Scenes of Mr and Mrs Whitmore’s 9 month holiday to Europe, 1959, traveling via the Suez Canal on the Orsova and returning via USA and Canada.
Title: “America”. Statue of Liberty. Long shots of Manhattan Island. United Nations Secretariat, flags of member nations outside buildings; close shot of New Zealand flag. View over business district (possibly from Empire State Building observation area). Views of port from (probably ship). Night shots of illuminated advertising. Obelisk at end of long lawn. Large domed building with scaffolding over dome (probably Capitol Building, Washington D.C.). Tomb of Gen. George Washington. Rural scenes. Car dismantlers yard. Sign: “North Dakota Badlands....”; shots of desert area. Long and mid shots of prairie dogs. Sign: “Welcome to Hillsboro...The home of 600 happy people and a few old ‘soreheads’ ”; main street of town (unsealed roadway). Shots taken driving across plains; shot of silo. Service station building in shape of tepee. Scenic views. Bears. Sign over gateway: “Calgary’s Natural History Park - Enter the prehistoric world”; shots of (full sized) model dinosaurs. Detail from (probably) Native American totem pole. Views of large shopping mall(s) taken from car park. Very large building in forest land (possibly Banff, Canada). Street scenes of town. Shots taken on golf course. Views of highway through wilderness area. Sign: “Bow Glacier”; shot of glacier. Elks. Scenic views with and without snow fall. Sign: “National Parks of Canada. Warning. Park regulations prohibit feeding, touching or enticing bears....”; suprisingly close shots of bears. Shots of bears mingling amongst traffic (probably in a national park). Shots of low dam (or weir). Construction jutting out from down side of dam (possibly salmon ladder). Shot of enclosure with sign: “fish counting station”. Roadside produce stalls. Signs: “Crooked River Bridge”, “Oregon US 97” (on shield); view over bridge. Parking meter shaped as horses head. Western themed town. Scenic views. Little animal (possibly chipmunk). Woman holding large snake. Shots at (probably) fish farm. Coastal views. View of San Francisco and island (probably Alcatraz). Shots of approach to Golden Gate Bridge. Restaurants and covered market. Shot of “Cliff House Music Hall” from street; shots of cableway. Night time shots of illuminated advertising signs. Scenic views. Shots of wildlife; deer, squirrels, birds. Sign: “Sequoia National Park”. Shot of very large tree and sign: “Grizzly Giant...(description of tree)....”. Sign: “General Grant (The nation’s Christmas tree)”. Shots of oil derricks. Cotton plants. Desert views. Shots of desert plants (inc. probably prickly pears, saguaro cactuses, and Joshua trees). Views (possibly of Grand Canyon), sign: “Grandview Point, elevation 7406”. Shots of horse trekker descending into canyon. Statue on top of rock, assorted statues set amongst rocks, crucifixion statue on wooden cross. Shots of plane top dressing. Volkswagen car going through semiautomatic car wash. Shots of a large number of oil derricks. Shots taken at “Marineland of The Pacific” of performing; seals and (probably) whale. Underwater shots of dolphins, turtle and sharks with person in diving suit. Shots residential streets with large houses (possibly in Hollywood). Palm tree lined streets. Shots of Disneyland (Los Angeles); monorail train, (Magic Mountain), view from Nautilus submarine, paddle steamer and detail of paddle wheel. Pirate ship. Native American (First Nation) village. Jungle ride. Shots of people riding tea cup ride. Pirate ship. Cableway. Miniature steam train. Street scenes; horse drawn carriage (possibly surrey), fire engine, vintage cars. Women, in Pacific Islands dress holding flags; one with the Union Jack in one corner [I am not able to identify], the other is the United States of America flag. Beach scenes. Street scenes (possibly in Hawaii - strong American influence). Pig being prepared and cooked (for tourists). Women performing traditional dances. Title: “The End”.