Complete Descriptive Catalogue of Kodascope Library of Motion Pictures 16mm (1937)

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SECTION I. (a) Travel and Geographical (Cont.) 13 canoes. Modern methods of artilicial cultivation of the rubber tree, and the gathering and curing of rubber are shown first. Then the party proceeds further into the interior, where the natives gatfier rubber from the wild trees and cure it in much more primitive fashion. 1044 Going up to Iguazu 1 Reel One of the most magnificent waterfall pictures ever made. A number of the world's most famous cataracts are first shown, including Yellowstone Falls, Victoria Falls, Niagara Falls and cascades in Jamaica and British Guiana. The Iguazu Falls are shown in every aspect. 1045 A Four-Mile Smoke Stack 1 Reel A picture showing a journey from Arequipa to the volcano of El Misti, in the Peruvian Andes, full of line panoramic views of the country ; llamas are also seen. The views from the .snowclad summit are magniiicent. 1046 Arctic Hike on Aietsch Glacier 1 Reel The Aietsch Glacier is situated in the mountains of Switzerland. This film was taken in the place in which Shackleton and Amundsen tried out their Eskimo dogs in preparation for their Polar expeditions. 1048 A Waswanipae Week-end 1 Reel A scenic film of the James Bay district of Canada, showing some wonderful pictiures of shooting the rapids in canoes, camp scenes, tanning of hides, squaws and children engaged in the domestic duties of the home and camp. 1051 The/ Went to See in a Rickshaw 1 Reel Scenes in Japan, showing some very beautiful mountain scenery with cascades and waterfalls, winding up with some exquisitely beautiful Japanese bridges, gates and temples. 1056 Mont Blanc 1 Reel We set out from Chamonix towards the rock pyramids at its base, passing first the Glacier des Bossons and then the Arvc, an icy river flowing from the Mer de Glace. Climbing the Brevent on mules, we come to the Aiguille de Midi, which is over 12,000 feet high and is part of the same chain as Mont Blanc. We are now above the line of eternal snow and eventually the summit is reached. Order by numbers. FOR PRICES SEE PAGE 3