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French Army, marines, police, and officials control an unruly crowd of French Algerian colonials surrounding Jacques Soustelle

Views of city of Algiers.The seaport and small boats. Jacques Soustelle, the Governor General of Algeria, moves through the streets in a motorcade, with Motorcycle escort. A large crowd of civilians gathered on either sides of the streets awaiting the arrival of the motorcade. They hold banners which read "hunneur Soustelle" and "vive Soustelle". A very large crowd is gathered in front of a building with "Compagnie Generale Transatlantique" inscribed upon it. People surround and stand upon a French army tank. French marines (Fusilliers-Marin),army troops and police, attempt to control the surging crowd. French officers on a white horse, brandishing sabers, attempt to establish order. A fallen spectator is picked up by police. Governor General Jacques Soustelle is protected by a phalanx of officials and police. Someone holds aloft a tricolor flag with the French Resistance Cross of Lorraine on it. A man climbs on a makeshift ladder to a porch on the building, where a derrick and construction site is seen. View of crowd in courtyard of the building. Governor General Soustelle surrounded by officials tries to move through the crowd. He is saluted by a contingent of soldiers, carrying a tricolor with crests and writing upon it. View of the building through the surging crowd. Many flags fly from its roof. A tall construction derrick appears above the roofline, in the background. Officials and soldiers and police encircle the Governor General, to protect him, and finally succeed in helping him to climb atop an army tank. The crowd waves at him as he stands on the tank, surrounded by officials and officers. .

Date: 1956, February 2
Duration: 3 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675056057
Independence celebrations in Algeria and unfurling of the Algerian flag at the UN Headquarters in New York City.

A documentary titled 'America salutes Algerian Independence' depicts independence celebrations in Algeria and its admission into the United Nations. A huge crowd of people in the streets of Algeria in north Africa to celebrate their independence. The Algerian flag is waved. Algerian soldiers march on parade. People with the Algerian flags. The Algerian flag is raised in a ceremony. Soldiers stand at attention. The United Nations Headquarters in New York City in the United States. Flags of the member nations flutter. Algerian Prime Minister Mohamed Ahmed Ben Bella is greeted by UN Secretary General U Thant, President Ahmed Sekou Toure of Guinea and President of the UN General Assembly Muhammad Zafrulla Khan. The Algerian flag is unfurled and it flutters among the flags of other member nations. Algerian war victims present at the ceremony. In the UNO, the full body of the General Assembly gives a standing ovation to Algeria as it joins the UNO. Algerian delegates seated. A map of Africa with the focus on Algeria. The capital city of Algiers. Ships at the harbor in Algiers. People in a market place. Minarets of Jeema Kebir Mosque . The National Museum houses things of art and craft such as brocade garments, rugs, specimens of metal work and jewelry.

Date: 1963
Duration: 4 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050582
Car thief steals car and alters it to match VIN of wrecked junkyard car.

Cartoon drawing of used car lot with words "The Salvage Racket" A speeding 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe. Car after crash with smoke and STOP sign. A smirking man takes down notes as wrecked1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe is towed to a junkyard. A policeman opens a file cabinet to retrieve a file and then says, "the car theft racket is one of major problems facing law enforcement today." A car pulls up near a parked 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe. The man in passenger seat gets out of the car. Man using slim jim to break into car and open door. Man in car uses wires to go under dashboard to hot wire car. Stolen car drives away with another following. Garage door opens and cars drive in to garage. Man wearing gangster hat drives up to junkyard and gets out of car. Junkyard owner walks through junkyard with man looking at cars. The man pays the junkyard owner in cash for wrecked 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe. Man uses pocket nice to cut car VIN trim tag off of car. Man opens car hood to get the car’s motor number. Close up of engine stamp pad containing number. The man closes hood and pulls out notebook and writes notes. The junkyard owner walks through piles of tires and gives the man sale paperwork. 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe in garage with hood open. Mechanic grinding off engine number of stolen car. Gangster throws smoking cigarette to ground and then rubs his hands together. Mechanic tears up and throw out identifying papers found in car, attaches replacement trim tag to door, and removes stickers. Mechanic throwing out papers found in car trunk. Gangster puts paperwork into his suit jacket pocket and watches mechanic work on car with arms akimbo. Police officer explains that "the doctored stolen car is now ready for market." Two cars drive on highway pass sign reading, "state line 1/2 mile". Cars parked with gangster standing by to sell stolen car.

Date: 1956, August
Duration: 7 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078756
European refugees with their belongings flee via airways and waterways because of violence in Algeria.

European refugees flee from Algeria. Violence on the streets of Algeria. Damaged and burning buildings. Firemen douse the fire. European refugees with their belongings flee from Algeria via airways and waterways. Soldiers help French civilians as they land in Europe.

Date: 1962, May 31
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675055838
Men unload fruit and vegetable baskets from a truck at a market place in Algeria.

A documentary depicts Algeria soon after its independence. Date and fig trees in the Sahara region of Algeria. A map of Algeria shows location of oil wells. People near a truck. Tomatoes, lemons and figs in baskets. Men unload crates from trucks. Vegetables and fruits in crates at a market place. People in the market. People fill water at a community tap. A cobbler mends shoes.

Date: 1963
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050584
The soldiers march on street, women dance and greet Benyoucef Benkhedda in Algeria, North Africa.

The people celebrate independence of Algeria. The people gather on a street. The native soldiers march on the street. They carry guns on their shoulder. The women dance on the street. A view of the people on street and soldiers march. Lightning on the street. The people celebrate. Premier of Algeria Benyoucef Benkhedda in a car. People on either side of the street greet him. He waves to the people. The people on the street cheer. Benkhedda in a balcony with other officials as he waves to the people. Vice Premier of Algeria Ahmed Ben Bella gets of from a car. He shakes hands with the officials. The people crowd on the street. Benkhedda, Ben Bella and other officials stand together.

Date: 1962, July 9
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069561