MID-EAST OPS. Red Sea Part 1

Description

1) MS Looking across water towards beach area in BG at Bahrein. GtoF 2) MS Looking towards beach, showing several bathers on beach. VG 3) MS Bathers on beach, some in water. G 4) CU Bathers seated around a table on beach, surf rolling in, in BG. VG 5) CU Young child, digging in sand, playing with his bucket. VG 6) CU Young girl drinking from a cup. G 7) CU Woman and child seated in lawn chairs on beach. VG 8) MS Street scene in Bahrein, this is downtown Manama. G 9) CU PAN Shops, automobiles parked in FG; scene taken from a moving car. G 10) CU Some of the pedestrians walking along the street past the shops (UX). F 11) CU Man pushing a stroller along the street. F (UX) 12) LS Bow view, USS VALCOUR (AGF-1). G 13) MS VALC0UR getting underway from Bahrein; slow PAN around to the starboard beam. G 14) MCU VALCOUR, smoke coming from it, stack. VG 15) MS Starb'd quarter view, ship underway, moving out to sea (SV). G 16) LA CU Sign hanging outside once of the shops in Arabic and also in English "New Store". VG 17) LA CU PAN Signs outside the shops at Bahrein. G 18) CU Woman leading two children down the street. G 19) ECU Woman looking over bolts of material. VG 20) CU A woman looking over the bolts of material. VG 21) CU Material in the store. F (UX) 22) LA CU Sign hanging on a shop in Arabic. 23) MS Shopkeeper displaying some of his cloth. G 24) LA MS Minaret against a light sky. VG 25) LS Large open area, tree in FG swaying in the breeze; clothes are hanging on lines in far BG. 26) LA CU Minaret, showing the top portion. 27) MS Stone structure, with two minarets. 28) MS Man, woman and two children outside the walls of a structure on left. 29) CU Man pointing up to the minaret. 30) CU Sailor, his wife and two children looking up towards the minaret. 31) ECU Face of the man's wife as she looks off to the left. G 32) CU American dependents and Service personnel wearing civilian clothing photographing some of the land marks. 33) CU Man and his wife looking thru the iron fence into the yard. VG 34) MS Ruins, showing blocks of granite. G 35) LS Fort out on the desert, the minaret in BG. G 36) MS Buildings, minaret in BG. 37) LA MS Colorful minaret seen against a light sky. VG 38) MS One of the buildings, showing the Arabic designs. VG 39) MCU Government building framed by tree branches (SV). 40) LS Roadway leading to the distant desert area. VG 41) LS Countryside around Bahrein, showing the dry terrain. 42) MS Small structure, camels are next to the wall. VG 43) MLS Six camel riders moving off to right; terrain is very flat and rocky, as far as the eye can see. VG 44) LS Camel riders approaching the wall, tower seen off to left. G 45 CU Camel riders riding the camels. VG 46) MS Large group of camel riders. G 47) MS Some of the Arabs, Some of the U.S. dependents. G 48) CU Some of the American dependents seated with an Arab. G 49) MCU Arab adults, children, leaning against a race track fence. G 50) CU Arab leading a race horse around by its halter. 51) CU Race horse. G 52) CU American woman dependent on the horse. G 53) CU White horse, some Americans around the horse. 54) CU Arab leading a brown horse off to BG. G 55) CU Brown horse and a white horse standing together at race track. G 56) CU Arab tending some horses, other Arabs tending horses in BG. G 57) LS Horse race in progress, riders approaching, passing by in FG. G 58) MLS Horse riders approaching down the track. 59) CU Riders passing by. F to P 60) CU Arabs riding horses. G 61) LS Race horses on the track. F 62) MS Group of camels, Arabs sitting on ground in front of camels, as the race horses race by in BG. 63) CU Americans and Arabs watching the race, the horses pass by in FG; PAN with the horses as they complete their turn around the track. 64) ECU Horses passing by at a high speed. 65) MS PAN One of the camels racing down the track. 66) CU Camel and rider moving off to right, second camel is being led by its halter in BG. 67) CU Two camel riders approaching down the track. 68) MS Some of the spectators watching the camel riders racing down the track; PAN with the last man and camel, picking up the other two riders. G 69) CU Sheik AMED BEN ISA at his private beach on Bahrein, American left talking with the Sheik. 70) CU Sheik in his Arab robes sitting in a chair; American woman is off to the right with her young daughter. 71) CU Sheik smoking a cigarette. VG 72) MCU Americans seated around an outdoor table, Sheik in BG. G 73) CU American woman with her young child. 74) CU Arab, American child sitting to the right. G 75) CU Man and child on beach. G

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities