Peru 1946 - International College of Surgeons 5th International Assembly

Physical Description: 1 film reel (ca. 65 min.) : 18 fps, col., si. ; 16 mm; 1 magnetic track : sound track ; 16 mm; 1 digi-beta cassette (ca. 65 min.) : master, digital, col., si.; 1 DVD (ca. 65 min.) : duplicate, digital, col, si.

Scope and Content: Item is a film production of Dr. and Mrs. Willinsky's trip to Lima, Peru to attend the 5th International Assembly of the International College of Surgeons. Footage of assembly delegates, landmarks and the local population are interspersed with captions added by Dr. Willinsky. Included are scenes of assembly delegates near Lima's Workman's Hospital, Sadie visiting the home of the assembly's chairman and entering the palace of Peru's president for a luncheon, sights along the streets of San Martin, cathedrals, shots taken from a moving train, and images of the Ricmac River from a nearby road.