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1931MIDDLE EAST
The films were taken in the 1920’s in Palestine and Egypt by amateur cinematographer Joshua Freiberger

This film is footage of Cairo, Egypt, sights, mosques, culture and lifestyle.

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Title Card: Suburbs of Cairo
01:00:00 0.95 thumbnail
Var shots of an ancient mosque in Cairo. This could be the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, the oldest in Cairo.
01:00:24 24.49 thumbnail
A Cairo peasant leading on barefoot a donkey pulled cart loaded with wares across the desert, two other people are seen, one in the basket seat and one in the back.
01:00:31 31.6 thumbnail
Native people of Cairo, Cairnes, in the desert, an ancient mosque in bkgd. Cairnes are seen spinning wool or weaving baskets on a row of primitive spinning wheels
01:00:51 51.55 thumbnail
Various activity in Cairo - a trolley goes by, camels are seen walking past carrying good, as well as donkey drawn carts carrying people and stuff, People on camels wait as freight train goes by.
01:01:02 61.98 thumbnail
Donkeys with what looks like the branches of entire trees on their backs. People walking about - hustle bustle.
01:01:10 70.82 thumbnail
Donkey pulling a cart loaded with people, at least 6 or 7 piled on. CU People men, women and children piled on a small cart cart pose for camera
01:01:17 77.87 thumbnail
Various shots of large groups of people walking down a wide road or pedestrian highway carrying goods and children, camels loaded with wares and people sitting in baskets, all walking slowly to their destinations
01:01:57 117.38 thumbnail
WS from afar the Al Azhar Mosque, a mosque and university and the most famous mosque in the Islamic world, overlooking the city of Cairo
01:02:00 120.78 thumbnail
Close shots of the Al Azhar Mosque featuring a close up of a cluster of the minarets
01:02:14 134.56 thumbnail
Two women, one wearing long robes, walking past a row of ancient columns toward camera.
01:02:20 140.16 thumbnail
Ext. front of a mosque, peds are seen walking about, old cars, activity.
01:02:34 153.99 thumbnail
A horse drawn buggy parked in the city, peds walking by, bicycles, workers weaving, men and young boys using var saws to cut long pieces of metal, hard at work.
01:03:00 180.73 thumbnail
Large box of beaded necklaces. Various shots of industrious craftsmen at work in open air market.
01:03:20 200.17 thumbnail
Var shots around the city of Cairo, ancient mosques, camels parked, peds wearing long robes walking downtown, tall buildings, Kodak sign on storefront
01:03:47 227.28 thumbnail
People watch as a street magician tries to fool them.
01:03:58 238.5 thumbnail
Exterior The Egyptian Museum, sail boats on the Nile River that flows through the city.
01:04:28 268.67 thumbnail
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