History 历史

An old German documentary about what is termed the poorest country in South America with its 11 million people. Sucre is the capital. Various regions are being visited. Tin mining is one of the major industries. Coca leaves are a major export product. In Trinidad prices were six times higher than in La Paz as […]

An old tourist film introduces Kyoto as it once was. But all of its temples are the same although cluttered by tourists by now. Finally life in a Rinzai Zen Buddhist monastry is shown. I other clips I have done the same for a Soto Zen buddhist temple in Yokohama. This is the first part […]

Second part of the tourist film about Kyoto in the Showa era, showing artistic crafts and finally Gion matsuri source

An old German educational film goes back to the time that there was relative peace in the country. Fisherfolk are seen along the Chari river near Chad.Since its independence in 1956 Sudan has been plagued by internal conflict. Civil wars have cost the lives of over a million people. A viewer (see below) informs: “This […]

A documentary film – some 57 years old – shows these industries as they were at a time. As a follow-up I’ll upload a short film of how Singapore looked then. source

Singapore as a world port more than half a century ago. I see bankers walking around in white tropical suits as I did myself at the time in Hong Kong. See my other 1150 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

A German couple visits Amsterdam some thirty years ago. Besides they took a canaltrip by boat. See my other 1100 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

After their visit to Amsterdam (shown in a previous clip) this German couple drives up North to the pittoresk city of Alkmaar and its cheese market See my other 1100 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

A British police officer and his wife made an 8mm film of their life far away for the folks home. His wife drives a Wolseley from the airport to their house in Kuching. She shows her husband’s work in the colony, which wouldn’t last long as in 1963 Sarawak became part of Malaysia and the […]

Police officer filmed more than fifty years ago a sports event of the Constabulary. I wonder how much has changed and if any of the viewers were present. In a next clip I’ll show a regatta held around the same time. source