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Street traffic in the old city, Palestine 1930s

A bus threads its way between cars and pedestrians through the narrow lanes of a historic old city in Palestine. Historic buildings line the street while growing motorized traffic reflects the economic transformation of the British Mandate in the 1930s. Cities such as Jerusalem and Jaffa experienced rapid growth through immigration and trade, leaving traditional and modern forms of transport side by side.

Period
c. 1933–1935
Credit
The March of Time (Outtakes)US National ArchivesPublic Domain (NARA) · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

Specifications

Clip name
HFE011361
Length
0' 10"
Aspect Ratio
0:1
Frames per Second
23.98 fps
Chroma Subsampling
yuv422p10le
Resolution
1920 × 1080
Format
MOV
File Size
223,792,168 bytes
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