Balboa to Mt. Osorno, Chile

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To book an appointment and view the complete film reel, contact the Santa Fe Springs City Library.

Name/Title

Balboa to Mt. Osorno, Chile

Entry/Object ID

B-5

Tags

Latin America, Famous Landmark

Description

The film depicts Mt. Osorno, a stratovolcano in Chile. There are iconic vistas shown as well as a capture of the natural habitats around the volcano. At the end, the film depicts a major city, or pueblo, presumably nearby the mountain, and some of it's colonial architecture/features.

Context

Mrs. Clarke thoroughly enjoyed travel and international travel. She was well known in the community for having visited several countries abroad include South America, where this film reel was recorded. This film reel corresponds to a series of other reels that follow Mrs. Clarke's trip from the middle of Chile- Lake Balboa, to Argentina and maybe further.

Collection

Marie Rankin Clarke Film Reels

Acquisition

Accession

2025.2.31

Source or Donor

James Seimon

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Motion Picture Details

Genre

Amateur

Film Gauge/Format

16mm Film reel

Runtime

0:03:00

Sound

Film Sound

Silent

Producer

Marie Rankin Clarke

Made/Created

Artist

Marie Rankin Clarke

Date made

circa 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Region

Patagonia

Continent

South America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Patagonia

Continent

South America

Location

Box

Box B, SFSL Archive

* Untyped Location

Santa Fe Springs City Library Outreach Office

Copyright

Type of License

None

Copyright Details

Public Domain. No restrictions on use.