Sightseeing in Germany
Creator(s)
- Mr. John Vincent Tillman (Camera Operator)
- Mr. Phillip R. Sloan
- Ms. Katherine Tillman
Biographical History
John Vincent Tillman (1907-1956) was on a fellowship at the University of Munich studying German opera between October 1935 and the summer of 1936. Tillman recorded his travels across Germany (some via motorcycle), from small towns in the Alps to Berlin, Dresden, and Munich, on 16mm film and kept a diary. He later received a doctorate from the University of Chicago and chaired the German department of St. Louis University.
Scope and Content
EXT and INT of a church. In Dresden, the Zwinger Palace and Equestrian Statue of King John. River. Large garden and estate. City square with some traffic and pedestrians. German family walks through a park. 01:10:03 Bustling street with traffic in Berlin. Brandenburg gate. Barracks of a building under construction. 01:10:44 Pan of a building guarded by German soldiers and pedestrians walking about. MSs, the city's cathedral domes, docks and boats on the Spree River, the Berlin Zoo, an airplane taking off, the Siemens factory, a busy outdoor street market, and a courtyard with graves.
Subjects
- FACTORIES
- CHURCHES
- BRANDENBURG GATE
- PARKS
- RIVERS
- GRAVES
- STATUES
- STREETS
- MARKETS
- GERMANS
- ZOOS
- BRIDGES
Places
- , Germany
- Dresden, Germany
- Berlin, Germany
Genre
- Amateur.
- Film