Nordic Heritage Museum home movie films, approximately 1954-1961

The film begins with a sign reading, Havana, Cuba. Views of Havana from a boat moving towards the city, passing other ships in harbor. Views of numerous building exteriors in the city. Vists to a train museum, a market, a cemetery, and an outdoor plaza.

Views from the windows of a van, including a white tower atop a hill. A high perspective view of a town and the surrounding forest. Views from a boat as it passes coastal towns. People move between market stalls. Views of buildings, including the Roxy, the Clinica Los Angeles, and a cathedral established in 1522. The sun sets.

The film begins with views of a beach, with scattered palm trees and shacks, filmed from the deck of a boat. A plane flies low over water. Sloths hang from trees. A group of elderly people drink on a porch. Various views of local foliage and animal life, including a small monkey. Views of numerous roads. The camera operator films himself visiting a food truck, a shrine, and open fields. Sea planes take off. Trains move through a city full of brightly colored buildings. A man sells chickens from a rack balanced on his shoulder. A large group plays soccer. Military ships move through water, surrounded by smaller sail boats. The camera follows a yellow train moving across the landscape. Views of a sunset.

The film begins with views of a body of water in front of a mountainous landscape, with closer views of various foliage. Various views of a Quepos, including women dressed in bright colors and the industrial district. A parade of people move along a road, walking alongside a red carriage. A grey train passes in front of the camera. People sit around a pool. The sun sets.

The film begins with a high perspective of the roofs of a seaside village. People hang clothers to dry. A white building has a sign reading, Cerveceria Hondourena, S.A. Numerous homes sit next to a brown river. Views of various foliage. Workers pull down the tops of banana trees, plucking the fruit and filling carts with them. Banana carts are brought into a town where the fruit is sold. A group of girls in uniforms pose for the camera, all laughing. A group of people fish. A train carries loads of bananas that are removed from the train by machines. A turtle swims through clear water. Children play in the wake of a passing ship. Bananas are bagged by workers. The sun sets.

A group of people stand on a boat, with an island off in the background. Views of the landscape. A group visits the Panama Railroad Service. A uniformed man carries a gun. Children drink out of coconuts. Women carry baskets on their heads in front of thatch homes. Houses near water stands on stilts. A building has a sign reading, Instituto de educacion media Franklin D. Roosevelt, Puerto Cortes, Honduras. The sun sets.

Children play at a beach as a group of women dressed in white walk along the water. Groups of people, largely dressed in white, walk along various city streets. Views of local foliage, including fruit trees. A group of people pet two dogs. A plane lands and people disembark before it takes off again. Views of a city, including homes with thatched roofs and a large bell. Children pose for the camera, standing in front of railroad tracks. Four children move explore a forest. Women carry water buckets on their heads. A woman kneads and flips dough. A group of men drag a raft out of water. Views of a sunset.

The film begins with a high view of boats moving through the Panama Canal's lock system. Trains move cargo along the edge of the canal. Views from a boat as it progresses through the canal. Numerous landscape views, including closer views of foliage. A boat passes a waterfall. Explosives are set off at a mining site. Views of other mining and oil sites as filmed from a passing boat. A boat moves through another lock system. The sun sets over water.

Boats filled with groups of people move across the water. Views of the landscape captured from a boat. Sailboats sit in a harbor. Views of a city out of the windows of a car and from atop a hill. A procession of people dressed in white follow a black carriage through the street. Stone buildings line the streets, many bearing cracks across their walls. Stone statues are scattered across a park with a sign reading, Colombia Al Libertador. The plaque of one statue indicates that its subject was born in Caracas and died in San Pedro Alejandrino in 1850. Women carry baskets on their heads. Numerous cacti grow in a desert region. Views of plaza surrounded by palm trees and of the United Fruit Company building. Workers pick fruit in a field. The sun sets.

The film begins with views from an unsteady boat, before people disembark and the boat leaves shore. A man rides a donkey in front of the harbor. Boats enter and leave a dock. A sign reads, Santa Marta, Colombia. Views of the landscape. A white statue stands at the end of Santa Marta. A train moves through an arid landscape. At a resort people swim in a pool and ride a water slide. A sign reads, Gobernacion Departamental y Capitania del Puerto. Views of buildings, including the International Fruit Co. A wedding ceremony takes place. The sun sets.

