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Fairground in full swing - acrobatics, dogs doing tricks, belly dancer; clowns, etc. France 1947
Clip 4 from a French-language film about fairground entertainers from 1947. French narration. Tracking shot through the fairground. Performers include woman with snake, two girls dancing, two clowns performing for the camera, a girl...
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Holiday group walk and cycle through countryside. France 1930s
Clip 6 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. The holiday group wades through river water and walks through the...
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The Living City, 1970, part 13 - London cityscape during redevelopment, Barbican centre, city workers
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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Chinon Nuclear Power Plant in Indre-et-Loire, France, 1959, part 3
Clip 4 from the nuclear power documentary 'La voie Francaise des centrales nucleaires, de marcoule a chinon' made between 1954 and 1956, and presented by Le Commissariat - l'Energie Atomique et Electricite de France. Construction of A1,...
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Oslo city scenes and a viking puppet. Oslo, 1960s
Clip 2 from 'Oslo, The Viking Capital' (Oslo, Ville des Vikings) from the 1960s, an animated film about vikings in Oslo. City scenes of Oslo and a window display of a viking puppet. A man takes the puppet to an outdoor cafe and watches...
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Damaged buildings, US government agency offices. Clip from 1960s Cold War educational film.
Peace Education program of the American friends Service Committee, "The Language of Faces", c.1960. Cold War film. damaged and desolate buildings. Secret Services offices or other US government agency offices, men and women typing.
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Somewhere Decent to Live 1967 part 4 - kids from council estates playing in streets, shots of council housing
Clip from a documentary type account of the slums of London and the provision of new housing for Londoners. Looks at London's housing shortage, the work of the Greater London Council since 1965 in slum clearance and building and its...
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Crozant's fortress ruins, picnic, and Eguzon Dam. France 1930s
Clip 5 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. The holiday group visit the Crozant's fortress ruins overlooking the...
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US citizens in streets, anti-war protest, people debating. Clip from 1960s Cold War educational film.
Peace Education program of the American friends Service Committee, "The Language of Faces", c.1960. Cold War film. General street scenes (New York?). Male and female anti-war demonstrators debate with each other in the streets during...
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Holiday group cycling through the countryside and visiting Aubusson. France, 1930s
Clip 2 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 and down country roads, playing...
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Sweden 1970s - Workers' rights, allowances and trade unions
Promotional film with American VO about Sweden, made in 1970s. Clip features scenes of workers in factories and offices as the voice-over explains the typical Swedish working week, holiday allowance and trade unions.
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Coast Guard cadets training on the Joseph Conrad ship. Rescue mission in rough sea. USA 1940s-1950s
Coast Guard cadets training on the Joseph Conrad ship. Rescue mission in rough sea. USA 1940s-1950s
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Rail construction in Ural. USSR, 1973
Clip 3 from the 1973 propaganda film The Soviet Army: The Railway Army. Young recruits work on the construction of a railway line in Ural. Operators control the process, and the line construction is timed by a stopwatch. Soldiers walk...
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The Living City, 1970, part 20 - City of London Schools for boys and girls, City University London, study of ultrasonics and aerodynamics, surgery at St Bartholomew's Hospital
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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Hopi Native Americans perform the Butterfly Dance, Arizona, 1950s(?)
Part 3 of a documentary (1950s?) about the Hopi Native American tribe in Arizona.
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Food preparation in a disaster. Canada, 1960s
Clip 1 from French Cold War film 'Alimentation de Secours en Period D'Urgence (Nourrir les Populations Affamees)', about how to feed a displaced population during a disaster or emergency. Footage of food halls and kitchens. Stills of...
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Water testing. Paris, 1950s
Clip 6 from the 1950s French film 'A La Claire Fontaine' (By The Clear Fountain). A man in a laboratory tests and tastes water from various running taps. Shots of the countryside and high angle views of Paris from the roof of a building....
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Tourists and hotels in Martinique, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 4 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, tourists sit in the outdoor porch area of a hotel. Women in traditional costume rotate for the camera.
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Swedish coast, Viking ships and jewellery. Sweden, 1960s
Clip 1 from the 1960s documentary 'Vikings D'hier et D'Aujourd'hui' (Vikings Yesterday and Today) from Sweden. Shots of the Swedish coast. Illustrations and drawings of Viking ships (Dekars). Shots of Viking jewellery. A young man paints...
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Flowers and crops. University graduation ceremony. Estonia, 1971
Clip 5 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Footage of flowers and crops growing on farms. University students receive flowers during their graduation ceremony. Scenes inside the university...
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Construction and industrial sites. Ships and high angle views of the city. Sweden, 1960s
Clip 11 from the 1960s documentary 'Vikings D'hier et D'Aujourd'hui' (Vikings Yesterday and Today) from Sweden. Scenes from construction and industrial sites. Ships and cargo boats at the harbour. A viking statue and fountain. End credits.
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Cycling for London, 1983, part 4 - cyclists on busy streets, interviews with members of the Greater London Council, cycle lanes.
Clip 4 from info-film about cycling in London 1983. A Parallax Pictures Production for the GLC. This film explores the history of cycling in London and the GLC's plans to improve the experience of London's cyclists. Commissioned by the...
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The Promise of Spring 1950s - Older lady arranges flowers
16mm American film from 1950s about spring.
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US Vice President Lyndon Johnson and General Clay in West Berlin, greeted by cheering crowds, 1961
Lyndon Johnson shakes hands as he walks through dense, enthusiastic West Berlin crowd. Track back presidential car driving down the street in motorcade. More crowds waving (LS) and people clapping (CU). Banners. People in the crowd...