Philippines: 1939 Trip around the World (Part 3 of 10)

Part 3 features scenes on the Philippine islands of Luzon and Cebu, including the zig-zag Kennon Road on the way to the City of Baguio, Jones Bridge in Manila and a colonial church on Cebu.

View all 10 parts: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=400AE966DB0937D3

Evelyn Reinhardt took this footage on her solo round-the-world trip in 1939. A history teacher at Southwest and later, Roosevelt High School in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), Ms. Reinhardt complemented her history lessons with stories and films (such as this) from her exotic travels to both Asia and Europe.

This particular trip satisfied Ms. Reinhardt's goal of traveling around the world before her 40th birthday. Indeed, she departed San Francisco, California on May 15, 1939 aboard the S.S. President Taft, and returned to New York, New York, aboard the S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam on September 4, 1939, twenty three days before she turned 40.

Filmed in black and white 16mm film. No audio. Regrettably, the film deteriorated significantly before it was digitized.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• 1939
• Asia
• Phillipines
• Baguio
• Lungsod ng Baguio
• Kennon Road
• Jones Bridge
• Manila
• Luzon
• Cebu
• Evelyn Reinhardt
• around the world

[bayyagg]

Notice that there no trees around kennon road during that time?

May sorbetero na pala noon!

hhahhahaahaha!

Very nice video u got here! Never seen before!

It will be better to view it when there is an OLD SONG or MUSIC as background though!

[POHvids]

Yes, some music would help. Any suggestions?

[ianfilz]

nice to see footages like this.. Thnx for uploading! :-)

[POHvids]

Glad you enjoyed it. I thought that YouTube would be a good way to preserve the footage.

[bayyagg]

put some American/pinoy song in that year( many here in YT) or a boogie song!

[spiritoftheplace]

Thank you so much for posting these videos, your aunt must have been an amazingly interesting person. Did the ship offer an around-the-world cruise or did she have to manage by herself?

[ServandoWatercolor]

THANKS POH. How are you related to Evelyn? Did she leave any diary or memoirs aside from the film footage?

I'm hoping more documented images of Manila will surface. This might help inspire our generation to restore Manila to how it was before the war. I know it can be done. Pasig River is already being revived. That shot of Jones Bridge with I think Intramuros in the background is something else!

Again, thanks for this POH!!!!!

[maryknoIIer]

Music Suggestions: Use these songs by Aphex Twins - "Jynweythek Ylow" and "Avril 14" OR Bebel Gilberto's "River Song" - I was listening to these songs while watching your footage. Good work, btw :-)