Venice and the Italian Lakes
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1991.20.27
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Soule, Thayer
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content: Thayer Soule Travel Lecture Films collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Film reels (88 minutes, color silent; 3,170 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1958
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film documents various aspects of life in several cities in Italy, primary Venice, but also including Milan, Garda, Como, Lugano, Maggiore, and the Dolomites. Shown are scenes of the canals in Venice, the Doge's Palace, St Mark's Basilica, Byzantine mosaics at the Ravenna Monastary, markets, street scenes, glassmaking, needlework, tatting lace, children learning nautical lessons, contemporary and historical architecture, lakes, rural areas, churches, castles, garbage boats, ski lifts, camping. Also shown are several maps of trade routes.

Supplementary materials: publicity materials, still photographs, sound recording of lecture

Legacy keywords: Tourism ; Animals cattle Italy ; Agriculture farms fields Italy ; Architecture churches St. Mark's Basilica Italy ; Architecture castles the Doge's Palace Italy ; Architecture palaces Italy ; Architecture Ravenna Monastary Italy ; Art artistry artists Italy ; Commerce markets fruit cheese Italy ; Crafts lace tatting Italy ; Crafts sewing needlework Italy ; Crafts tile mosaic Byzantine Italy ; Education nautical Italy ; Industry markets Italy ; Industry glassmaking Italy ; Industry woodworking Italy ; Transportation canals Italy