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Berlin divided, 1961 - Guards at the Berlin Wall, East Berliners look towards West Berlin, properties abandoned.
ECU of barbed-wire on the Berlin Wall. A guard in the background at the Brandenburg gate. A family with children talking to the guards on patrol in the space between East and West Berlin. People standing, waiting on a pavement. LS of the...
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Off-duty soldiers. USSR, 1973
Clip 2 from the 1973 propaganda film The Soviet Army: The Railway Army. Off-duty soldiers from the Soviet Army's railway unit shower, polish their shoes, tend to the greenhouse garden plants, engage in photography, and have discussions...
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Living at Thamesmead, 1973, part 7 - Children's activities at church clubs, and Brownies
Clip 7 from the 1973 film Living at Thamesmead, a semi-fictional account of a couple who live in the Thamesmead estate, created by the Greater London Council to promote the estate. In this clip, children tap dance at an activity club,...
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Part 7 of The Changing Face of London, 1960 - kids playing on council estate grounds, derelict King's Theatre, the BBC building, playground
Clip 7 from film focusing on the clearance of bomb damaged buildings following World War II and the projects and plans to rebuild the capital. The role of the London County Council, the architects department, its development plan and...
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Tallinn architecture and citizen meeting. Estonia, 1971
Clip 2 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Shots of the coast and sail-ships. High angle and aerial views of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, and its architecture. Men and women sit at a...
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Maternal deprivation and young children, c.1950 part 1 - children are apathetic and uninterested.
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 A clinical and outdated look on psycho-therapeutic treatments in children suffering from maternal deprivation following separation at early age.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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Journey For Survival part seven - Severely malnourished children in hospital in Bangladesh, c.1981
Clip from 'Journey For Survival' 1981 documentary about drought and famine in developing countries. Severely malnourished children in hospital in Bangladesh. Nurse talks to the camera.
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Meetings at the Paris Conservatoire, France, 1943
Clip 1 from the 1940s French documentary Les Cadets du Conservatoire (The Conservatory Cadets), about the story of the Cadets of National Conservatoire in Paris under German occupation in WWII. January 1943. Young men walk down Paris...
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Fountains and water in the city. Paris, 1950s
Clip 9 from the 1950s French film 'A La Claire Fontaine' (By The Clear Fountain). Scenes of the countryside in France. Shots of public and decorative fountains by the Eiffel Tower in Paris. End credits.
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School children in Southeast Asia. Indochina, 1945
Clip 8 from the 1945 film 'Escales Imperiales' (Imperial Ports of Call), which highlights the maritime routes linking the French empire into one vast network. Schools in Indochina show the 'benefits' of colonization. Children play in the...
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Carpet and leather manufacturing in Morocco, c.1960 - children and women weave carpets, men tan and dry leather
Little girl making a carpet. Wide shot of carpet shop/factory. Close up of a girl's hands making a carpet. Wide shot of a complete carpet. Various shots of people tanning, dying and drying leather skins. Clip from 'Going Places' series...
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Sailors on leave in Sri Lanka and approaching Vietnam on cruiser. Sri Lanka and Vietnam, 1945
Clip 6 from the 1945 film 'Escales Imperiales' (Imperial Ports of Call), which highlights the maritime routes linking the French empire into one vast network. Sailors going on leave in Colombo (Ceylon / Sri Lanka) streets. Going about...
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Ski lift, lodge cross-country skiing, Norway 1970s
From a promotional film about skiing in Norway in the 1970s.
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City of Treasures part 6 - boy looks at strange objects and antique clocks. Paris flea market, 1951
boy looks at strange objects and antique clocks. Paris flea market, 1951
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Capital County, 1950, part 2 - Animated maps show the development of the city of London
Clip 2 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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Journey For Survival part four - fetching and digging for water in India. Worshipping water. People digging together in a community project in Tanzania.
Clip from 'Journey For Survival' 1981 documentary about drought and famine in developing countries. Indian village, women pumping water out of a well and carrying water pales on their heads. Digging for water under the sand in the...
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City of Treasures part 7 - girl and boy in market. Men repairing/restoring antiques. Paris 1951
Tracking shot of boy and girl walking through the flea market in Paris. MCU of wooden hors on bicycle wheels. MS of stand with stuffed animals like tiger, eagle, duck and animal's furs. MCU of wooden lion figure. CU of walking feet along...
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School performances, parades and choir singing. Estonia, 1971
Clip 9 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Older school children in traditional dress give flowers to elders. Students perform dances on stage. A band plays music and a community parade walks...
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Supersonic Preview part 3 - shots of British Airways and Air France Concorde aircrafts taking off at various airports.
Clip from a documentary on the Concorde plane, showing us how wonderfully useful, fast and liable it is. This film predicts the beginning of a supersonic age. Probably 1976, when the Concorde entered service as a commercial airliner....
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Tuareg celebration in the Hoggar region, 1957 - playing drums, singing, camel racing
Clip 5 from 16mm 1957 film about the Tuareg Bedouin tribe in Algeria. Tuareg celebration in the Ahaggar / Hoggar region. People playing drums. Camel race. Camel riders circle around a group of people sitting (women? Ceremony of sorts?)...
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Family skiing trips in Norway 1970s. Children learning to ski.
From a promotional film about skiing in Norway in the 1970s.
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City of Treasures part 2 - children sitting in circle counting their pocket money, Paris, 1951
Shot of children sitting in circle on the ground. CU of children braking their moneyboxes and collecting money.
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Sailing competition, USA, 1940s-1950s
Sailing competition, USA, 1940s-1950s. Newsreel style narration.
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Sweden 1970s - Military defence and end montage
Promotional film with American VO about Sweden, made in 1970s. Clip features scenes of soldiers working in airforce, navy and army defence. A final montage comments on Sweden's industry in general and shows a map of the country.