| OUTPOST OF EMPIRE Sir John Maffey, Governor- General, reviews over 3000 loyal tribesmen of the Blue Nile. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5274 |
| Catalog #: | 237633 | |
| Clip Number: | 237633-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1492 | |
| Timecode: | 01:39:35 - 01:41:25 | |
| Location: | Gederef, Sudan. | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Colonialism LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Sudan | |
| Description: | OUTPOST OF EMPIRE Sir John Maffey, Governor- General, reviews over 3000 loyal tribesmen of the Blue Nile. Gederef, Sudan. Nice shot of men in traditional clothes riding across the desert on camels. A large group of men & camels. Sir John Maffey arrives on his camel with the flags of the British Empire. Various shots show tribesmen of the Blue Nile riding past the Governor General, Sir John Maffey; he sits on a camel with some other men holding flags. M/S of the General on his camel, saluting as the tribesmen ride past. "Sheik Awad el Kerim Chieftain pledges loyalty to British Government." Sheik Awad el Kerim stands in front of Maffey wearing traditional robes. He reads something off of a paper. CU od Sheik saluting. | |
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