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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 ...
Leaving from Swiss (?) airport (Swiss flag flying), followed by views from airplane of coastline. East African local flora: collecting ...
INTEREST. Travelogue. A railway journey in Northern Tanzania (?) and waterfalls on the River Pangani.
No main title. Filmed from the ...
The Ground Nut Scheme in Africa by the United Africa Company.
Four couples describe their holidays:- Kariba/Eastern Highlands, Lake Nyasa, Victoria Falls, Lake Tangyanika.
1. Views of game in Tanganyika.
2. Dambuilding in Nzega and tribal 'turnout', Tanganyika. 1956-1958.
3. Nzega Agricultural Show, Tanganyika.
4. Film of ...
Shows clearing and harvesting scenes at Kongwa linked with developments in ground nuts scheme.
Film of Sisal production in Tanganyika filmed over a period of 18 months during 1955-56(?)
Production / Donor Details: The ...
Family life in Tanganyika, including everyday scenes, and the work of white nurses in improving the health and standards of ...
Programme intended to prompt discussion on East African affairs.
A map of the area introduces a brief demographic and ...
Government information film on East Africa.
A brief historical survey introduces the foreign racial elements - Arab, European and ...