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The Bed family visits Capri and Rome, 1939

Film | Digitized | RG Number: RG-60.1072 | Film ID: 4327

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    The Bed family visits Capri and Rome, 1939

    Overview

    Description
    Meijer, Kaatje, Elly (Jetje) and John Bed on vacation. In color, flowers, a house, and the ocean, from high up in the hills of Capri. Jetje, John, Kaatje, and an unidentified little girl hold grapefruits. Capri town square with lots of people. Jetje and John walk toward the camera playing recorders. John on a dock wearing blue shorts, tie and beanie with his camera case around his neck. More scenes of flowers, landscapes.

    04:19 In Rome (black and white), landmarks, including the Forum, the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Vatican, the Trevi Fountain. 07:45 Dark shots of a column of people marching. Meijer, Kaatje, and Jetje walk toward the camera with a fountain behind them. Pan of Rome from a distance followed by shots from a moving train. The terrain becomes more mountainous. 11:51 Kaatje and Jetje walk toward the camera in a town in either Switzerland or Austria (street and shop signs are in German). A man plays an Alpine horn next to a sign that says Edelweiss.
    Duration
    00:12:59
    Date
    Event:  1939
    Locale
    Capri, Italy
    Rome, Italy
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Imperial War Museums

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Amateur.
    B&W / Color
    Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 4327 Digital: ProRes HD HQ 422 - HD
      Master 4327 Digital: ProRes HD HQ 422 - HD
      Master 4327 Digital: ProRes HD HQ 422 - HD
      Master 4327 Digital: ProRes HD HQ 422 - HD

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Imperial War Museums
    Conditions on Use
    For licensing enquiries and requests, contact Imperial War Museums (IWM) at filmcommercial@iwm.org.uk. IWM also offers limited services for non-commercial parties, such as for museums, armed forces, veterans and their immediate family, family history researchers, and students. For such purposes, contact film@iwm.org.uk.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased digital copies of films from the Imperial War Museums in London in July 2017.
    Note
    These films belong to Meijer Bed, a Dutch Jew. Meijer and Kaatje Bed (nee Vet) had two children Henriette Elly (Jetje) and John. According to IWM, the entire family was deported from Amsterdam to their deaths at Auschwitz.
    Copied From
    8mm (16fps)
    Film Source
    Imperial War Museums
    File Number
    Source Archive Number: MGH 4913
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 08:05:34
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