Sunday, 28 October 2012

Fantastic footage from Damascus and Jerusalem 1938

The Levant, particularly Palestine, was a favourite destination for travel writers and film makers between the two world wars.  Here's one such film, shot in Damascus and Jerusalem in 1938 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDXhzGbcGLY

Captivating stuff.  There's many more similar films to choose from on YouTube, thanks mainly to the good people at Travel Film Archive, Palestine.

 
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  1. Nashes of Chennai29 October 2012 at 07:44

    Again - fascinating!

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  2. Sykes30 October 2012 at 15:26

    Thanks Nashes - there's some interesting footage of India in the 1930s available too.

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