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Footage includes scenes of Viti Levu, the Navua River, and the preparation of Yaqona. Reformatted digital Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This digital image is a surrogate of an item from the J. Edward Hoffmeister Papers (MSS 0231, Box 3, Folder 3). Titles in film: University of Virginia - Scenes in the Interior of Vitilevu (Great Fiji) - By H.S. Ladd and J.E. Hoffmeister - University of Rochester ; Vitilevu, one of the largest islands of the South Seas is 100 by 60 miles ; Much of the Interior is mountainous and can be reached only on foot ; Fijian Villages of grass houses are usually clean and well kept ; Native chief donned best clothes to "act" before camera ; "Yangona" is a non-alcoholic ceremonial drink prepared from roots of shrub ; Native bearers can carry a surprisingly heavy load ; We descend the gorge of the Navua River ; Swift rapids interfere with picture taking "Fiji, Terraces of Eua, circa 1934." J. Edward Hoffmeister Papers. MSS 0231. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
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