AUC Campus and Egypt and Cairo Scenes
“Cairo scenes, marketplace scenes, 1940s” on Canister
- Title:
- AUC Campus and Egypt and Cairo Scenes
“Cairo scenes, marketplace scenes, 1940s” on Canister - Date:
- 1940s
1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 - Description:
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Film footage, black and white and without sound, of faculty and students on the AUC campus as well as faulty and staff outings, including outdoor animal and agriculture markets. 00:00:00-00:00:09 Map of route across Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea to Egypt; 00:00:10-00:00:18 Office, possibly an Egyptian government ministry with Egyptian academics including possibly Taha Hussein and AUC administrator-faculty member Amir Boctor (1930s-1940s); 00:00:19-00:00:44 Male and female students entering Sheikh Rihan Street AUC Ewart Hall building entrance, greeted by Dean Russell Galt 00:00:45-00:00:56 Students and faculty member in Chemistry Laboratory; 00:00:57-00:01:17 Unidentified American man and woman entering Main Palace Building Entrance, exiting automobile and entering Sheikh Rihan Street AUC Ewart Hall building entrance; 00:01:18-00:01:52 Students on campus athletic field doing calisthenic exercises and gymnastics; 00:01:53-00:02:10 Students studying and reading newspapers in library; 00:02:11-00:03:35 American faculty members or language students on tourist outing wearing Arab keffiyeh head scarves, including woman with rifle and local Egyptian guides and village resident adults and children; 00:03:36-00:09:45 Outdoor market scenes, possibly Friday Market, with mostly farm animals and agricultural products for sale.
- Language:
- English
- Holding institution:
- American University in Cairo
- Data provider:
- American University in Cairo
- Subject:
- American University in Cairo -- History; Social life and customs -- Egypt
- Geographic region:
- Cairo; Egypt
- Rights:
- To inquire about permissions or reproductions, contact the Rare Books and Special Collections Library, The American University in Cairo at +20.2.2615.3676 or rbscl-ref@aucegypt.edu.
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Is part of:
- AUC Historic Films Collection; Rare Books and Special Collections Library; American University in Cairo
- Type:
- Moving images
- Type (Broader):
- Video
- Type (Narrower):
- Historical Videos