British Guiana (1933)

Footage №67079, 1 part, black-white
Availability:Film hasn't been digitized
Director:Dzhejms A. Ficpatrik, James A. FitzPatrick
Camera operators:U. O. Fild, W.O. Field

Reel №1

From the series "The Voice of the universe» / ​​The voice of the Globe / narrator James Fitzpatrick / FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALK / Map of South America.

Northeast takes Guiana: British, Dutch (Dutch) and French.

British Guiana (now Guyana) -..

Is the largest in area, 300 thousand people, more than 70 thousand live in Georgetown - the capital and the largest city of the colony.

View of the city.

Townspeople.

Bazar.

Parade.

It takes a military band.

Passes Mounted Military Police.

Picturesque canals Georgetown and its environs.

Growing lilies.

The animal, like a giant (Brazilian) otter that lives in the rivers of South America.

The rice harvest, the sugar cane.

Farmers threshed grains beveled.

Gold deposits.

People in the mines, manual extraction process.

A boat trip on the river from Georgetown in Kaitёr.

The rapids on the river.

Picturesque waterfalls Kaieteur, one of the largest in the world (226 m.), A delightful nature around.

This marvel of nature, an unforgettable sight.

Key words

South America, Guyana, 1930, the city, the armed forces, army, cavalry, trade, music, police, agriculture, floriculture, wildlife, mining, geography, landscape

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