Bridgeman Arts
Sahara, Algeria, 1954 - Desert scenes and Bedouin settlements in the Sahara
Clip 1 from the 1954 film 'Les Deux Visages Du Sahara', a short propaganda film exploring the French government's contribution to Algeria during colonization. In this clip, shots of the Sahara desert and caravans of camels. Bedouin...
Bridgeman Arts
Sahara, Algeria, 1954 - Schools, coal mines, power stations and railways in Colom Bechar
Clip 4 from the 1954 film 'Les Deux Visages Du Sahara', a short propaganda film exploring the French government's contribution to Algeria during colonization. In this clip, school children outside a school. Scenes of workers at a coal...
Bridgeman Arts
Sahara, Algeria, 1954 - Colom Bechar, camels, and vehicles driving through roads and water
Clip 2 from the 1954 film 'Les Deux Visages Du Sahara', a short propaganda film exploring the French government's contribution to Algeria during colonization. In this clip, scenes of Colom Bechar and its people. Men on camels, and...
Bridgeman Arts
Workers coming home and sand dunes. France, 1950
Clip 2 from 'Les gens du Nord' (People of the North), a black and white documentary about mining towns in the North of France. Footage of workers coming home from work, wives preparing tea, and the town's sand dunes.
Bridgeman Arts
Cinematic ocean shore scenery: sand dunes, setting sun, North America
Cinematic ocean shore scenery: sand dunes, setting sun, North America. Filmed on 35mm in 1994.
Bridgeman Arts
Camel train in the Moroccan desert, farming and water, c.1960
High angle shot of desert in North Africa. Wide shot of caravan in the desert. Caravane crossing the screen, wide shot and medium shot. Men draw out the water from a well. Water conteiner made from animal skin and metal. High angle shot...
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Mauritania's capital, caught between desert and waves
VOICED: Mauritania's capital, caught between desert and waves
SciShow
Earth Used to Have 19-Hour Days (And Pluto Has Dunes!)
Some days seem longer than others, but recent research proves our day actually lasts much longer than in the past. SciShow Space shares recent research on the length of Earth days and how this data confirms past research with much more...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: The Geometry of Parabolic Sand Dunes
One of the main problems facing Saudi Arabia and many other countries in the region is the movement of sand, which threatens the urban areas. With the expansion of new installations and other projects, sand dune movement is costing...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Booming Sands
In this video segment, Students will learn about the natural sound phenomenon of booming sand dunes. There are about 30 locations on Earth where sand dunes produce a low, rumbling tone. [4:14]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Two Ways to Make a Dune
As communities rebuild their dune systems after Hurricane Sandy, scientists warn that man-made dunes just aren't as sturdy as natural ones. [3:00]
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Sand Dunes
Observe the similarities and differences between foredunes, active dunes and scrub dunes while watching kids use the scientific method to find out why some dunes are full of plants and others aren't.