Background for reading: stories of Holland

United States, 1959

Film
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Views of Holland are used to provide a background to Dutch literature: views of windmills; canals; dairy farms and farm houses; fishing boats on the Zuyder Zee; old-fashioned costumes worn by the people; the dikes; tulip growing; views of the town of Leiden; Rembrandt’s studio and the old Church of St Peter’s.

Credits

production company

Coronet Instructional Films

Language

English

Duration

00:10:00:00

Colour

Black and White

ACMI Identifier

28937

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Netherlands - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Netherlands - Social life and customs

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Literature - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Literature → Literature

Literature → Literature - Study and teaching

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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