Animals at the zoo include: a brown bear, otters, elephants, ibex, hippos, polar bears, lions, dolphins, seals, deer, moose, a cheetah, pelicans, flamingos, a jaguar, penguins, tortoises, gorillas, and other birds, reptiles, and Sahara Desert animals. Children play in a pool. Signs advertise elephant feedings and camel or donkey rides.

A family eats on a porch. A boat passes in front of New York City. An aerial view of the Colgates Soaps and Perfumes building. Views of the Brooklyn Bridge from a boat and on the shore. Various views of other bridges and buildings. Views of foliage from a boat. A group disembarks at Pier 83. A car sits in traffic. A woman disembarks from a plane. Views from a bus moving through New York state. Elderly women sit beside a garden near a lake. A group of people pose for the camera.

Views of various buildings in Mobile, Alabama, including: the court house, the Guesnard House, the L&N Building, the police station, the Maritime Building, and the Seaman's Club. Views of dirt roads and foliage. Views of an infirmary and barns. Images of the Cadillac Homesite marker, which marks the site of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac's home. Scenes of workers manufacturing items in a factor. Views of Mobile from a plane.

Views of landscape and foliage from a boat moving down a river. A family stands in front of a train. Boats move along a river during sunset. Views of numerous areas in New Orleans, including: flowers, female police officers, an absinthe house, a horse drawn carriage, a movie theater, a street fair, the St. Louis Cathedral, the Pontalba Buildings, Jackson Square, an international trade building, and a ferry. The sun sets.

The film begins with the sun rising over San Francisco. A large red train sits at its station. A woman poses in front of San Francisco City Hall. Numerous views of buildings. People examine a museum exhibit on rabbits. Trollies move up and down hills. Men in naval uniforms work on a boat. People dine at The Cliff House restaurant. High angle views of San Francisco. People move along the wharf, surrounded by sail boats. Views of alligator and snake exhibits. People cross bridges and drink tea at the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park. Views of San Francisco from boat, including Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. The sun sets over the bay.

Views of Buffalo include: a white colonial-style house, a lake, a cemetery, a statue of Grover Cleveland, and Buffalo City Hall. A sign reads, Canadian Mountie Rifles. Planes take off from Montreal Airport. A boat progresses through a lock system, moving into the countryside. Views of a castle and a construction site.

A flight attendant smiles at the camera as she moves through the aisle of an airplane. A hotel stands beside a lake. Views of a firetruck and a red farm house. A blimp flies overhead. A woman moves from a house to a bus stop to a train. American soldiers march in a parade. Views of buildings and ships docked in harbor. A man sits in a rowboat fishing. A family goes to the grocery store. The sun sets.

The film begins with views of the interior and exterior of a black building. Buildings surround a park. Numerous perspectives of a fountain, Rockefeller Square, and construction sites. Cars move through tunnels, filmed through the windows of a bus. A church sits between two skyscrapers. People skate in an ice rink. Groups of people stare at a large Christmas tree. Kids play in and shovel snow. Views of bridges from a boat. A view of New York City from atop the Empire State Building. The sun sets.

A red car moves down a city street. A girl poses for the camera. People walk around the New York Botanical Gardens. Views of animal exhibits, including: a seal, a black and a brown bear, a buffalo, an elk, a rhino, and a hippo. People row boats across a lake. Views of numerous buildings, including Ebbets Field.

A drum line marches, filmed during the day and at night. Uniformed men march in the parade, followed by horses, people carrying shamrock signs, and various bands. A gorilla stands in a cave. People take boats around The Pond in Central Park as people take part in other recreational activities around the park. A porcupine sits in a cage.

A ferry docks in a Seattle port. Barges move along the shore, surrounded by industrial cranes. The University Bridge is raised before a ship passes underneath. Views of downtown Seattle, including the Sears Building, Smith Tower, and Pike Place Market. Views of a large building in Baltimore with spires and a central dome. Views of barracks, cannons, flags, and statues at Fort McHenry. Images of a sun set.