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Egyptian farmers draw water using an ancient irrigation system and manufacture bricks of mud and straw

A farmer tills his land with a plough driven by cattle in Egypt. Farmer pulls up water using an ancient irrigation system. A man mixes water, mud and straw to make bricks and dries them in the sun. Narrator describes similar work performed by the Israelites in the past.

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038043
Office of Strategic Services (OSS) recruits attend class, examine maps (WW2)

The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Mediterranean training center in Cairo, Egypt at the Villa Abaza during World War 2. A car pulls in front of the building. OSS agents and radiomen in training attend a class. An instructor shows a large map of the Balkan region. Another professor points to a map of Italy. A trainee answers the professor. Trainees examine a map together. OSS trainees study land surveying outdoors.

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079977
King Ibn Saud and Colonel William A. Eddy, USMC, on the U.S. Destroyer Murphy, at the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal.

King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia (also called King Abdulaziz) and Royal party enroute from Jidda, on the U.S. Destroyer Murphy (DD 603) late in World War 2. The Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal. King Faisal with U.S. interpreter, Colonel William Alfred "Bill" Eddy, a U.S. marine officer,sipping tea or coffee with the king. Arab dignitaries seated on the deck. Carpets are seen spread on the ships deck for the king to walk upon. Live sheep are penned up in box on deck, as provisions for the King and Royal party. Views of the American Cruiser, USS Quincy , as the Murphy approaches. Guns on the deck. A flag of the United States. King Saud and his party descend a gangplank to the deck of the Quincy, while a band plays and sailors and officers salute. The Quincy then proceeds towards Alexandria, Egypt. Sandy banks of Suez Canal.

Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675033748
President Roosevelt meets King Farouk aboard USS Quincy underway in the Suez Canal during world War II.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt aboard a ship underway in the Suez Canal during World War II. U.S. and Egyptian flag aboard cruiser USS Quincy. President Roosevelt and King Farouk I of Egypt seated in chairs on the deck. King Farouk and entourage of naval officers aboard the ship. A float plane on a catapult being launched. The float plane in flight. King Farouk shakes hands with naval officers as he prepares to leave the ship. U.S. Navy Admiral William D. Leahy and King Farouk descend the ship's ladder.

Date: 1945, February
Duration: 2 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675065770
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie aboard USS Quincy (CA-71) in the Great Bitter Lake.

Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie visits USS Quincy (CA-71) underway in Great Bitter Lake, Suez Canal, Egypt to meet U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt following the Yalta Conference during World War II. U.S. Honor Guards of marines and sailors await arrival of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. Haile Selassie boards ship followed by U.S. Navy Admiral William Leahy. Selassie is greeted by President Roosevelt and daughter Anna Boetigger. Selassie and Roosevelt seated on deck, hold a conversation. Selassie tours the ship with Captain Elliot M. Senn and Admiral Brown.

Date: 1945, February 13
Duration: 2 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675075145
King Ibn Saud and entourage aboard USS Quincy for meeting with President Franklin Roosevelt

A member of the Saudi royal entourage sits on a sofa aboard the American Cruiser, USS Quincy, on the occasion of a meeting between King Ibn Saud (also called King Abdulaziz) of Saudi Arabia and President Roosevelt, at Great Bitter Lake, Egypt. Other members of the royal entourage also sit with him on the ship. One holds a kettle. Others drink from little saucers. They refill them. An American flag flies above the ship. Military personnel salute as King Saud slowly makes his way past them. The king greets President Roosevelt, who is confined to a chair on deck, and sits to hold discussions with the president. A marine officer acts as interpreter during the World War 2 meeting.

Date: 1945, February 15
Duration: 1 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675024292