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DAKAR TODAY

Dakar Today (1943)

A new military airport is constructed in Dakar & Senegal's soldiers leaving for the...

INGENIOUS SHIP REPAIRS

Ingenious Ship Repairs (1943)

South Africans repair ship with a help of floating chamber.

SOUTH AFRICA'S NEW AIR SERVICE Dublin issue

South Africa's New Air Service Dublin Issue (1941)

Inauguration of flying boat service in South...

EARLY RHODESIAN SETTLERS

Early Rhodesian Settlers (1971)

Still photographs of early Rhodesian settlers and their "native...

TRAVELLING SHOT - AFRICA

Travelling Shot - Africa (1920-1929)

Tracking shot from train travelling through African plain.

RIVER & COUNTRYSIDE

River & Countryside (1920-1929)

Panning shot of wide river in Africa.

H.M.S. NELSON VISITS SOUTH AFRICA

HMS Nelson Visits South Africa (1941)

H.M.S. Nelson docks at a South African port.

 

 

CAPETOWN EXPERIENCES ROUGH WEATHER

Capetown Experiences Rough Weather (1937)

Storm rages across Capetown.

SOUTH AFRICA'S TT

South Africa's Tt (1928)

Motorcycle riders speed around a dusty TT racetrack in Port Elizabeth, South...

WHEN THE SWALLOWS HOMEWARD FLY - BY 'PLANE

When The Swallows Homeward Fly - By 'plane (1931)

Story about swallows being flown to Africa.

THE SANDS OF THE DESERT

The Sands Of The Desert (1924)

Great shots of jeeps driving through the Sahara Desert.

FRENCH TROOPS EMBARK FOR JIBUTI

French Troops Embark For Jibuti (1939)

The French army leaves Marseilles for Jibuti.

NEWS FLASHES - TRAIN CRASH

News Flashes - Train Crash (1957)

Disaster near Cape Town as two expresses collide head-on.

SOUTH AFRICA REFUGEES

South Africa Refugees (1946)

Children evacuees arrive on boat from South Africa.

BUILDING ROADS IN KENYA.

Building Roads In Kenya. (1949)

Road making in Kenya

ANIMALS BY AIR

Animals By Air (1951)

Rhinos feeding and being coaxed into crates for shipping in Khartoum, Sudan.

SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa (1965)

Airport & Rock formations in South Africa.

NATIVES / RAILWAY 'MAU SUMMIT'

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

Footage of African countryside from on board train.

RAILWAY

Railway (1910-1920)

Shots taken from a train somewhere in North Africa.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 686 - reel 2 of 2 - EMERGENT AFRICA

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 686 - Reel 2 Of 2 - Emergent Africa (1968)

Out takes (cuts, rushes) for...

FRANCE'S AIR ARMADA

France's Air Armada (1933)

French pilots prepare for formation flight to Africa.

SALT FROM THE SEA

Salt From The Sea (1933)

Men at work on the salt fields of Tunis.

HURRICANES TO SMITE THE ITALIANS

Hurricanes To Smite The Italians (1940)

Hurricane fighters on their way to bomb Italian targets in...

THE RAILWAY ENGINE SHIP

The Railway Engine Ship (1929)

Steam locomotives are unloaded from the SS Beldis in port in South...

PRESIDENT DOUMERGUE aka PRESIDENT DOUMERGOU

President Doumergue AKA President Doumergou (1930)

Gaston Doumergue, President of France, reviews...

REPATRIATED ITALIANS

Repatriated Italians (1942)

Italian citizens are taken back to Italy from Abyssinia, via South Africa.

BATTLESHIPS TRANSPORT FOREIGN LEGION

Battleships Transport Foreign Legion (1940)

Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion set sail from...

SUNKEN SHIPS RAISED!

Sunken Ships Raised! (1940)

Ships are raised from the depths in France and South Africa.

CONTRABAND CONTROL AT THE CAPE

Contraband Control At The Cape (1940)

South Africa sailors patrol their shores for illegal cargo...

WINGS OVER AFRICA

Wings Over Africa (1940)

Men of the South African Air Force show off their single engined biplanes.

INTO ACTION BY PLANE

Into Action By Plane (1940)

A South African army machine gun unit train to go into action by plane.

S A WOMEN DESPATCH RIDERS aka SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN DESPATCH RIDERS

S A Women Despatch Riders AKA South African Women Despatch Riders (1940)

Women from the South...

SOUTH AFRICA'S COMMANDER IN CHIEF

South Africa's Commander In Chief (1940)

Prime Minister of South Africa, General Smuts, inspects his...

JOHANNESBURG FROM AIR

Johannesburg From Air (1931)

Aerial views of Johannesburg in South Africa.

JOHANNESBURG TRAFFIC

Johannesburg Traffic (1934)

Traffic scenes in Johannesburg, South Africa.

NEW FRIGATE FOR SOUTH AFRICA

New Frigate For South Africa (1945)

New South African battleship shown to public.

PRESENT OF AMBULANCES BY THE HIGH COMMISSIONER

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

Ambulances presented by High Commissioner of...

LADY BAILEY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Lady Bailey In South Africa (1920-1929)

Plane arrives at South African airport, watched by crowds.

ZOUAVES DEPART

Zouaves Depart (1914-1918)

Item showing the Zouaves departing on train.

NORTH AFRICAN TOWN

North African Town (1910-1920)

Shots of North African town (this may actually be Egypt).

RAILWAY beware - other items in ON 457 have this title

Railway Beware - Other Items In On 457 Have This Title (1910-1919)

Tracking shot from moving train...

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...

RAILWAY - AFRICA beware - other items in ON 457 have this title

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

Shots of African village...

MP'S VISIT KIKUYU RESERVE

MP's Visit Kikuyu Reserve (1954)

MP's visit local builders at Kikuyu Reserve in Kenya.

AFRICAN FISH MARKET

African Fish Market (1963)

Scenes from Sierra Leone

JONKERS HOEK

Jonkers Hoek (1948)

People climb Jonkers Hoek mountain, South Africa.

TAXIDERMIST

Taxidermist (1961)

Stuffed animals and hoof-ashtrays in Nairobi.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 400 - AFRICAN SAFARI

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 400 - African Safari (1962)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for story "African...

TABLE MOUNTAIN RAILWAY

Table Mountain Railway (1964)

A trip by cable car to the top of Table Mountain gives us an incredibly...

LAND AND WATER CARS aka LAND A WATER CARS

Land And Water Cars AKA Land A Water Cars (1930-1931)

A Riley car is fitted with floatation bags to make...