This travelogue from 1974 was produced by Eastman Kodak Co., as part of a campaign to promote still and motion picture photography, including the use of new, high speed film capable of shooting in fairly low light, including underwater. The film portrays photographers’ captured beauty of scenery, activities, locals, and tourism while on a windjammer cruise all throughout the tropical islands of the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Jamaica, and more.

“Caribbean….Picture Treasures” title banner (00:11). Clips of the tropical Caribbean and different island activities (00:17). An illustrated map of the Caribbean islands (01:01). Castillo San Felipe del Morro, also known as the El Morro fortress in Puerto Rico (01:35). Logo of the Puerto Rican operation for economic growth named ‘Operation Bootstrap’ (02:00). Views of the production of china tableware, inside a porcelain factory called “Caribe China” (02:08). A hotel guest sips from a ‘Caribe China’ coffee cup, at a nearby hotel (03:22). Hotel guests spending time at the pool and the beach (03:25). A plane taking off for the Virgin Islands (03:39). Views of the islands from the sky (03:49). A sailboat ride to the RMS Rhone wreck (04:12). 16mm camera equipment are inserted in casings to waterproof it (04:41). The boat crew jumps in the water to dive around the shipwreck, capturing diverse sea life (05:04). A map illustrating the French West Indies and the islands of Guadeloupe, Dominica, and Martinique (06:36). A group of young Guadeloupe natives dancing, playing music, and singing (06:47). An older woman ties a headscarf on a younger woman, indicating her marital status (07:17). Older natives perform portraying doing laundry through interpreting dancing (07:28). On the Dominican neighboring island, a man is doing wickerwork in a field, children play ball in the sand, two men hand carve a dig-out canoe (07:54). Children walking towards a church (08:30). A church on Martinique Island amongst lush forestry (08:40). Locals fish on the beach (08:54). Fishermen race in their boats alongside participants in the annual veteran sailing race (09:42). A 700-foot cruise ship with various activities for vacationers (10:52). Guests compete in jousting over the pool (11:23). Natives visit the ship to dive for coins thrown by passengers (12:24). Passengers sail in launches to visit the island of Grenada (12:39). The lush greenery on the island (12:58). Locals harvest nutmeg from trees (13:32). The production of cacao on a cacao plantain (13:59). An illustrated map zooming in on Trinidad (15:01). Workers prepare for the pre-Lenten carnival (15:14). A former Calypso king sings about the traditions of the carnival (15:36). Music, dancing, and a grand parade creates a festive spirit during the carnival (16:07). An illustrated map zooming in on the coast north of Venezuela (18:48). Cruise ships and passengers visits the island of Curacao (18:53). The floating schooner market (19:33). A map of Jamaica (19:50). The Dunn’s River Fall in the island (19:58). A woman walks on the beach and up the falls (20:04). Locals perform unique warm up exercises for limbo (21:00). A limbo competition begins (21:15). A map of the Virgin Islands (22:38). A three masted sailing boat and the various tasks of the crew (22:45). Passengers rope jump into the ocean form the boat (24:30). A large breakfast buffet for the passengers on the ship (25:39). Post-breakfast relaxing activities for the vacationers (26:00). Scenic views of the windjammer cruise ship sailing (26:08).

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