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Summary
Black and white film, 1920's. "A Trip to the Arctic" film on Northern Pacific and Arctic Oceans.
Footage Information
Source | CONUS Archive |
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Record ID | 320531 |
Story Slug | HISTORICAL FILM: A TRIP TO THE ARCTIC Pt. 2 (1920’s) |
Location | See Video Description |
Format | VOSIL |
Date | 1/1/1921 |
Archive Time | 01:35:05 |
TRT | 3:58 |
Video Description | Black and white film, Eskimo, Inuit cemetery, fenced in with huge whale ribs. Men walk up to whale ribs to show scale. Graves. WS of pasture, reindeer grazing. Large herds ford stream. Hunting reindeer. Strange shot of ship's mast casting shadow on ice as ship breaks through. Quick shot of fjord. We arrive in Siberia. Tchuckchis (Siberian Eskimos) board the USS Bear and have a look. They peer in porthole at radio operator. Government officer from Soviet Union. Delightful shot of Tchuckchi (Siberian Eskimo) father posing with his daughter on deck of ship, in front of American sailors. Inuit man performs great traditional dance on deck to welcome visitors. Child dances, too-- amazing shot. Two men wrestle for the entertainment of others. Beauty shot of midnight sun setting. |
Description | Black and white film, 1920's. "A Trip to the Arctic" film on Northern Pacific and Arctic Oceans. |
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Keywords
exploration
Arctic
ice floe
iceberg
native tribes