1934 Reel 1, Mexico (1934)

Scenes in a city. [Likely Mexico City] Rude huts against a wall. Filling keg from barrel on truck. Scenes in a city square: merchants, traffic, serape and sombrero. Floral stalls. Pond, palms. Pan from building compound to wooden thatch-roofed 'bandstand" or "gazebo"; simple decorative lattice work. Stone wall, facade of old building with arched entrances, round tower, [very light] Street scenes. Market (?) tents. Heavy arched stone bridge or wall resembling aqueduct. Pan from tents to cathedral facade. Churchyard: stone cross with carved head. Buildings, arches Great, stepped pyramid: archaeological.[Teotihuacan. Pyramid of the Sun] Preparing stone for stone wall and placing it. Distant shot of pyramids; ramps, steps, [pan] Stone carving: toothy animal.[Tenochtitlan] Stone carving: "Dragon" heads or gargoyles projecting from pyramid's face. Other carving, views of pyramids, steps. Distant views of pyramid area. Large tangled plant: cactus, yucca(?). Canopied boat traffic on canal. Cu of some boats. Park in Mexico City.