Karlsbad 1967
Maker: Hoffman Family
Date Made: 1967
Country: German Democratic Republic
Materials: 8mm; silent; color
Measurements: 120 ft; x 36.576 m
Duration: 10:00
Collection/Series: Hoffman Home Movie Collection
Accession Number: 2009.032.003
Home movie of an East German family vacation to Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad), Czechoslovakia. Wintry views of bridge, traffic, buildings, stone-carved gateposts to large building. Rock hillside topped by cross; city streets, buildings against hillside, construction crane. High angle view of river running through city; bandstand; antelope sculpture on top of rock. Two men smile for the camera. Rock formations, wooden suspension bridge. Stone-carved sign reads “Pramen knížete Václava” (Prince Wenceslas Spring). Close-up of spring water and steam, ornate building façade.