Durban 1973 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting South Africa in 1973. It contains stock footage of the city of Durban: a man cleaning the swimming pool of a resort near the Umhlanga Lighthouse, views of Durban’s cityscape shot from the beach, Native African men driving rickshaws and asking tourists for alms in a […]
Cape Town 1973 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting South Africa in 1973. It contains stock footage of Cape Town: panoramic shots of the city, including the port and Groote Schuur Hospital, Lion’s Head mountain, the beach at the Cape of Good Hope, a Cape Coach Tours VW van bringing tourists to visit the city […]
Americana 1980s: Native American Powwow archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting the USA, probably in 1983 It contains stock footage of a Native American Powwow, a gathering with dances: Native Americans wearing typical dress (the war bonnet, tunics, beaded moccasins) dancing in front of spectators, a woman putting makeup on children to make them look like Native […]
Cape Town 1981 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting South Africa, probably in 1981 It contains stock footage of Cape Town, mostly views from the window of a coach: views of the cityscape from the highway while arriving to the city, soft traffic downtown, Cape Town Civic Centre, people visiting Groot Constantia-Trust winery in Constantia […]
South Africa 1970s: the dances of the natives archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting South Africa in 1973. It contains stock footage of a show held in a small arena where native South African people portrayed their dances: spectators arriving to the tribunes divided according to people’s skin color, native people portraying war tribal dances and fights, and more. The […]
New Orleans 1963 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting the USA in 1963. It contains stock footage of New Orleans: a U.S. Army recruiting center sign, trams, cars and pedestrians downtown, men driving horse carriages, clubs in Bourbon Street, black sailors working on the President steamboat, passengers filming the port and downtown New Orleans from […]
Dakar 1950s archive footage
Archival footage shot probably by a French filmmaker during a cruise ship in Western Africa probably in the 1950s. It contains stock footage of a city of Senegal, almost surely Dakar: local people waiting for tourists at the port, European tourists visiting an outdoor market, people walking in the streets, and more. The price to […]