Home Movie: W. H. Cooper Collection: 003910 (silent)

Description: Description: A visit to the ruins of the Apadana Palace at Persepolis, in modern-day Iran, with observant photography of the sculptures, towers, inscriptions and friezes including closeups of symbolic and representational carvings showing animals, cuneiform writing, and people. Also with a European Roller bird perched and in flight, all filmed by tourists from Arkansas. Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1950s, 1960s, Middle Eastern or North African history and culture, Architecture, Visual art, Tourism Tags: Coracias garrulus; European Roller; Post Telegraphs Persepolis sign; Arabic text; Apadana palace; Achaemenid empire; carvings; friezes; inscriptions; plinth; carved images in stone walls; carved relief; sculptures; ruins; local tourists visit site; regional tourists; Iraqi people; statues; double-headed gryphon; griffin; hand touching carved relief; closeups; closeup of friezes; bird imagery; representational imagery; symbolic imagery; cuneiform; representations of people; sun shade; animals; Persepolis ruins; 1950s cars; Film Sponsor: Creator: W. H. Cooper Credits: Distributor: Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: W. H. Cooper Collection PC-0537, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: circa 1958; circa 1960 Release Date: Geographical Location: Iran; Marvdasht, Iran Genre/Form: home movie Language: Rights: Film Format: 16mm film Element: reversal Color: color Color Process: Kodachrome Sound or Silent: silent Film Soundtrack Type: mos Edge Code: triangle Frame Rate: 24 fps Length (feet): 258

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