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NORTH AFRICAN TOWN - FEBRUARY 1943

North African Town - February 1943 (1943)

Footage of shanty town in North Africa.

SOUTH AFRICA'S PAINTER TRETCHIKOW

South Africa's Painter Tretchikow (1959)

Tretchikow, African family posing for picture, various...

MINIATURE TRAIN

Miniature Train (1962)

Miniature train with small steam engine. It pulls carriage loads of children in...

NATIVE SETTLEMENT SCHOOL

Native Settlement School (1920-1929)

Footage of native settlement school.

VILLAGE MAN

Village Man (1920-1929)

Craftsman outside straw roofed hut.

GOLD MINING METHODS

Gold Mining Methods (1960)

South African mining process. Good quality.

NEW PLACE OF WORSHIP FOR AFRICANS IN UGANDA

New Place Of Worship For Africans In Uganda (1962)

New church opened in Uganda.

 

 

TRAILER-PUMP CONTEST

Trailer-Pump Contest (1941)

Firefighters take part in a trailer pump contest in Cape Town, South Africa....

CAPETOWN EXPERIENCES ROUGH WEATHER

Capetown Experiences Rough Weather (1937)

Storm rages across Capetown.

RIOTS ON THE RAND

Riots On The Rand (1922)

Shots of industrial unrest in Johannesburg - police on horses ride into a...

PT GIRLS issue title PLAY AND PLAYFULNESS

PT Girls Issue Title Play And Playfulness (1936)

Young girls do keep fit exercises in formation in...

 PRETORIA CENTENARY - PROCESSION OF FLOATS

Pretoria Centenary - Procession Of Floats (1955)

Procession of floats through the crowd lined...

NATIVES / RAILWAY 'MAU SUMMIT'

Natives / Railway 'mau Summit' (1920-1929)

Footage of African countryside from on board train.

MID EAST / AFRICAN STREET SCENES

Mid East / African Street Scenes (1920-1930)

Street scenes in the Middle East / Africa.

'COLOURED' CROWD LISTEN TO BAND

'coloured' Crowd Listen To Band (1920-1930)

A crowd consisting of mainly black adults and children listen...

AFRICAN FORT

African Fort (1920-1929)

Shots of fortress by sea in Africa.

GOLD MINING METHODS

Gold Mining Methods (1961)

Methods of mining in South African town. Reel Two

SALT FROM THE SEA

Salt From The Sea (1933)

Men at work on the salt fields of Tunis.

FISHERS OF MADAGASCAR

Fishers Of Madagascar (1934)

Madagascan fishermen make their way back to shore with their catch.

BIG FIRE AT PORT ELIZABETH

Big Fire At Port Elizabeth (1938)

A huge fire rages in a timber yard at Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

EVE'S DOING IT

Eve's Doing It (1930)

Women's football match in South Africa.

THE BIGGER THE NOISE - THE BIGGER THE WELCOME

The Bigger The Noise - The Bigger The Welcome (1929)

African warriors welcome Sir William Letts...

GREATEST OF ALL CARNIVALS

Greatest Of All Carnivals (1930)

The carnival in Nice centres around an African theme. France.

CZECH INDEPENDENCE DAY Dublin issue

Czech Independence Day Dublin Issue (1942)

Czechoslovakians in national costume attend an...

MARATHON DANCING

Marathon Dancing (1925)

The Wakemba tribes dance continuously for twelve hours to celebrate their native...

IVORY TUSKS  issue title is OUT OF THE WAY

Ivory Tusks Issue Title Is Out Of The Way (1938)

Ivory from elephants' tusks being used in UK...

WOMEN EXERCISE aka BEAUTY EXERCISES

Women Exercise AKA Beauty Exercises (1939)

Durban girls doing physical exercises to keep fit and...

PRINCESS ALICE

Princess Alice "Gets" Her First Elephant (1929)

Princess Alice on hunting expedition in Africa...

BOWS AND ARROW aka BOWS AND ARROWS BEING MADE BY SOUTH AFRICANS

Bows And Arrow AKA Bows And Arrows Being Made By South Africans (1930)

Two South African...

JOHANNESBURG TRAFFIC

Johannesburg Traffic (1934)

Traffic scenes in Johannesburg, South Africa.

A SWAN MAKES A DIVE aka WOMAN DIVER

A Swan Makes A Dive AKA Woman Diver (1945)

A South African woman shows off a deep sea diving suit.

BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS

Blood Transfusions (1945)

People donating blood at clinic in Morocco.

RELAYING JO'BURG'S CRICKET NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Relaying Jo'burg's Cricket News In A Nutshell (1935)

Sports ground ploughed up in South Africa so...

AFRICAN WORKMEN

African Workmen (1950-1959)

Stock shot material of African animals and men working in an open air...

PRESENT OF AMBULANCES BY THE HIGH COMMISSIONER

Present Of Ambulances By The High Commissioner (1914-1918)

Ambulances presented by High Commissioner of...

KING OF WEST AFRICA

King Of West Africa (1920-1929)

The King of West Africa poses with entourage on London street.

RAILWAY beware - other items in ON 457 have this title

Railway Beware - Other Items In On 457 Have This Title (1920-1929)

Shots of North African town as seen...

 GOLD RUSH IN SOUTH AFRICA

Gold Rush In South Africa (1920-1929)

Men rush to stake claims on land where they believe gold can be...

JONKERS HOEK

Jonkers Hoek (1948)

People climb Jonkers Hoek mountain, South Africa.

SPRINGBOKS V. ENGLAND

Springboks V. England (1932)

Good footage of the England V. South Africa rugby match - sadly no shots...

PATHE CAMERAMEN ARE EVERYWHERE!

Pathe Cameramen Are Everywhere! (1931)

Tribesmen in Swaziland perform and ancient initiation rite.

LET'S GROW NATIVE

Let's Grow Native (1931)

Africans dance and chant at a traditional festival, Africa.

THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE!

The Head Of The House! (1933)

Hairstyles of African women are contrasted with the latest London hairdos...

THE HUMAN OSTRICH!

The Human Ostrich! (1940)

A man eats glass and razor blades, lies on a bed of nails and bends an iron...

A NEW BALL GAME!

A New Ball Game! (1940)

Girls of the Natal Technical College do formation exercises with balls.

HORSE RACE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Horse Race In South Africa (1938)

Asbestos II wins the Metropolitan Handicap (horse race) at Cape...

ALL BLACKS V SPRINGBOKS IN NEW ZEALAND

All Blacks V Springboks In New Zealand (1937)

International rugby match between All Blacks and...

SERIOUS DROUGHT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Serious Drought In South Africa (1938)

Scenes of a severe drought in South Africa.

CUDDLESOME!

Cuddlesome! (1930)

Various shots of bonny babies in South Africa.

SNAKES - BAGGED!

Snakes - Bagged! (1931)

Accessories made from snake skin in South Africa.