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Friday, October 10, 2014

Blast From the Past: British Pathe Films of Taiwan from Japanese era

There is a collection of 80,000+ British Pathe films like this on Youtube, all free. Most about Taiwan are from the post-war period and tend to reflect the propaganda of the era. But a few....  here is Lanyu, 1931. Lanyu!!!

The US liner President Hoover aground off Taiwan

Aboriginal marriage ceremony, 1932
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    What is the bride smoking at the end of the last film.

    Love old historic photos / films like this!
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  2. Michael, Thank you for this great link to British Pathe Films. I could spend days watching old newsreels. Fascinating stuff. WP

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