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Cuba

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Poster for Cuba

About this film

This 1944 16mm home movie captures the John Crosby family's travels in Cuba, featuring extensive footage taken from the water looking toward tropical coastlines, harbors, and palm-lined beaches. Local fishermen are shown working from a small rowboat and pulling up a fishing trap, followed by a close-up of a large fish caught on a line alongside a smiling youth wearing a sun hat and dark sunglasses. Recreational beach activities are highlighted, including people swimming and diving from a floating platform offshore while a dog watches from the surf. Additional scenes depict individuals collecting items on the beach, distant views of coastal hills and a bridge, and a peaceful boat ride down a narrow, bamboo-lined river.

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public broadcasting, AAPB, Cuba, 1940s, 1944, home movies, 16mm film, John Crosby, family vacations, travel, tourism, coastline, harbor, sailboats, fishing, fishermen, beaches, palm trees, swimming, recreation, boats, dogs, rivers, bamboo, tropical climates

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