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BEAUTIFUL IN BEAUFORT-WES (2006) (53:47)
Photo/DAM Video
Identifier: DAM001
Beaufort West lies in the Great Karoo and most people regard it merely as the town you pass through on your way from Cape Town to Johannesburg. However, people do live there and one of them is the poet and singer Gert Vlok Nel (b. 1963). This documentary, shot in 2005, was made by a Dutch filmmaker and deals with Nel and a few of the kind of the people who feature so prominently in his work. Nel himself only speaks through his poems and ballads, but his father Albert, with whom he lives, is a...
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Egyptian Boat
Archive Item
Identifier: BM-125320
[AI Summarized] This image shows a 3D model of a boat from ancient Egypt. The boat has a hull with a curved shape, and it appears to be made of wood, based on the texture and visible grain patterns. It has a single row of caulking along the side, suggesting the use of tar or another sealant material during construction....
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AI Test 25
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Identifier: ai25
The Vasa, Sweden’s first royal warship, sank in Stockholm harbor on 10 August 1628, killing approximately 30-50 crew members and visitors. The vessel, commissioned by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden for the ongoing war against Poland-Lithuania, was built at the Stockholm shipyard under master shipwright Henrik Hybertsson. Over 95% of the original ship survives, making it the best-preserved 17th-century vessel in Scandinavia. The Vasa Museum opened on Djurgården island, Stockholm, on 15 June 199...
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