Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.
Near Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania (Tanganyika).
Various shots, sailing boats sailing by the shoreline and past a large cruise liner, moored close to the beach near the harbour of Dar-es-Salaam at Tanzania. MS to...
Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.
Near Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania (Tanganyika).
Various shots, sailing boats sailing by the shoreline and past a large cruise liner, moored close to the beach near the harbour of Dar-es-Salaam at Tanzania. MS to LS Sisal crop in the field and field worker in the distance. MS Farmer working quickly, cutting the top foliage. Various shots, African women turning and spreading a sisal crop drying in the sun on lines. MS and CU Two Masai tribesmen wearing traditional costume and fine bead jewellery.
LS A small plane (East African Airways) landing on an airstrip in the highlands. Various shots, Western tourists alight from the plane and climb into the back of a Land Rover with open sides. MS Tourist with a camera in the Land Rover points to a lioness standing over its kill. MSs Hyena and lioness running.
MS Clock tower at Arusha; the tower is precisely halfway between Cairo and the Cape of Good Hope. Various shots of the market place; Africans carrying baskets on their heads; people examining fabrics; traders sitting on the ground with mats displaying their produce before them.
MS Swimming pool (probably on the slopes of Mount Meru) as a girl dives in; some middle-aged westerners sit at a table with a beer and watch. MS A young couple in dressing gowns eating breakfast on their hotel balcony; the man looks through binoculars at the view. LS View of the lower slopes of the mountains.
MS A group of tourists setting out on a walk in shorts and walking boots past a tree in heavy blossom. MS Rear view of line of walkers as they set off across the plain carrying backpacks. CU Walking boots crossing shrubby grass. MS Two men stop to admire the view; they look rather 'Englishman abroad'. LS Mount Kilimanjaro rising majestically into the clouds. Various shots of the snow covered mountains from the air including rocky crags. MS Rear view, pilot and mountains ahead. Excellent aerial shot over Kilimajaro's ice-crater.
Note: Date on original record: 15/05/1961. See item CP 333. Paperwork refers to Uganda in the title, but content appears to be Tanzania as in CP 333.
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