The E.B. Hopkins Collection, no. 13 - Trips to the Wider Caribbean Region

Duration: 16:53

Year Published: 1926192719281934

Format: 16mm

Sound: silent

Description: This home movie captures scenes of trips to various South and Central American countries between 1926 and 1934, including Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Martinique, and the United States Virgin Islands. In addition to sightseeing footage, the film highlights the means of transport to these destinations, from ocean liners to trains and hydroplanes. The home movie also takes a closer look at the Panama Canal which had only been in operation for roughly 12 years at the time.