Berestowitz, Poland
Creator(s)
- John E. Allen, Inc.
Scope and Content
Intertitles appear in Yiddish and English. "The Old Mill" Pan, children in front of mill, lake, farm, field. "The Market, Not so busy" Town street with few people. Pan, including courtyard, horses, wagons, boys, houses. "A Catholic Church" Views of church and surrounding area. "A Bearded Blacksmith" Man (back to camera) next to horse-drawn cart, talking with other men. "A Picturesque Peasant" CU, man. "Polish Peasant Types" CU, women, children pose in BG. Another woman, staring blankly at the camera. Pan of houses in village. "A lucky find for an American dowry" Family poses at door of house. 00:33:54 "It looks like a barn but it's a home." Horse, wagon, ladder against house. Two well-dressed men at door, one smokes a cigar. Old man with white beard at a store (cannot read sign), rope hangs from sign. VAR CUs old peasant men with beards.
Note(s)
See partial duplicate footage in Story 2573, Film ID 2334 with the same TC. JEA order #1666.2-W
Subjects
- FACTORIES
- MARKETS
- JEWS
- WORKERS
- HORSES
- CHURCHES
- CHILDREN (JEWISH)
- PEASANTS
- STREETS
- BEARDS
- SHOPS
- JEWISH LIFE (PRE-WAR)
- SIGNS/POSTERS
- HOUSES
- FAMILIES
- WOMEN
- CARTS/WAGONS
- POLES
- CHILDREN
- POLAND
- VILLAGES
Places
- Berestowitz, Poland
Genre
- Film
- Unedited.