WWII - 1943, Morocco: Casablanca Street Scenes. 26Jan43
Street scenes w/ locals. American flag outside building w/ Arabic signs; French soldier on guard. Rear view troop of soldiers march down street. Unid. group of women with soldier waving to camera from balcony. Street scenes w/ ponies and bicycles. US Military Policeman talking to French gendarmes.
17:33:22 French Headquarters / HQ building - guards, civilians, soldiers & French nurses pose for camera. Same group around Jeep. Palm-lined street - bicycles & horse drawn carriage. French mansion w/ French flag on building. Sailor & soldier in street. LS large white building w/ tower in Art Deco / Nouveau style.
17:34:50 Busy city center scenes - trams, bicycles, jeeps, horse drawn carriages. Traffic passes in front of ‘Galleries Lafayette de Paris’. Pedestrians w/ military in evidence inc. two GIs in carriage; buildings inc. Cinema ? sign says ‘Metro Goldwyn Mayer’. GIs fraternize w/ girls next to jeep. Buildings & statues. USA soldiers on sentry duty outside official building. Film out of rack briefly.
17:37:46 Entrance w/ sign ‘American Red Cross US Service Men’s Club’ - soldiers standing around.
LS and MS men queue at public toilet / urinal in street. US troops standing around on street. View up wide street with tower / mosque ? at end. US troops with street trader.
17:39:30 Troops with civilian girls pose for camera at pavement bar / cafe.
17:40:03 Wide Avenue - soldiers on cycles. US? HQ building w/ sign ‘1st Service Area Command Prov’ - local girl sitting on steps. Street corner ‘Tabac’ shop; balcony with two soldiers and two girls brief.
WW2; North African Campaign; French Foreign Legion; Architecture;
Sign in with Google
Similar Sub-themes
WWII - 1943, Morocco: Casablanca Street Scenes. 26Jan43 Street scenes w/ locals. American flag outside building w/ Arabic signs; French soldier on guard. Rear view troop of soldiers march down street. Unid. group of women with soldier waving to camera from balcony. Street scenes w/ ponies and bicycles. US Military Policeman talking to French gendarmes. 17:33:22 French Headquarters / HQ building - guards, civilians, soldiers & French nurses pose for camera. Same group around Jeep. Palm-lined street - bicycles & horse drawn carriage. French mansion w/ French flag on building. Sailor & soldier in street. LS large white building w/ tower in Art Deco / Nouveau style. 17:34:50 Busy city center scenes - trams, bicycles, jeeps, horse drawn carriages. Traffic passes in front of ‘Galleries Lafayette de Paris’. Pedestrians w/ military in evidence inc. two GIs in carriage; buildings inc. Cinema ? sign says ‘Metro Goldwyn Mayer’. GIs fraternize w/ girls next to jeep. Buildings & statues. USA soldiers on sentry duty outside official building. Film out of rack briefly. 17:37:46 Entrance w/ sign ‘American Red Cross US Service Men’s Club’ - soldiers standing around. LS and MS men queue at public toilet / urinal in street. US troops standing around on street. View up wide street with tower / mosque ? at end. US troops with street trader. 17:39:30 Troops with civilian girls pose for camera at pavement bar / cafe. 17:40:03 Wide Avenue - soldiers on cycles. US? HQ building w/ sign ‘1st Service Area Command Prov’ - local girl sitting on steps. Street corner ‘Tabac’ shop; balcony with two soldiers and two girls brief. WW2; North African Campaign; French Foreign Legion; Architecture;