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Ephemeral film · 18 min

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Content warning: This film includes repeated visual evidence of racial and class differences influenced by the legacy of colonialism, including people local to the places visited who are often acting in a service role to wealthy white tourists and likely being filmed without express consent. A world cruise on the S.S. Franconia from New York to Portugal, Italy, and Egypt in January 1928. Features upper class white tourists interacting with local people, riding camels, and posing with the…

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18 minutes

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