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Europe Tour 1952

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Description Film consists mainly of a combination of what appear to be classmates at school and at a party, possibly a birthday party, nature and flower shots, a visit to a zoo, a large military parade, a military formation (potentially a graduation ceremony), and a track event, consisting of the high jump and long jump. Zoo sequence includes shots of peacocks, elephants, flamingos, monkeys, Grizzly bears, and polar bears. Footage consists of a combination of color and black and white film stock.

Film consists of travelogue sequences from England, Scotland, Australia and unidentified country, possibly from the Indian Subcontinent or Southeast Asia. Opens with a neon lit nighttime sequence of Melbourne Australia, identified by a shot of the Regent Theater, currently showing The Robe (1953), starring Richard Burton. A lavish Australian parade follows with floats and has a massive audience. Notable locations and sites shot in England include the Tan-Y-Bryn house, Conwy Castle, the Maelgwyn Hotel, Bath Abbey, Aldwych station in Westminster, Bideford, the Rose of Torridge Café, and Gulval in Cornwall. There are some amazing pastoral and coastal nature shots from what appear to be Cornwall. There are also shots of Stonehenge. An unidentified location from the Indian subcontinent or Southeast Asia is of a bustling center with lots of foot traffic and several portrait shots of people/families. The Scottish segment has several notable sequences, including mechanized farming sequences, possibly of hay, a raspberry sales/weigh station, as well as shots of the countryside, lochs, and sheep. The Trossachs Hotel in Stirling was shot, as well as the Gairloch Hotel. Finally, more sequences from Sweden are included on this reel, including more footage from Stockholm and Gothenburg. There is a large military parade filmed, lots of waterway shots and what appears to be a canal tour ride. Footage consists of a combination of color and black and white film stock with title cards inserted for new locations.
Duration 01:39:59
Color/Black & White Color and Black & White
Sound/Silent Silent
Film Stock 16mm

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