Summary

Alps

Source Archive Films by Getty Images
Title: Alps
File Number: AD-74 Beta SP; 16mm
Color: Color
Type: Travelogue
Subjects: 1950s, 1960s, travelogues, Europe, Austrian Alps, Italian Alps, French Alps, viewpoints, ; outlooks, views, scenic, overlooks, sightseeing, villages, transportation, buses, ships, ; boats, aerial tramways, aerial lifts, chair lift, chair lifts, ski lifts, ski trams, bus ; trips, cable car trains, sightseeing ships, cafes, tourists, tourism, street scenes, lakes, ; mountains, mountain ranges, churches, chalets, hotels, inns, ice grottos, glacier grottos, ; ice caves, mountain glaciers, traditional culture, traditional clothing, native dress, ; Austrian culture, traditional dress, folkdance, folk dance, folk dancers, Austrian folk dance, ; round dancing, round dance, resort towns, security check points, security checkpoints, roadways, ; mountain passes, time-lapse shots, cityscapes, shopping, Hohe Tauern, agricultural workers, ; fields, farming, gas stations, gas pumps, gas station attendants, festivals, parades, ; processions, water skiers, water sports
Description: Travelogue from the late 1950s early 1960s filmed throughout several countries in the Alps in picturesque villages and scenic mountainsides Footage of winding mountain roadways, mountain viewpoint vistas, people riding chairlifts and overhead cable cars over snow covered mountain ranges, and river lake vistas Tourists at scenic viewpoints, walking through a Mont Blanc ice grotto, and enjoying views on sightseeing ships Austrian dancers wearing traditional clothing performing Austrian folk dances for spectators at an outdoor cafe Good shots of a man steering an Isetta bubble car from outside with the front end open *************************************************************************************************** 00:59:44:19 Alps Roll 32B Austria? Alps Time-lapse clouds casting shadow as they pass over mountainside & lush valley PAN clouds looming over mountains along lush valley VS people walking across wood bridge in town TU from street in town to mountain looming over town People walking on road outside chalet Facade chalet w flowers along balcony TU pile of wood logs? VS church on hill in countryside Woman & young girl (mother & daughter) in traditional Austrian dress walking along grassy field w church on hill in BG People walking into building w painted fresco on outside 01:02:01:22 Austria, Alps VS female farmers working in agricultural field, moving hay & grass w pitchforks (good shots, agriculture, women farmers) Salzburg, Austria People dining at outdoor cafe overlooking Salzburg cityscape Austria PAN pitched tents in campground along lake river MS pitched tents in campground Cars driving through old town street Pedestrians walking through old town street, sign for Konditorei Cafe Gandl on wall People dining at outdoor restaurant cafe along Salzburg River St Wolfgang, Austria Passengers on sightseeing ship going along Wolfgangsee lake? VS views from ship of White Horse Inn (Im Weisses Rossl) & St Wolfgang Church along lake Entranceway to Hotel Weisses Rossl (White Horse Inn) 01:04:16:13 Austria Car POV driving on two-lane roadway Car POV pulling up behind car at security checkpoint Salzburg, Austria HA PAN Salzburg cityscape w people looking at view from overlook Silhouetted people sitting along lake at sunset Silhouetted girl watching sailboat go down lake at sunset (pretty shots, sunsets, sundown, atmospheric, serene) WS field of haystacks VS LS castle on top of hill? 01:05:51:06 Austria VS people in swimsuits (swimwear) sitting on pier along lake watching boats, sun tanning VS man (water skier) water skiing on lake (recreation, leisure, water sports) VS people relaxing at outdoor cafe along lakeshore 01:06:50:23 Heiligenblut, Austria Woman walking on road near Heiligenblut (Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse?) TU from road near Heiligenblut to snow-covered Grossglockner mountain peak overlooking city CU snow-covered Grossglockner mountain peak Heiligenblut townscape w gothic church Dissolved shots getting closer to snow-covered Grossglockner mountain peak VS CU painting of cross covered in snow & ice 01:08:40:08 Heiligenblut, Austria PAN Heiligenblut gothic church & resort hotels Woman & girl (mother & daughter) in traditional Austrian dress looking over railing, pointing to Grossglockner mountain in distance Waitress serving coffee to customers at outdoor cafe Bus driving on street VS glassware souvenirs in display case CU Osterreichische Post (Austrian postal authority) imprinted on side of bus Passengers boarding bus People waving as bus pulls away (good shot, departures) Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse, Austria LS cars stopped at roadway checkpoint (check point) Women dressed in traditional Austrian dress performing checks on passing vehicles, putting stickers on windshield CU Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse