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1929 - Military, USA Sightseeing Outtakes: Foreign travel in the US Army R1 & ?? of 6R

Reel Number: 220453-03

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1929,1920s

Country: Panama,USA

Location: Colon,Panama Canal,San Francisco, California

TC Begins: 23:31:54

TC Ends: 23:48:38

Duration: 00:16:44

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1929 - US Army Travel Footage, Unedited Overhead pan above collier ship Vulcan aground; over-shoulder shot of two soldiers looking down on it. 23:32:49 Aboard Battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40)) w/ large guns & sailors & visitors on deck; tilt up mast to flags flying. View of two submarines moored alongside (?). People look at biplane on catapult of (BB-40). 23:34:01 San Francisco, California waterfront w/ army truck / bus w/ canvas top arriving & two soldiers / officers out. Wide Embarcadero Avenue w/ Ferry Building clock tower in background. Trolleys / trams & other truck & auto traffic past. 23:34:40 Waves breaking on Seal Rocks, soldiers watch sea. 23:36:03 Two soldiers looking at boats docked at Fisherman’s Wharf. Pan reservoir & San Francisco from hilltop. 23:37:22 Two silhouetted soldiers descend steep hillside towards city below, pointing out sites. 23:37:39 Chinatown & dancing Dragon w/ man & others parading; performing in street, strings of firecrackers hanging in front of 731 Tuck Lung & Co., MS men drumming. 23:39:00 Statue General Pershing in Golden Gate park two soldiers walk up, look & leave. 23:39:18 Large ornate M.H. de Young museum buildings w/ cars & visitors in front. 23:39:34 Two soldiers on sandy beach w/ Seal Rocks in background. Pan to cliffs on shore. 23:39:55 Slug. 23:39:56 LS Panama Canal lake w/ steam shovel & barges along shore. POV past & men operating hydro excavation machinery. Freighter passing thru Gatun Lake or Culebra Cut. 23:40:45 Two soldiers look at plaque on building. Walk past statues & people to large Catholic church & enter. Walk along sea front at Fort ??. MCU wipe sweat on brow, turn & walk away in street. 23:42:15 Soldiers walk along palm tree lined plaza w/ large government building at back. 23:42:23 Amidst overgrown jungle & ruins, possibly at Guadalupe, Philippine Islands; walk path over small stone bridge. 23:42:59 Picking large plantains / bananas at market stall. Cart past on street; painted advertisement for beer in Spanish outside bar. Wide city street w/ traffic - probably in Panama. 23:43:47 Large tugboat pushing St. Mihiel (?) on water. Colon, Panama (?) waterfront w/ dock warehouse buildings. Twin-stack warship (cruiser ?) at dock. POV thru water at Panama (?), two-masted steamboat. 23:45:16 CU sailboat from above. 23:45:25 Military truck / bus w/ San Francisco (?) houses in background; two soldiers out, cross street to windmill & sailboat in sand dune. CU sign about Amundsen Gjoa Expedition. Walk back to bus & driver & leave. 23:46:37 Seagulls on dune & fly. View across Golden Gate w/ cliffs & wild landscape. 23:46:58 Large ship, USAT St. Mihiel at dock, heavy black smoke from stack as people board. MCU two military officers (?? & General William Lassiter ?) talking, pose holding hats / caps. CU steam whistle blowing. VERY GOOD. 23:47:37 Ship USAT St. Mihiel underway leaving San Francisco to sea, w/ hills behind. Military Recruiting Footage; 1920s; Sightseeing; Tourists; Tourism; NOTE: Partial or entire reel sold at per reel rate. Good Quality. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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