Overview
- Description
- In Sicily, "Grand-domed building contrasts with close-set houses crowding the streets of the poorer section of town." In Naples, Italy, pan down large elaborate building. Monuments and statues. Cut to slums of Rome, narrow streets, laundry hangs above, visibly poorer conditions, children in tattered clothing play. CU boy on sidewalk. "Many fountains and troughs in the cities serve a useful purpose, while others are merely ornamental or erected as memorials." Horse carrying load stands next to fountain. View of elaborate fountain that attracts spectators. "Naples, after Genoa, is Italy's most important seaport." Boat/ship on sea. "In the Old Town...roads narrow and the sanitary and health conditions are very bad." View of tenements, laundry hanging. Appears very dirty. Street scene. Carts. "The sun seldom reaches the pavement in many of these streets and in several it is never seen." Shots of slums, women, children, laundry.
- Duration
- 00:03:32
- Date
-
Event:
1921
- Locale
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Naples,
Italy
Sicily, Italy
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Cinema Arts, Inc.
- Contributor
-
Producer:
Urban-Kineto Review
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Unedited.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 00:27:50:00 to 00:31:22:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 250 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC
Master 250 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC
Master 250 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC
Master 250 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC- Preservation
Preservation 250 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 250 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 250 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 250 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
- Copyright
- John E. Allen, Inc.
- Conditions on Use
- For permissions, contact John E. Allen, Inc. at jeainc@gmail.com with specific footage requests. Rates are based upon distribution and duration of use.
- Copyright Holder
- John E. Allen, Inc.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from John E. Allen, Inc. in March 1992. The footage was obtained under order numbers 1666-w, 1666.2-w, and 1666.4-w.
- Note
- JEA order #1666-W
- Copied From
- b/w nitrate
- Film Source
- John E. Allen, Inc.
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 2657
Source Archive Number: 1425-7-17 or Tape 1X11 - Special Collection
-
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:58:42
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