Overview
- Description
- In town of Ness Ziona, Arabs and Jews in street, returning from work. The town represents a pure partition scheme, as the left side of road is occupied by Arabs and the right by Jews. 02:13:23 Ben Shemen settlement, a junior agricultural village near Tel Aviv for training young boys in farm work. Boys and girls folk-dancing, playing musical instruments, swimming/diving in pool, editing and printing their own newspaper. 02:15:17 Palestine Orchestra, founded in 1936 by violinist Bronislaw Huberman, in its second season. Under the direction of Issay Dobrowen, conducting the last movement of the fourth symphony of Tchaikovsky, playing at the Tel Aviv concert hall. CUs and LSs of orchestra, musicians, Dobrowen conducting. Orchestra playing the finale. 02:16:54 Iraq Petroleum Company's Haifa terminal. Oil dock and pipes. Tank farm and terminal station, with Haifa in background. CU, workmen taking oil sample, measuring oil, reading gauge, working on tank. Opening valve at intake manifold that lets oil in for 1200 mile pipeline in Mosul fields. Terminal superintendent's chart showing position of tanks. View of oil dock from seaside, pipes. 02:19:08 INT, Tel Aviv city hall. Council meeting to discuss city budget. Some Council members listening to speech by Mayor of Tel Aviv, Mr. Rokach. CU, Council member. 02:19:55 George Wadsworth, American Consul-General, in his office in Jerusalem. Arab taking orders from Wadsworth. CUs, Wadsworth leaving in car. 02:20:34 Man greeting military soldiers. 02:20:51 A military officer departs. [see notes] Black Watch Regiment troops march past. Two unidentified men in suits. 02:21:04 CUs, Mrs. Rose Halpern, former president of Hadassah, and Dr. H. Yassky, director of Palestine Hadassah. 02:21:10 Shots of Attil village, buildings, scene through Tulkarm Street from military lorry. Sheep and camels on side of road.
- Film Title
-
Palestine
- Duration
- 00:09:01
- Date
-
Event:
1938
- Locale
-
Palestine
Tel Aviv, Palestine
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
-
Producer:
March of Time, Inc.
Camera Operator: S.R. Sozio
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Outtakes.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 02:12:38:00 to 02:21:39:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 47 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 47 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 47 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 47 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large- Preservation
Preservation 47 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 47 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 47 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 47 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
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- You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
- Copyright
- Public Domain
- Conditions on Use
- To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased the film excerpts from the National Archives and Records Administration in August 1997.
- Note
- Cameraman's dope sheet available in departmental files.
It is not clear from the cameraman's dope sheets, but the scene at 02:20:34 might include Sir Charles Tegart (with soft hat), an expert on terrorism from India to reorganize and advise Palestinian police, speaking to an intelligence officer and the scene at 02:20:51 might include Gen. Wavell leaving Jerusalem, bidding officers goodbye at railway station. - Copied From
- 35mm MPP
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 1717
Source Archive Number: 200 MTT 666 M,N,O,Z,AA,BB - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:45:36
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