sticker on car windshield (good shots, roadways, traffic, sightseeing, tourism, tourists) 01:10:39:18 Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse, Austria Road sign pointing to Heiligenblut, Franz-Josefshohe, & Hochtor Kaiser Franz Josefs Hohe Summit? VS vehicles driving through & out of Hochtor tunnel PAN Grossglockner mountain vista outlook viewpoint w parked cars along railing People walking in parking lot Man turning steering wheel & driving Isetta from outside w front end open Man closing & locking front door of Isetta (good shots, bubble cars, microcars, Isettas) 01:11:50:22 Dolomites, (Italian Alps), Italy TU lake to jagged ridges of limestone Dolomite mountains Mother & daughter dining at outdoor cafe w mountain vista Woman packing luggage into trunk of car Karneid, South Tyrol, Italy TU roadway to Karneid Castle (Schloss Karneid) on top of hill overlooking roadway Car driving on winding Dolomite Road along snowy embankment HA TU winding Dolomite Road Bus driving carefully on road past men shoveling snow fell from embankments 01:13:53:15 Falzarego Pass (Passo Falzarego), Dolomites, Italy Sign for Passo Falzarego Tourists shopping at souvenir stand MS man selling photographs at souvenir stand Time-lapse clouds passing over jagged peaks of Dolomite Mountains PAN jagged-edged Dolomite Mountains PAN townscape in mountain valley Time-lapse billowing cumulous clouds 01:15:17:07 Riva del Garda, Italy PAN Riva del Garda cityscape along Lake Garda Steamship powering on Lake Garda Passengers seated on steamship benches LS Riva del Garda along Lake Garda PAN Riva del Garda cityscape along Lake Garda VS busy Riva del Garda town square w historic clock tower Young girls in white communion dresses walking w adults towards church entrance VS female tourists shopping at outdoor stands Women trying on hats & looking at scarves 01:17:33:20 Lake Garda, Italy Ship view from Lake Garda of townscape along lake Italy (Italian Alps) Car driving on roadway along lake Motorcycles & cars driving on tree-lined roadway Facade gas station Filling car tanks w gasoline at gas station (filling station) CU Italian gas pump Gas station attendant filling car from watering can VS village in mountain valley Car driving on road past buildings in mountain valley VS village in mountain valley w church tower 01:19:32:28 Italy (Italian Alps) Car & motorcycle driving down road in mountain countryside LS mountain glacier near village in mountain valley VS getting closer to mountain glacier River running through village WS mountain glacier LS church in village VS vehicles driving on roadway w mountain range in BG VS LS medieval castle ruins on hillside 01:21:23:15 Italy (Italian Alps) VS LS WS snow-covered mountain (Italian Alps) across countryside VS people being assisted into chairlifts (ski lifts, aerial lifts) at station VS people riding chairlifts (ski lifts, aerial lifts) up & down mountain People being assisted out of chairlifts at station on mountain (good shots, Alps, tourism, sightseeing, tourists) Couple seated on bench at mountain viewpoint lookout PAN from men seated on bench overlooking mountain vista Group of tourists standing at mountain lookout People walking on mountain summit 01:23:12:10 Kaiser Franz Josefs Hohe Summit?, Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse, Austria VS vehicles driving on winding mountain roadway overlooking snow-covered mountain Roadway near parked cars along mountain viewpoint outlook PAN tourists at viewpoint outlook to snow-covered Grossglockner mountain VS tourists at viewpoint looking at mountain vistas Cars driving on roadway overlooking mountain vista Austrian flags on flagpoles amongst international flags at viewpoint VS tourists looking through telescopes at mountain vistas (good shots, Alps, vistas, viewpoints, outlooks, tourists, sightseeing, tourism) 01:25:20:06 Kaiser Franz Josefs Hohe Summit?, Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse, Austria Time-lapse clouds passing over snow-covered Grossglockner mountain summit VS snow-covered Grossglockner mountain & Pasterze Glacier? Time-lapse clouds passing over mountain glacier HA people walking on glacier? Silhouetted woman opening window to snow-covered mountain view (good shot, Alps, mountains, vistas) LA cumulous clouds in blue sky 01:27:16:14 Austria? (Austrian Alps) TU from chalet to mountain looming overhead Overhead cable car ski tram traveling course Cable car views over wood treetops Overhead cable car traveling above snow-covered mountain LA LS cable car passing tower & starting descent WS overhead cable cars passing each other Cable car view passing tower VS cable car views of snow-covered mountain Cable car rear POV making way 01:29:09:06 Austria? (Austrian Alps) Skiers disembarking ski tram overhead cable car at station Skiers boarding ski tram overhead cable car at station VS tourists at mountain viewpoint outlook looking at vistas