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Haiti, 1950's. Market. Archive film 94441

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Haiti in the West Indies in the 1950's. Three women walk past camera carrying baskets on their heads, lots of people gather in wooded area, hill stretches into distance. The market that takes place on this hill, the ground is carpeted with goods, a woman bends down arranging items while people move about. Camera pans across from a pony and people standing in the distance under trees to the market on the hill. People stand about, most people wear white, women wear head scarfs and hats. Girl sits on the ground, a boy pours a tin of beans into her lap, she gives him some money. The beans are laid out on material on the ground. People seated and standing, buying and selling produce. Woman in stripy dress, picks up some bread rolls from a huge wicker basket., she gives a man some money, as she walks away two other girls stand by the bread basket, one balances a piece of bread on her head. Stall on the ground, woman buys something, looks like flat bread, hands money over. Distant view of market on the hill, figure walks past camera carrying a basket on his/her head, has sticks or twigs in it.
Parked cars and Mini buses, palm trees and people walking about. Man in white cotton suit and hat reaches up to a suitcase on top of a mini bus, driver stands on the roof arranging luggage. People walk past a bus. Modes of transport are shown. Large open coach is parked, in front is a heap of baskets and sacks on the ground. Man stands on top of the luggage rack. Close-up of a car, plaque above windscreen says 'Fleur de Mai.' Man walks past camera carrying what looks like bananas above his head, possible destination written above windscreen, St Pierre, people wait to get on it. Close-up of bus windscreen, 'Toujours Reine Saut Beau,' above windscreen, luggage heaped on roof. Another bus, two men stand in front of it, plaque says 'Volonte Dieu,' man walks past camera carrying a stack of hats.
Lots of people, walking and standing, market stall roofs are visible in the distance, girl carrying stack of hats though crowd. Close-up of market goers. Large arch under which market stalls are set up, selling linen, people carry boxes on their heads. Camera pans back to show more of archway and building above, market is situated at the foot of it.
Large groups of people standing or milling around, farmland, field with cattle/oxen? Man arranges large sacks on a boat. Boats, huts on the beach. A boy steers a boat, other men sit and stand, the large sail catches the wind, mountains are faint in the distance.

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