Williams Collection 3: Uganda

This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2006/069/003).

Synopsis

Safaris 1956 - 59. Train Journey. Wildlife - giraffe. Intertitle: 'Murchison Falls'. Victoria Nile. Hippos, elephants, crocodiles. Intertitle: 'Paraa'. Women carrying heavy loads. Thatched-house building. Big game. Intertitle: 'To Moroto for a wedding' Karamoja (closed district). Papers being checked. Rural folk. Wedding. Intertitle 'Safari 1958'. Roadside fruit market - loading fruit into the Merc. Villages. Crossing the nile by paddle-bridge. Down the Nile by steamer. Local people swimming.

Production / Donor Details: Ellis and Greta Williams worked for the Government in Uganda from 1949 to independence; Mr. Williams worked at the Treasury, Mrs. Williams as an official stenographer.

 

Titles

  • Williams Collection 3: Uganda (Archive)
Series Title:
Williams Collection
 

Technical Data

Year:
1950
Film Gauge (Format):
8mm
Footage:
300 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Details
See synopsis