Man pointing to woman as they stand next to telescope Overhead cable car view traveling up snow-covered mountain PAN jagged peaks of snow-covered mountain summit nestled in mountain range 01:30:47:13 Austria? (Austrian Alps) VS cable car views of snow-covered mountain PAN from people at mountain viewpoint outlook to radio tower on mountain peak VS skiers getting ready, putting on skis LA handles & tops of skis standing upright next to melting icicle Thick cloud passing over mountain peak w radio tower 01:32:43:04 Heiligenblut, Austria VS Austrian couples in traditional Austrian clothing (men dressed in lederhosen women in peasant blouses, bodices, & skirts) performing Austrian folk dance (Volkstanz) at outdoor cafe, Grossglockner mountain in BG of some shots HA man kicking up feet as he dances Spectators applauding (clapping) after dancers finish (great shots, Austrian folk dancing, traditional culture, Austrian culture) 01:34:42:05 Austria (Austrian Alps) VS Austrians in traditional clothing marching in parade through city streets, carrying flags of Austrian states VS marching band players in traditional clothing holding instruments walking towards & past CAM Soldier marching in parade holding crucifix VS men & women in parade wearing plumed alpine hats 01:37:09:26 Austria (Austrian Alps) VS Austrians in traditional clothing marching in parade through city streets, carrying flags of Austrian states VS LA people watching & waving to procession from balconies TD building tower to people marching in parade on street VS marching band players in traditional clothing & holding instruments walking towards & past CAM CU placard for Innsbruck Marching band playing in procession Spectators seated on sidelines LS tower & city street from behind gate 01:39:37:28 Chamonix, France Car driving on country road w snow-covered Mont Blanc mountain in BG Snow-covered Mont Blanc Red flowerbed w snow-covered Mont Blanc mountain in BG Facade Chamonix church Street scenes People at outdoor cafe People shopping at outdoor stand VS women wearing traditional Bigouden headdresses hats adjusting headdresses on display Lace coiffes on display Pressed flowers on display? Bright red flowerbeds planted along grass Jacques Balmat & Horace Benedict de Saussure memorial statue 01:41:33:09 Chamonix, France Man looking through telescope up at snow-covered Mont Blanc mountain Swimmers in lake People in swimsuits sunbathing on field underneath snow-covered Mont Blanc LS Mont Blanc across golf field? Cable car train departing station View from inside cable car of passengers departing & people waiting on platform 01:42:54:25 Chamonix Mont Blanc, France VS cable car POVS along snow-covered Mont Blanc mountain VS snow-covered Mont Blanc 01:44:46:13 Mont Blanc, France Tourists at outlook viewpoint looking at view of Mont Blanc People sitting at Mont Blanc outlook outdoor cafe (Aigle du Nid?) People waiting to board overhead cable car LA cable car approaching station PAN cable car station & viewpoint area Overhead cable car making way HA cable car view of Chamonix Valley, TU Mont Blanc? TD from Mont Blanc to HA Chamonix Valley? 01:46:30:28 Mont Blanc, France VS snow-covered Mont Blanc views from overhead cable car making way up mountain Overhead cable car traveling across snow-covered mountain PAN jagged peaks along snow-covered mountain summit Two overhead cable cars traveling above glacier 01:48:20:16 Mont Blanc, France PAN jagged peaks along snow-covered mountain summit Passengers boarding overhead cable car at station TU French flags on flagpoles at mountain viewpoint VS tourists at mountain viewpoint, looking at views & carefully walking around icy area MS man standing in front of snow wall taking photograph Overhead cable car view mountain peak (shaky) 01:51:01:04 Mont Blanc, France Italy VS tourists at mountain viewpoint looking at views Woman looking through binoculars as man points towards sights VS PAN snow-covered mountains & mountain peaks Headshot woman looking through binoculars Man looking through telescope at mountain vista Italy marker w mountain in BG 01:53:09:11 Mont Blanc, Italy France Clouds hanging over Mont Blanc summit VS Mont Blanc Aviation helicopter taking off from mountain, flying, & landing at landing area VS pilot leaving helicopter w propellers moving, talking w other men in front of helicopter & getting back into helicopter Helicopter taking off & flying away 01:54:31:05 Mont Blanc, Italy France Mountain lake VS snow-covered Mont Blanc Mont Blanc glacier TU glacier to snow-covered mountain summit View from helicopter cockpit flying over mountain glacier 01:55:53:25 Mont Blanc, Italy France VS tourists at viewpoint overlooking mountain glacier, looking at views, & walking near ice grotto (glacier grotto) VS EXT ice grotto VS people entering ice grotto VS people walking through ice grotto Glacier w mountain in BG 01:58:00:00 OUT
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