WWII - 1941, French Equatorial Africa: Free French Navy; Brazzaville & Congo River w/ Road Construction

WWII - 1941, French Equatorial Africa: Free French Navy; Brazzaville & Congo River w/ Road Construction Very large group of French French Navy naval officers in pith / colonial helmets out of white municipal building past police or soldiers in white shorts & shirts w/ rifles at parade rest. Native troops at parade rest on opposite side 09:22:58 French naval officers walking along tree-lined wet dirt road w/ French Army officer. 09:23:16 Two officers out of military building, another walks in saluting guard at door. Talk on sidewalk. 09:23:39 LS across harbor w/ large ships docked in distance; pier crossing water, 09:23:51 Dock w/ large freighters tied up & unloading in sling-nets onto railroad flat-cars. Portugal on side of ship seen as black dockworkers stack wooden boxes as unloaded onto railroad car. 09:24:40 Small armed trawler / ship in MCU w/ men at mounted guns on front deck docked; two men off gangway saluting. MCU repeat of scene. 09:25:01 View towards large railroad station, truck past, car past. MCU sign on station: Pointe-Noire. 09:25:34 View of sandy beach w/ swimmers in water & couple walking w/ Naval officer towards camera. 09:25:42 Black slug. 09:25:43 Aerial over Congo River w/ towns (over-exposed). Inland over jungle; muddy river beach, small tug & barges on river. Over islands in river. 09:27:40 Over riverside town - Brazzaville (?). 09:27:56 LS of valley among hills & lake (?). 09:28:08 Wide Congo River flowing over rocks, rapids thru jungle. Waterfalls. Wide shallow rapids. 09:29:01 Mist over / among jungle treetops. 09:29:15 View of Brazzaville intersection w/ pedestrians, bicyclists & car, gravel truck. 09:29:38 Riverbank & wheelbarrows for passengers up from river; White woman riding bicycles up from river. White men in pith helmets boarding wheelbarrows, pushed along next to narrow-gauge railroad tracks. 09:30:06 Train w/ engine & one box-car past. 09:30:13 Men working on road & bridge under construction from Bangu Moving gravel on temporary narrow gauge tracks. Laborers digging roadside; carry planks for bridge. Mixing cement. Multiple shots. GOOD 09:32:34 Port & riverbank activity w/ natives & wheelbarrow litters racing to meet arriving river passengers. 09:32:47 Natives carry baskets of gravel on heads at bridge construction; goats on riverbed. Building road thru jungle; tamping soil. Bridge construction. Men in water pulling ferry taking pickup across river; pickup drives off as naked women & children watch. WW2; Western Africa; 1940s; Ethnics; Black Africans; Colonialism; Imperialism; NOTE: Blacks only seen as laborers. Whites ruling class; upper class; power. NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate.