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Dog-sledging in Norway 1970s
From a promotional film about skiing in Norway in the 1970s.
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Tower Bridge: Looking at London, 1968, part 1 - Ann Dickinson introduces London series
Part 1 of the 1968 film Tower Bridge: Looking At London, which explores the history and development of the Tower Bridge along the River Thames. Presented by Ann Dickinson. In this clip, she introduces the series of clips about London and...
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Tower Bridge: Looking at London, 1968, part 3 - Bascule mechanisms and procedures for a ship passing through
Part 3 of the 1968 film Tower Bridge: Looking At London, which explores the history and development of the Tower Bridge along the River Thames. Presented by Ann Dickinson. In this clip, a diagram of the bridge's bascule mechanisms is...
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Re-enactment of a rite in 1930s Mali, where a young man gives himself to a clan and becomes a full member. The young bride getting ready.
Part 9 of Aux Quatre coins du Monde avec Lowell Thomas / Going Places with Lowell Thomas. Re-enactment of a rite in Mali, where a young man gives himself to a clan and becomes a full member. The young bride getting ready. Second...
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Journey For Survival part nine - People in developing countries are vaccinated against smallpox. The Prime Minister of Nepal, Surya Bahadur Thapa, speaks to camera.
Clip from 'Journey For Survival' 1981 documentary about drought and famine in developing countries. People in developing countries are vaccinated against smallpox. The Prime Minister of Nepal, Surya Bahadur Thapa, speaks to camera.
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The Lord Mayor, 1960, part 5 - The Blitz and regeneration of London architecture
Clip 5 from the 1960 film 'The Lord Mayor', commissioned by the City of London Corporation to give an overview of its services, including schools, markets, housing welfare and health. In this clip, scenes depicting the London Blitz...
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Barbican 1969, clip 5 - the Barbican site under construction
Clip 5 from a film commissioned by the City of London Corporation to promote the Barbican development scheme. Shots include the Barbican site under construction. The focus of the film is to explain how the new scheme will 'bring life...
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Holiday group swimming in the Creuse river and visiting a farm. France 1930s
Clip 4 from the 1930s French documentary 'A la decouverte de la France: La Creuse ignoree' (Discover France: The unknown Creuse), about the Creuse region in France. Holiday group cycling along the Creuse River in the countryside. They...
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Sweden 1970s - industry: cars, aviation, trains, telecommunications and electronic
Promotional film with American VO about Sweden, made in 1970s. Clip features scenes inside the Volvo company and other manufacturing businesses which include the production of cars, food, trains, aircrafts, and telecommunications.
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The Living City, 1970, part 16 - trees, parks and gardens in London, including a religious meeting at Postman's Park.
Clip from 1970 film focussing on the history of the City of London - the Square Mile - its economic growth, institutions, administration, buildings and future. The film illustrates the major part taken by local government in the physical...
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African tribal dancer changes and goes to work as a doctor, Madagascar, 1930s
Part 2 of Aux Quatre coins du Monde avec Lowell Thomas : De Madagascar - Tombouctou / Going Places with Lowell Thomas. Sacred tribal dance. Dancer changes out of tribal dress and into everyday clothes. European missionary is present....
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Saturday, August 24, 1968 Streets of Prague during Soviet occupation. The opposition sabotage Soviet plans. Soviet politicians in conference.
Part two of Seven Days to Remember Part 2, documenting events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August, 1968. Made by valiant Czech filmmakers, who risked their lives to film the defiance in the streets and to get their...
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Moroccan men and women play drums, clap and sing, women dance in traditional clothing, c.1960
The Berbers sit in a circle under an open tent, clapping their hands. Close up of a leather drum. Woman in the center covers her face with a veil. Woman starts to dance. She uncovers her face. Moroccan women in jewellery dancing. Medium...
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Television, factory and construction industries. Algiers, 1961
Clip 3 from the 1961 film 'De quel amour blessec', which shows images from Algeria through the centuries from the perspective of four writers: Apulece, Saint Augustin, Ibn Khaldoun et Albert Camus. Montage of workers in different...
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Maternal deprivation with young children, c.1950 part 2 - children withrawn from outside world, behavioural problems
Science / Psychotherapy. A clinical and outdated look on psycho-therapeutic treatments in children suffering from maternal deprivation following separation at early age. Institutionalised children suffering from isolation, mournful...
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The Living City, 1970, part 5 - Lombard Street, banks, change of bank rate at the Bank of England
Clip from 1970 film focussing on the history of the City of London - the Square Mile - its economic growth, institutions, administration, buildings and future. The film illustrates the major part taken by local government in the physical...
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Le Pont Neuf in Paris. France, 1957
Clip 6 from the French documentary 'Autour de Notre Dame', (Around Notre Dame) from 1957. Exterior shots of buildings in the city centre of Paris. Old illustrations of Le Pont Neuf, and footage of the bridge from various angles.
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The Living City, 1970, part 14 - newspaper offices on Fleet Street
Clip from 1970 film focussing on the history of the City of London - the Square Mile - its economic growth, institutions, administration, buildings and future. The film illustrates the major part taken by local government in the physical...
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Capital County, 1950, part 10 - council restaurant, leisure activities in parks and gardens, and the Odeon cinema
Clip 10 of a film called Capital County, exploring the work of the London County Council (LCC) and the development and administration of London in 1950. The film presents council services seen through the eyes of an ordinary citizen of...
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The Living City, 1970, part 3 - The River Thames, Tower Bridge, offloading of cargo from ships in the port.
Clip from 1970 film focussing on the history of the City of London - the Square Mile - its economic growth, institutions, administration, buildings and future. The film illustrates the major part taken by local government in the physical...
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Capital County, 1950, part 9 - A care home for the elderly on the outskirts of London
Clip 9 of a film called Capital County, exploring the work of the London County Council (LCC) and the development and administration of London in 1950. The film presents council services seen through the eyes of an ordinary citizen of...
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Nixon delivering a speech in Berlin, 1969
Clip 7 from the 'The First Step: President Nixon's European Visit', a film produced by the United States Information Agency in 1969, covering Richard Nixon's European visits and meetings. In this clip, Nixon visits Berlin. Shots of the...
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The Living City, 1970, part 17 - London's Golden Lane housing estate blocks and facilities
Clip from 1970 film focussing on the history of the City of London - the Square Mile - its economic growth, institutions, administration, buildings and future. The film illustrates the major part taken by local government in the physical...
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The Promise of Spring 1950s - montage of various flowers
16mm American film from 1950s about spring.