Jackson Collection: 14: Gold coast life
This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2005/092/014).
Synopsis
British colonial officer with bus / lorry vehicle onto which local workmen get. Market at jungle village. Communal cooking fires in the communal area long narrow jungle village. British colonial policeman wearing black armband. Gathering of small group of British Colonials at railway station to bid farewell to friends. Departure shot from train, which shows Station name as "Accra." Jungle countryside shot from the train as it progresses along the single-track railway line.
Production / Donor Details: Donor's grandfather, Sir Francis Walter F Jackson was Chief Commissioner, Gold Coast (Ghana) 1934-36.
Titles
- Jackson Collection: 14: Gold coast life (Archive)
- Series Title:
- Jackson Collection
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1930
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm
- Sound:
- Mute
- Footage:
- 50ft
Production Credits
- Production Details
- See synopsis