1930s CARIBBEAN HOME MOVIE TRAVELOGUE TRIP TO HAVANA, CUBA, PANAMA, RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL 88684

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. Shot by an unknown American tourist, this black and white, silent, early 1930s home movie footage depicts a family’s trip to the Caribbean, including scenes of natural landscapes and historic architecture in Havana Bay, Cuba, Panama, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (TRT 14:11). The film starts with an image shot from the deck of a ship, of the lighthouse known as Faro Castillo del Morro, at Morro Castle (Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro) in Havana Bay, Havana, Cuba. A pan shows the Morro fortress (0:08). The coastal skyline of Havana, Cuba (0:40). A distant, steam powered ocean cruise liner (0:59). A portrait shot of two men in suits and ties and a woman in white, wearing a hat, all aboard a passenger steamer (1:06). The Panama Canal. A sequence of locks is visible, with a railcar running on tracks in between them. Passengers