[Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 9

1515.0009
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1936
A shot of a crowd of men and a few pack animals near an automobile. A shot of several men rolling a log out of the water with poles. A local man weaves a basket. Footage of large birds along a road and atop a peak. Two women climb up the rocks of a valley near a stream. Footage of a convoy of men and pack animals with two women following behind a boy on a horse. Footage of a valley. A shot of a woman cutting someone’s hair assisted by a man in a turban. A woman cuts another woman’s hair. Two women in bathing suits play in a river then towel off. A man herds a team of oxen. Two shots of a man and a boy by a wooden structure. A woman is served tea by a servant in front of a tent. Men lead pack animals along a mountain path. Footage of the surrounding mountains. Tribesmen sing, dance and play instruments. Footage of a family by their hut including a man smoking a hookah. Footage of local herders and their various kinds of livestock. Footage of low brick houses enclosed by a wall. Several shots of men, women and children of various ethnic backgrounds. A woman in a bathing suit swims among small sheets of ice. A shot of a lake. Footage of people including a small child wearing elaborate headgear and a family in front of their hut made of branches. Donor Notes: "India: Kashmir, Zojila"

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