# “ACROSS THE SAHARA” 1933 AMATEUR TRAVELOGUE SAHARA DESERT; ALGERIA, NORTH AFRICA HOME MOVIE 55514

“Across the Sahara” is an early 1930’s travelogue. It takes viewers to a sliver screen dream of desert sands and Arabian culture. Footage was captured on a 16 mm. Motorized vehicles tour across the Northern Sahara Desert to El Oued, Constantine and the Constantine Bridge; the El-Kantara. During the 1930’s Algeria was under French colonial rule. The French suppressed Islam and Arabic education. Constantine has a population of about 448,374 making it the third largest city in the country following Algiers and Oran. Constantine is often referred to as the “City of Bridges” due to its variety of picturesque bridges. In 2015, Constantine was labeled the Arab Capital of Culture. The film swings in with 1930’s motorized all-terrain vehicles rolling over sand (:09). Small shrubs dot the desert (:14). A vehicle pulls up over a steep incline (:39) as one of the explorers follows close behind. Ancient city dwellings of El Oued fill the screen (1:06). El Oued is an oasis town fueled with water via an underground river. Inhabitants of the town belong to the Teroud tribe. A mother and small child head for the covered jeep (1:17). Camels plod forward over sand (1:22); dipping necks for light grazing. The view runs over sparse grass and sands (1:51). Western dressed travelers take a pit stop (2:30). Arabic locals appear in traditional attire with heads covered by the keffiyeh (2:40). Camels cart twigs; light timber over their backs (2:48). Three locals move outside the city with a small…

- Kind: Home movie
- Genres: Travel, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/55514AcrossSahara)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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