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Modernization projects in Afghanistan in the 1950s and 1960s, undertaken by the .Morrison and Knutsen (M-K) Construction company

First scene shows several Afghan national leaders conversing outside a government building. Views of the Helmand and Arghandab rivers that are to be dammed as part of the Afghan modernization project. From this point much of the film is devoted to the actual construction activities of the Morrison and Knutsen (M-K) Construction company (organized for this endeavor as: Morison & Knudsen, Afghanistan, Inc aka MK-A). View of a steam shovel loading a truck. a truck passes several MK-A workers in hard hats near a river, as it moves earth from the work site. A caterpillar tractor pushes rocks into the river as part of the dam building. MK-A workers atop a bridge at the dam site. Formations of tractors work at the site using compaction rollers, alongside other grading equipment. A bulldozer with a large blade pushes a huge amount of earth. A tractor pulls a set of compaction rollers. A dynamite charge explodes breaking up rocks at the site. Construction equipment roars past donkeys carrying burdens on their backs. A succession of scenes showing heavy equipment at work, including a drag line being run from an equipment cab labeled: "Morrison and Knudsen, Afghanistan Inc." Views of a canals created by MK-A as part of the project. Crops in fields watered by a network of secondary irrigation canals (unseen). An Afghan man seen silhouetted against light sky and river illuminated by setting sun. A vast field of grain. Small mountain valley with crops watered from mountain snow melts. Afghan farmers cultivating crop by hand on the farm. Farmers eating lunch on a small irrigated farm, as another walks past them plowing with a team of oxen. A mud wall fence marking property line. Masons constructing a home using mud.

Date: 1960
Duration: 3 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066737
Views of celebration following a wedding ceremony in rural Afghanistan. Modernizing of Afghanistan

Families heading to celebration following a wedding in rural Afghanistan. Some ride a camel. But most are walking. Next, two men are seen waving kerchiefs as they dance to music provided by musicians in a circle around them. Closeups of musicians, singing and playing instruments. Several play Afghan guitars. Another plays a stringed instrument with a very long neck. View of an old man. The Arch of Triumph in the gardens of Paghman (in the hills near Afghanistan's capital of Kabul). View of the King of Afghanistan, Mohammed Zahir Shah, with an aide. The remainder of the film shows various gardens and architecture in the region.

Date: 1960
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066735
Modernization of Afghanistan transportation and housing in period 1950 to 1960.

Contrasting examples of changes in transportation and housing in Afghanistan during 1950 to 1960. Cattle draw a plow to till a piece of land in the past.. A tractor being used nowadays to till a farm. Men work on a farm with hand cultivators. Nomads migrate from an area on foot. In contrast, a truck is seen being used as a current means of transportation. Men ride on mules and in horse-drawn carts,as they move from one area to another, in the past. In contrast, a man gets into his automobile. People milling about on a street in a village. View of buildings and factories replacing former villages. Machines in operation inside a factory. New homes for factory workers.

Date: 1960
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066736
A film about the geography and topography of Afghanistan.

Film opens showing a camel caravan silhouetted against the light of dawn. It then shows the caravan proceeding well after sunrise. Camera pans across a map ot the Western United States and begins moving across the Pacific Ocean. View from inside an airplane flying West among clouds above the ocean. Next, the camera pans over a map of China and beyond, to Afghanistan surrounded by Turkestan and Pakistan. A man opens an atlas of maps showing Pakistan in more detail, bordered on the North by the Soviet Union, on the east by Pakistan, and on the West, by Iran. Camera shows the famous Khyber Pass and northern hills of Afghanistan. It shows, briefly, the snow-covered peaks of the Hindu Kush mountain range. A camel caravan passes in front of the camera, with rugged mountains in the background. The area is arid desert, with no vegetation in sight. The ruins of an ancient city are seen, as well as the remains of mountain fortresses. Views of 6th-century monumental statues of Gautam Buddha carved into the sides of cliffs in the Bamyan valley of central Afghanistan,

Date: 1960
Duration: 2 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066733
Afghans set up camps in prairies and irrigate the land with water from melting snow in mountains

A film about the life of people in Afghanistan .Film begins showing Nomads moving about in deserts of Afghanistan, some using camels and some using other heavily laden pack animals. Scene shifts to family tents set up in wide open spaces where some vestiges of greenery appear on the ground in the prairie lands of Afghanistan. View of a man standing near a tent, along with cattle and sheep. Closeup of three Nomadic men posing against blue sky background. A herd of sheep. an Afghan man and two boys plowing behind a camel. Men wielding pickaxes dig irrigation trenches in the arid river valleys. View of a castle on a hill with a snow-covered mountain in the background (that will serve as a source of water). Water seen descending in small streams from melting snow in Springtime. These are seen converging to form larger streams and rivers in the valleys below. Crude dams of cobblestones and sticks divert some water into small irrigation canals. Boys walking along the bank of a canal. A man tending to a canal. Views of trees and foliage thriving in the areas covered by water from melting snow. Flowering shrubs are seen. People walk across a graceful bridge crossing a river. A grove of evergreen trees. An elaborate flower garden. An annual festival where men carry shovels as they parade. An audience of local people watch as men exercise with weights and compete in wrestling matches.

Date: 1960
Duration: 2 min 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066734
Traditional Agricultural activities in Afghanistan

Film shows various crops grown in the fertile valley farms of Afghanistan, that are irrigated by snow melt from the mountains. Men cultivating cotton plants using hand tools. Fields of clover and alfalfa. Closeup of Grains being harvested by hand. Extensive rice paddies. Grape arbors seen with towering snow-covered mountains in the background. Men picking melons in a patch. Men walking through orchards of fruit trees. Closeup of oranges on trees. Donkeys carrying agricultural products on their backs on the way to market. Several pack animals carrying goods into a small town trading center.

Date: 1960
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066738
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