Colorful Ports of Call(1934)
This Traveltalk short visits three African locations on the Indian Ocean that used to be administered by Great Britain. The first stop is the Seychelles island group. Then it's on to the island of Zanzibar. The final stop is Mombasa, Kenya, where efforts are underway to save the elephants from extinction by ivory hunters.
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This Traveltalk short visits three African locations on the Indian Ocean that used to be administered by Great Britain. The first stop is the Seychelles island group. Then it's on to the island of Zanzibar. The final stop is Mombasa, Kenya, where efforts are underway to save the elephants from extinction by ivory hunters.
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1934-01-11
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