WORKERS COLLECTING CUT SUGAR CANE, BRINGING INTO WINDMILL. CUTTING CANE STALKS. CRUSHING THE JUICE OUT, BOILING SUGAR CANE 01:17:45 - WORKERS RAKING AREA IN FRONT OF WINDMILL 01:18:22 - OVERSEAS TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, LONDON, CONNECTING PHONE SERVICE AROUND THE WORLD. BANK OF TELEPHONE OPERATORS SPEAKING VARIETY OF LANGUAGES. BI-LINGUAL OPERATORS. 01:19:07 - SPOKESMAN EXPLAINING OPERATIONS 01:19:30 - OPERATOR CONNECTING PHONE CALL FROM LONDON TO SOUTH AFRICA, VOICES HEARD IN TELEPHONE CONVERSATION. CUTS TO RECEIVING TOWER 01:20:47 - BRITAIN'S FASTEST TRAIN & HUGE PASSENGER PLANE THE FLYING SCOTSMAN COMMUNICATING THROUGH RADIO POV IN PLANE LOOKING DOWN AT SPEEDING TRAIN
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1920
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1920s
- File Name: V-2711