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Under British rule from 1917, Tanganyika attained independence in 1961. It is now part of Tanzania.
Ethnic scenes in Tanzania, including agricultural practices; tribal dancing of the Wa Matengo and Wa Nyasa.
INTEREST. The film shows a practical experiment to establish a new African settlement in tsetse-fly country.
The film opens with a ...
A typical day at a Government Primary School in Tanganyika.
The film opens with a shot of a notice board stating ...
How a college education in Dar es-salaam is changing the lifestyle of Victor Kimeseru, a Masai tribesman from Tanganyika.
DOCUMENTARY. Tanganyika on the eve of independence. An interview with Julius Nyerere.
Scenes in the life of a civil engineer and his family in Tanganyika, including bush safaris and camps.
Production / Donor ...
INTEREST. Celebrations in Dar Es-Salaam to mark the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
Made in 1941, the film is a mixture of amateur actors recreating the early history of the goldfields (1920s) and ...
Shows all stages in the planting, growing, work in the ginner and the buying and selling of cotton.
A typical day of a Msukuma (Sukuma) man and his family in Tanganyika (now Tanzania).
The film introduces Kinga's home - ...
Sixteen African chiefs, the heads of tribes represented in 11th East African Division fighting in Burma, are received ...