By-Ways of Egypt

Duration: 21 min

Genre: Geography

Creator: Oriental Journeys

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: The cradle of an ancient civilization. Crowded streets of Cairo, native markets, veiled ladies, bread sellers, licorice-water vendors. The oldest method of irrigation—the water wheel of the Nile. A camel caravan. Dhows with odd lateen sails glide gracefully along the Nile. The Pyramids and Sphinx.

Metadata Source:Bell & Howell Filmosound Library Catalog of Educational Motion Pictures, 1942