London

Identifier
irn1004580
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2012.490
  • RG-60.1311
Dates
1 Jan 1935 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

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Scope and Content

London street scenes with automobile and bus traffic, circa 1935-1939 when Kurt Ehrenfeld had been living there to attend high school while his family remained in Nazi Germany. MS, in Hyde Park on Oxford Street. Bus advertising "Give Havana Cigars" passes the Marble Arch. Crowds at Speakers' Corner. Camera follows a tall man with a hat as he crosses the street. CU of Kurt's mother, Alice, smiles as she walks toward the camera in Hyde Park. Families feeding the birds from the Old Stone Bridge at the lake in the Hyde Park. Quick LS of a group gathered in front of a gated house, cars parked along the street. Camera follows a man walking away from the house (perhaps in protest?).

Note(s)

  • Reel was labeled "Mayazion" in handwriting. This Selo film was processed by Ilford Ltd in London.

  • See Photo Archives for Ehrenfeld family photos and documents. See also Sally Enfield Rabinowitz's video about the Ehrenfeld family on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBkAVnWi6FE

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