- Title: V-9411
- Summary: CUBA: CUBA DOCUMENTARY 1947 THIS FILM IS AN ILLUSTRATED DOCUMENTARY OF CUBA TODAY: ITS CAPITAL CITY, HAVANA, ITS SECOND LARGEST CITY, SANTIAGO, ITS HISTORICAL SPOTS OF INTEREST, ITS INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AND THE HERITAGE OF ITS PEOPLE.
- Description:01:38:41 - MAP WEST INDIES, CUBA 01:39:00 - LS PAN HAVANA 01:39:07 - HAVANA, CUBA CIRCA 1947. MORRO CASTLE. 01:39:33 - NARROW STREET WITH CARS, PEDESTRIANS, OLD WORLD 01:39:39 - STREET VENDOR SELLING CUSTOMER COFFEE 01:39:48 - CUBAN LOTTERY VENDORS 01:39:55 - COLUMBUS CATHEDRAL 01:40:13 - UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA. PEOPLE WALK UP WIDE STEPS TO THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 01:40:34 - THE NATIONAL CAPITOL OF CUBA BUILDING, PATTERNED AFTER WASHINGTON'S CAPITOL BUILDING. DOME. 01:40:51 - HS THE PRADO, STREET CARS. SPANISH MOORISH ARCHITECTURE. 1940s BUS, CARS 01:41:08 - CU STATUE HONORING SOLDIERS LOST IN EXPLOSION OF BATTLESHIP MAINE, MAIN WHICH STARTED SPANISH AMERICAN WAR. TILT UP TWO IONIC COLUMNS TO EAGLE AT TOP OF STATUE 01:41:23 - HAVANA HARBOR, BUSY PORT. EXPORTING SUGAR, CROPS 01:41:54 - LS PAN SANTIAGO 01:42:08 - SANTIAGO STREET SCENES, STREET CARS, PEDESTRIANS 01:42:18 - TWO WOMEN WALK UP NARROW STREET. MOORISH. STONE STAIRWAYS COLONIAL HOUSES. STEEP HILLSIDES 01:42:35 - TOURISTS AT SAN JUAN HILL. CANNON, BATTLEFIELD WITH ORIGINAL TRENCHES. STATUE OF TEDDY ROOSEVELT 01:43:11 - AERIAL OVER FARMLAND 01:43:18 - CU LARGE TOBACCO LEAF. TOBACCO FARM. CUBAN TOBACCO USED AS INSIDE FILLER FOR CUBAN CIGARS WORKERS MAKING CIGARS, WRAPPING LEAVES. HAND ROLLING CIGARS 01:43:47 - PINEAPPLE FARM. HARVESTING PINEAPPLES. CARRYING HUGE BASKET ON HEAD 01:44:16 - COFFEE CROPS COFFEE BEANS, FIELDS, WORKERS PICK BEANS, WORKERS SPREAD OUT BEANS WITH RAKES 01:44:25 - LS PAN HUGE FIELDS OF SUGAR CANE, WORKERS CUT BAMBOO LIKE CANE WITH MACHETES. OXEN TEAM PULL OX CART FULL OF CUT CANE, NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD TRANSPORTS CANE TO THE MILL 01:45:17 - LS SUGAR PLANT. 01:45:24 - DOCKERS LOADING SACKS OF SUGAR ONTO CARGO SHIP 01:45:31 - CUBAN SCENIC PAN MOUNTAINS 01:45:36 - LS CAPITOL, HAVANA. 01:45:51 - MS HAVANA UNIVERSITY. CORINTHIAN COLUMNS 01:45:58 - HAVANA HARBOR BUSTLING PORT 01:46:04 - BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WALKS DOWN SANTIAGO STREET 01:46:07 - PAN SAN JUAN HILL 01:46:21 - AGRICULTURE, SUGAR CROP BROUGHT TO PLANT BY OXEN CART 01:46:39 - LS MORRO CASTLE. CARGO SHIP LEAVING HAVANA HARBOR 01:46:52 - CU CUBAN FLAG FLYING IN BREEZE 01:47:02 - TAPE ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1947
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1940s
- File Name: V-9411