| IRAQ A look at Baghdad in Iraq. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7054 | |
| Catalog #: | 58989 | |
| Clip Number: | 58989-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 308 | |
| Timecode: | 01:21:21 - 01:22:56 | |
| Location: | Baghdad, Iraq | |
| Year Shot: | 1942 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: Arabs FASHION: Ethnic / Cultural LOCATIONS/MIDDLE EAST: Iraq, Baghdad | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 316757 Bagdad (Baghdad) scenic. Children, women, men, street/village scenes. Various shots of harbour in Baghdad lined with palm trees. The bridge of boats, Maude Bridge. Various shots of the city including Mosques and horse drawn carts. British policeman watch the traffic. Shots of the native people in the city. Men wear scarves on their head. In teh background is some kind of ferris wheel. Visiting people dance. Some of these men look African. Women water carriers balance large ceramic jugs on their heads. Children playing on a large swing. Various shots of Kurds on their simple farms. A camel station at Gaza. People walk through the village and a man sells fruit from a basket on his donkey. L/S of sand swirls in the desert. | |
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