Mauritius Island (1970-1979)

Unissued / Unused material -
Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean.
Various views of small boats coming in and the area around the Harbour. Traffic scenes. VS of memorial statue to Queen Victoria. CU Mauritian flag. Various shots of people walking in the streets of Port Louis, Capital town of Mauritius. Shots of boats in the harbour. Various shots of people walking in the streets and around the markets. Lots of food stalls.
(16 mm E/C neg).
FILM ID:3290.08
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[@ReubenMRU]

Thanks for this... what a wonderful invention the camera is... Glad to see how it all was back then... my mom enjoyed it too...

[@3257861]

happy to see how the country was in the seventies. nice video and thanks for posting

[@ayomomamao]

nostalgia of my childhood.

[@thierrybechard]

Funny how the cars used to be able to go from Royal Rd to La Chaussee directly. Love this video. Thanks for posting.

[@thierrybechard]

Pity there's no sound... :(

[@reazallykhan8614]

My childhood……thank you

[@itsme_sid]

ah, nice to see what my island looked like in the 70s

[@gopaulkishen]

Sa,fait vivre mon enhance et lepoque de ma jeunesse..

[@Mldbj34Buck]

Merci le suvenir efraye lor su le port a lepok 2013 monté lau juska perd mo Soulié ene gran changement pa blier ca bne humeur pu tou ene gran bravo pu la person ki fer nu vivre nu le tan mldbj fraternelle amitié cordialement 🇲🇺🇲🇫❤️❤️❤️

[@MrMLD1972]

♥

[@ihatemyl8fe268]

Mauritius then :peaceful island
Mauritius now : drugs achoholmany many

[@Yu-hx5jo]

??? Mauritius developed african country

[@Madzguy007]

A huge majority of the working class people shown in this video are probably not among us today.. They've all contributed to the mauritian economy.