This silent film from the 1930’s takes viewers on a tour through the Bahamas capturing some of the Forts of Nassau. It caps off the trip as the travelers arrive in New York City. It opens with an old-style sailing ship on the water (:15). Seamen operate controls in the bridge of modern cruiser vessel (1:06). The engine order telegraph, also known as the chadburn is zoomed in on (1:15). The captain is seen peering out from binoculars (1:40). Small life boats hang on the side of the vessel (1:40). Some of the men inspect a donkey shaped cigarette dispenser (2:31). Visitors unload from the liner (3:03), the M/V Lady Cordeaux (3:27). A security officer is viewed in an all-white uniform (3:42). The British Fort Charlotte is viewed with the British flag waving from the top of it (4:37). A statue dedicated to Christopher Columbus with the year of 1492 below it follows which was when Columbus landed in the Bahamas (4:41). This statue is located outside of the government house in Nassau, Bahamas. Cannons are seen poking out from the walls of the fortress (5:18). A panoramic shot of the areas housing follows (5:51) as well as a chained black goat laying on the ground (5:56). A woman laughs and carries her light eyed baby (6:09). A tourist and a young native conduct a toe stepping jig in the streets (6:32). Fort Montagu is then seen which had been completed in 1742 and sits near where Bladen’s Battery had been stationed on New Providence Island (6:49). One of the tourists stands within the curves of a massive tree’s roots (7:46) and a wider shot of this tree follows (7:54). Shops along the streets are viewed including the ‘Lady Smith Store’ (8:14). The sign for a hotel bar called ‘Dirty Dicks’ on Bay Street follows (8:38). A newspaper boy hides his face from the cameraman (8:50). Houses line the canal (9:04). One vessel on the waterway lays nearly completely on it’s side as it sinks (9:21). Aboard the cameraman’s boat, two young native boys play banjo (9:21) as a tourist joins in tapping his fingers and singing along (10:27). The ‘John Smith’ liquor store follows (11:12). A comedic sign written in English (11:34) is shown to say ‘Hospital. Don’t hoot more than necessary.” A sign for glass bottom ferry rides follows which hosted night and day parties (12:52). A light house rises on a small island (13:18). The film takes viewers to New York City next as the Statue of Liberty is viewed on Ellis Island (15:12). The Cunard building is shown in New York which is an ocean liner company (16:02). A New York City police officer stands near baskets of goods perhaps for inspection after civilians enter New York by boat (16:10). The tops of rail cars peak out from a rail yard (16:17). A Pullman rail car operator follows (16:24). The streets of New York are seen in the 1930’s (16:27) with a billboard advertisement for Chrysler (10:33). The Newark Warehouse Company building follows (16:24). The newly constructed Empire State Building is viewed (16:42). The film begins to wrap up with footage from outside of New York city with the lands and homes covered in snow as well as winter coat clad horses (17:31).

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