Rivesaltes concentration camp, France
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1941 April
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Rivesaltes concentration camp, France
Children and mothers getting off buses on arrival in the camp. Tracking shot of"camp garden" people working with hoes. Men in hospital beds; sick people arriving from Gurs camp. People eating in dining hall. Mail passed out. Elderly men and women walking outdoors.
VHS time codes precede Beta SP time codes above. VHS runs from 01:06:59 to 01:08:30 Beta SP runs from 01:06:59 to 01:08:06 Described (narrated) by Lowell Thomas. See also Story 821, Film ID 521 for more unedited footage (longer) of camp scenes. Original story card lists location as"Noe Rivesaultes, France" Noe was farther west, above the French border with Spain, and in the vicinity of Toulouse. Rivesaltes is towards the eastern coast where France and Spain come together. Gurs is the farthest west, and considerably closer to Noe. Location needs verification (6/99).