3 Film reels (1 hour 39 minutes, color silent; 3570 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
circa 1962
Scope and Contents:
Edited film chronicling an airstream caravan through Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica). Film includes many views of scenic landscapes, mountain roads, cities and villages, ruins (Kabah, Uxmal, Dzibichaltun, Chichen Itza) and historic landmarks and airstream trailers tavelling or in recreational vechicle parks. In Guatemala they visit the villages Solola and Panajachel near Lake Atitlan and and town of Antigua. Scenes also include marketplaces, churches and chuch-life, a woman weaving, local crafts, washing clothing at public fountains.
Legacy Keywords: Outdoor recreation ; Tourism ; Archaeology Mexico ; Mountains ; Landscapes ; Markets Mexico ; Central America ; Mexico ; Guatemala ; El Salvador ; Costa Rica ; Panama
General:
Local Number: HSFA 1998.21.13
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Floyd Henry Wells films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
