1960s HOME MOVIE TRIP TO GERMANY BADEN-WURTTEMBERG TRIER FRANKFURT BADEN-BADEN (SILENT) 57444

This silent home movie shows a trip to Germany, most likely in the early 1960s, by an American tourist. Sights include Trier and the Black Forest. It begins with images on the Mosel River at :28, and shows Trier’s clock tower at 1:38, as well as a farmer’s market with flower stands (1:51), and ruins of a Roman bath at 2:14. At 2:37 the Palastgarten Palace Gardens. At 2:51, a small car ferry is shown. At 3:21, winery workers are shown in a field of grape plants. At 3:29 are sweeping views of the Mosel valley. At 3:36, a barge type ship moves down the river. At 3:57 an imposing castle is visible high up on a hillside. At 4:03, busy streets of Baden-Baden are shown teeming with pedestrians. The Hotel Zum Goldenen Löwen is visible on the right side. At 4:35 an ancient city gate is shown. At 5:05 trams rumble past the Hotel Frankfurter Hof is shown on Am Kaiserplatz (now called Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof) in Frankfurt am Main. 5:38 Esso gas station on a rural road. 5:42 images of the Black Forest. 6:16 cafe. 6
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