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Egypt, 1938 - Cairo Daily Life & Farouk Leading Officials in March or Parade; Italian Community

Reel Number: 221670-09

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1938

Country: Egypt

Location: Cairo,North Africa

TC Begins: 01:13:04

TC Ends: 01:26:44

Duration: 00:13:40

Egypt, 1938 - Cairo Daily Life & Farouk Leading Officials in March or Parade; Italian Community Men & one woman walking thru ornate iron gates, students?. (Some camera shutter problems). 01:13:43 Cairo corner w/ sign: National Bank of Egypt over entrance, people walking past & in & out. Street scenes w/ policeman directing traffic. GOOD. 01:14:07 Exterior of large government or palace building. Other large government building. 01:14:45 High angle of assembled military at attention, cars; pan across line of troops w/ large stone buildings behind. Statue of mounted rider on large pedestal in center of square. 01:15:45 LS from above of large building complex. Statue of mounted rider on pedestal, traffic in street alongside & beyond. 01:16:30 LS across rooftops of Cairo. 01:17:00 LS of modern apartment buildings along tree lined street. 01:17:17 Minaret & mosque from above w/ buildings beyond. 01:17:32 Intersection of traffic circle & large apartments lining streets. 01:18:04 Entrance to Mausoleum of Saad Zaghlul, ex-prime minister & national spokesman for self-rule. lotus pillars / columns. 01:18:24 Troops carrying rifles marching past four abreast as crowds watch. View along people lining street. Officers marching past. King Farouk marching in civilian formal dress leading government VIPs. 01:19:03 People moving past on sidewalk & in street, large sign in Arabic. Women carrying small babies. Street car up street; pedestrians & traffic. Man standing on sidewalk seen from inside car. European family standing on sidewalk. Others. POV from car past sidewalk cafes & pedestrians. 01:21:02 View up wide street from intersection, parked cars & trolley; light traffic. Ornate buildings. 01:21:31 Front view of Banca Commercial Italiano Legitto. People past. Front of Radio shop w/ signs in Italian. 01:22:04 Front of Banque Misr. 01:22:25 Ornate building fronts, cars parked along street. People pass Banca Commercial Italiano Legitto. People in & out. National Bank of Egypt entrance & people & traffic on street. 01:23:15 Signs: Al Ahram on modern building. 01:23:31 Large older building; people waiting in entrance way. Traffic past. Large building. Store front of record shop w/ large sign S. Jandolo or Sandolo. 01:24:22 Store front: Vincenzo D’Elia & Figli; other smaller Italian shops. Italian school w/ children out greeted by mothers. Store front: La Maison des cadeaux. 01:25:00 Men in suits & military leaving ?? (some shutter problems. 01:25:18 LS of people leaving modern building (University?). Storefronts of Italian shops & businesses. Italian travel bureau. North Africa; Immigration; Economics; Government; Colonialism; 1930s; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate.

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