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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This untitled, silent, black-and-white home movie chronicles an American family’s vacation in Italy and Norway / the Faroe Islands. While the film has no credits, it was likely made during the early 1930s due to the fashion and automobiles that are seen in the footage. The film consists of beautiful shots around Italy’s Lake Como at Villa d’Este and Venice and excellent close-ups of buildings typifying the famous Venetian Gothic architectural style. The film goes on to show the family as they travel by cruise ship to the Faroe Islands and explore the idyllic nature found there as well as see some glaciers and icebergs. While the family is unknown, it appears this film is one of many travelogs made by this couple as they appear in other travelog films through Europe. The other films in this series include: (XD65474) (XD65454) (XD65424) (XD65414) (XD65434) (XD65404) (XD65504) Two women and young girl in 1930s fashion descend ivy-lined stairway in garden of Villa d’Este (0:11). Views of lush forrest surrounding property and the gardens themselves; swan-shaped topiaries (0:18). Patio dining space facing Lake Como; Tables set with table cloths, flower center pieces but no diners (0:30). Small sailboat bobs in water (0:38). Protagonists from earlier in film continue to walk through gardens: more topiaries, willow trees, marble roman statues (0:40). Man seen driving Mercedes Benz Typ 400 () around driveway of hotel (1:01). Camera pans facade of hotel building before the women and girl post for camera in drive way (1:04). Beach scenes: Group of young men walk in pack along the sand, parasols and chairs set up, protagonist and filmmaker in bathing costumes relaxing on recliners and going for a swim in typical 1930s swimsuits (1:15). Building along beach with cabanas in front in Venetian Gothic style typified by elements of Byzantine and Islamic architecture (2:22). St Mark's Campanile (2:37). Basilica di San Marco, Palazzo Ducale/ Doge's Palace seen off of San Marco square from canals (2:39). Gondola boats, architecture of the city seen from perhaps water ferry traveling along Grand Canal (2:44). Rialto Bridge (3:27). Ca' d'Oro/ Palazzo Santa Sofia (3:31). San Stae Church (3:43). Sudden change of scenery - open waters; large passenger cruise ship (3:47). Buildings and homes in perhaps Streymoy, Faroe Islands; Street sign for Kirkjustræti (3:57). Women wearing floor length black cloaks, petticoats walk through streets of town; Other women wear more typical 1930s fashion (4:03). Children shyly look at camera while sitting in front of their home (4:13). Bilingual sign in Faroese reads “Pósthús”/ Post Office (4:17). More street scenes, local businesses (4:20). Group of tourists explore desolate nature area; Climb along rock formations and pose for camera (4:25). Tourists observe perhaps meat or fish as it is smoked and preserved by geothermal steam coming from ground (4:41). Views of homes lining water, snowy mountain tops in background (5:12). Upper deck of cruise ship: passengers look off at coastline; lounge chairs outfitted with cushions and pillows (5:47). Fishing port; Boats at dock; Exploration around commercial area surrounding dock perhaps still Faroe Islands (6:02). Leisure activities and pastimes aboard cruise ship - women tan on sun beds, another exercises by jumping rope (6:46). Glaciers and ice formations seen from boat (7:21). Passengers gather on upper decks of vessel in winter coats, look through binoculars (8:30). Floating icebergs (8:58). Passengers explore fields on shoreline in desolate area with only one structure and some electrical wires around perhaps Spitsbergen, Norway (10:00). Commemorative plaque for Norwegian explorer famous for exploration of polar regions/ Antarctica Roald Amundsen () whose plane crashed in Spitsbergen, Norway during rescue mission of an Italian explorer (10:36). Some women playfully engage in snowball fight, film ends (10:46). This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
