Jordan from the Watson Kintner Collection
Watson Kintner (1890-1979) was a Chemical Engineer with the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), where he was an early pioneer in the standardization of the vacuum tube. Over a period of 36 years he traveled to more than 30 individual countries, beginning in 1933. This subset of his travel films is from Jordan.
Length: 10:48
Jordan 1969 Reel 47 of 65
Reel 47 of 65 Unedited travelogue Ajlun Qasr el Mushatta
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Cat. Reel 390 1969: Reel 47: Jordan. June 9-10. Ajloun. Qasr Mshatta. Caved-in passageway: note floor above. Room, arch. A room: a door, well above the floor. Ceiling of...
Length: 16:25
Jordan 1969 Reel 46 of 65
Reel 46 of 65 Unedited travelogue Jarash Ajlun
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Reel 46 of 65 Unedited travelogue Jarash Ajlun Cat. Reel 389 1969: Reel 46: Jordan. June 8-9. Jarash. Ajloun. Mosaics (all cu or mcu): Mosaic in St. Cosmos and Domianus Chur...
Length: 17:30
Jordan 1969 Reel 45 of 65
Reel 45 of 65 Unedited travelogue Jarash
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Passageway at orchestra level: note construction. Upper seats: note entrances to middle section. Guy rope hole in middle section seat. Seat. Forum and Street of Columns: view from P...
Length: 17:32
Jordan 1969 Reel 44 of 65
Reel 44 of 65 Unedited travelogue Madaba Jarash
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Reel 44 of 65 Unedited travelogue Madaba Jarash Cat. Reel 387 1969: Reel 44 Lebanon. Madaba. Jerash. Mosaic pictures in situ (Madaba): A bird. Water jug (cu). Animal. Or...
Length: 17:18
Jordan 1969 Reel 43 of 65
Reel 43 of 65 Unedited travelogue Madaba
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Reel 43 of 65 Unedited travelogue Madaba Cat. Reel 386 1969: Reel 43: Jordan. June 6. Madaba. Mosaic map in St. George's Greek Orthodox Church, showing Palestine of 6th Century A.D....
Length: 17:15
Jordan 1969 Reel 42 of 65
Reel 42 of 65 Unedited travelogue Petra Karak
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Cat. Reel 385 1969: Reel 42: Jordan Petra. Karak. June 4-5 Mountains: note tomb entrance, homes, "unfinished tomb", Jupiter Temple, red door of museum (distant pan shot). Drainage a...
Length: 17:08
Jordan 1969 Reel 41 of 65
Reel 41 of 65 Unedited travelogue Petra
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Reel 41 of 65 Unedited travelogue Petra Cat. Reel 384 1969: Reel 41: Jordan. Petra. June 3-4 Water drainage channel of the striation, tomb-striations on the left. The Urn temple and ...
Length: 17:41
Jordan 1969 Reel 40 of 65
Reel 40 of 65 Unedited travelogue Petra
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Cat. Reel 383 1969: Reel 40: Jordan, Petra. June 2 -3. Upper park of large facade carved in cliff. 2 mountains through which Romans took Petra (about 106 A.D.) 2 men on horseback. Facade...
Length: 15:39
Jordan 1969 Reel 39 of 65
Reel 39 of 65 Unedited travelogue Amman Aqaba Petra