This silent film contains footage shot by a visitor to two British colonies in the 1950s. The first half of the video focuses on the area near Victoria Falls, now Zimbabwe and Zambia, and features aerial footage of the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls is considered the world’s largest waterfall. The second part of the video focuses on Guyana. Of particular interest is the visitor’s footage of the lead-up to the 1957 elections and people voting in the historic elections.
(00:28) Aerial footage of Zambezi River
(00:42) Aerial footage of Victoria Falls
(01:35) The waterfall is seen from a distance
(02:05) A man takes a photograph near the waterfall
(02:34) Close-up of water rushing down the falls
(03:22) It is the world’s largest waterfall
(03:49) Victoria Falls is over 108 meters high
(04:21) A tourist sits on the edge of a rock
(04:40) Flowers of the region
(05:09) Footage of an anteater
(05:36) A man fishes
(05:49) Boys cast a net
(06:13) A man throws a fishing net into a river
(06:44) Footage of the local market
(07:29) City streets
(08:06) A church with a plaque with a ship and “Damus Petimus Que Vicissim” (We give and expect in return)
(09:26) Men walk through town
(10:57) Hotel Arawak sign
(11:10) A tourist explores
(11:21) Water lillies in the river
(11:39) Men harvest crops
(13:24) Hay is transported
(13:53) Footage of a boat
(14:01) East Bank United Bus – Luxury Liner
(14:16) A tourist in the market
(14:50) Oxes drag a cart
(15:00) A car in transported on a boat
(15:09) Footage of sunset from a boat
(16:04) Scenes of boats on the river
(16:57) Children and families pose for the camera
(18:29) A woman prepares dough
(18:53) A boat is hollowed out
(19:20) A woman works with yarn as her child watches
(19:43) Oxen are use for agriculture
(21:13) Men work on a boat panng for minerals
(23:27) Cave drawings
(24:22) People examine the art
(24:44) Sign: Peter Our Leader
(26:10) Footage of a family
(28:12) A Macaw
(28:43) Sign: Communism persecutes religion
(29:00) Sign for the People’s National Congress (PNC)
(29:16) Parade of PNC supporters with signs for its leader Forbes Burnham
(30:48) People stand in line to vote
(32:28) Dignitaries gather
(32:37) Troops stand at attention under the Union Jack
(34:09) Guests processed in
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