HMBI066960 from HMH Archive on Vimeo.
SPAIN REEL I : NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SPAIN 1952, 1969
Illustrated title cards: “Spain 1952, 1961: Reel I – Northern and Central” — “North Coast: Bay of Biscay” – Helen Miller Bailey getting into a car, drives off. Seaside city – beach, houses, religious procession. Local men with ox-drawn carts. Sheep grazing by a river. “Northern Mediterranean Coast” – cityscapes, narrow streets, beach, boats, ruins, local fishermen. “The Plains of Castille” – Sheep herding, horses by a river. Ox-powered water mill. Farmers harvesting hay. “Guadalupe” – village fountain, church, local villagers, sheep. “Avila – Medieval Walled Town” – Overview of the wall surrounding the city. Helen Miller Bailey walking and waving. Locals filling earthenware jugs with water. “Old Roman Towns: Segovia” – The Alcázar (castle). Helen Miller Bailey taking photographs and waving. “Madrid: Modern Capital” – brief city shots. “Toledo” – Panoramic shots of the Tajo river, bridges, streets, and stone walls. Ceramics and pottery. “Old Roman Towns: Merida” – The Guadiana river and Roman bridge. Cityscapes. Roman theater of Merida.
Title cards illustrated by Helen Miller Bailey.