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Japan, Egypt, Etc (1900)

1900 · Newsreel · 9 min

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JAPAN, EGYPT, ETC Produced: 1900 Description Shows unrelated sequences without subtitles. Part 1 shows a Japanese flower market and groups of children at a zoo(?). Part 2 shows a Japanese steamship in a harbor. Part 3 shows scenes along a canal in Japan, a man making a parasol, a large ceremonial parade, and men travelling a rapid stream in rowboats. Part 4, an ox is used to raise water for irrigation in Egypt. Part 5, sequences from a melodramatic presentation show the efforts of an Indian and a woman to convince a group of men that the woman's husband is not a murderer.

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9 minutes
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News & Public Affairs

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