Bridgeman Arts
Native Americans singing in a ceremony to the gods. New Mexico c.1950.
Clip 5 from the film 'The American Scene: Indian Life in Mexico' c.1950. Native Indian women sweep the ground to raise the dust to alert the gods to the lack of rain. People in native dress sing and chant in a ceremony to the gods.
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Sahara, Algeria, 1954 - Workers in the farms, women washing clothes and weaving
Clip 3 from the 1954 film 'Les Deux Visages Du Sahara', a short propaganda film exploring the French government's contribution to Algeria during colonization. In this clip, scenes of workers on the irrigated farms. Ploughs and tractors....
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Cycling for London, 1983, part 3 - montage of cyclists on busy streets, interviews with members of the Greater London Council, traffic and road planners at the drawing board.
Clip 3 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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Weaving and threading in Aubusson. Town sites. France 1930s
Clip 3 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 visiting Aubusson. Weaving and threading / tapestry...
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Sweden 1970s - cattle farming, milk, food production and imports
Promotional film with American VO about Sweden, made in 1970s. Clip features scenes of cattle farming, milk production, cheese, chocolate, and factory workers. Fruits, vegetable and coffee imports.
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Sahara, Algeria, 1954 - Desert scenes and Bedouin settlements in the Sahara
Clip 1 from the 1954 film 'Les Deux Visages Du Sahara', a short propaganda film exploring the French government's contribution to Algeria during colonization. In this clip, shots of the Sahara desert and caravans of camels. Bedouin...
Curated Video
In Real Life: Tomorrow’s Wave
Surfers are using science to perfect and preserve waves.
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Magnifying glasses, microscopes and different materials used in scientific experiments. France, 1940s
Clip 1 from the 1940s French film 'Au Dela Du Visible', exploring scientific work undertaken at the Palais de la Decouverte (Discovery Palace) in Paris, and experiments relating to the theme of outer space. (1943-1944). Magnifying...
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Parks and architecture in Monte Carlo. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 3 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. A bust of Hector Berlioz. Path and enfilade with palm trees on both sides. Tilt up to landscape of Monte...
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Swimming pools and canals. Sweden, 1960s
Clip 7 from the 1960s documentary 'Vikings D'hier et D'Aujourd'hui' (Vikings Yesterday and Today) from Sweden. Scenes of children playing and swimming in the public pools. Children mow the lawn outside an apartment complex. Exterior...
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Vietnamese refugees, refugee camps and humanitarian aid, c.1954
Anti-Communist propaganda film. Vietnam, 17th parallel. People fleeing to South Vietnam by train, walking along roads, boarding evacuation boats and ships. Boat people on tiny wooden rafts. Vietnamese refugees camp. Humanitarian aid.
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Sweden 1970s - industry: lumber, metalworks, shipping, etc
Promotional film with American VO about Sweden, made in 1970s. Clip features forestation for lumber and paper production, metalworks, factories, off shore industry.
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City scenes, library, children and market. Algiers, 1961
Clip 1 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. Scenes from the city of Algiers,...
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Dancing and carnivals in Martinique, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 6 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, men and women dance outdoors. A carnival procession of dancers, citizens and children moves through the streets.
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Cycling for London, 1983, part 2 - montage of cyclists on busy streets, traffic, Hammersmith Flyover and Shepherd's Bush roundabout.
Clip 2 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...
Bridgeman Arts
Visitors and the Grand Hotel in Martinique, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 7 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, scenes of the coast line show the beaches of the area. Visitors land at the airport. Clips of the Grand Hotel and its...
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Afghanistan 1945 - Hindu Kush mountains, Bamiyan Valley, Buddhas of Bamiyan, street scenes in Kabul and the Bala Hissar fortress.
Sign Border India - Afghanistan. Military ceremony, British army. Afghans riding horses, wearing fur hats. Snowy mountains called Hindu Kush. Bamiyan valley, herd of donkeys. LS and vertical pan. on Buddhas of Bamiyan = carved off rocks...
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Construction site, digging by Tuareg people, irrigation system, Algeria, 1957
Clip 4 from 16mm film about the Hoggar region of Algeria in 1957. The Tuaregs, Bedouin tribes construction site. CU of man talking about the surrounding landscape and farmland. Shots of men digging (irrigation holes ?)
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Sweden 1970s - a mapping of Sweden's natural landscapes and agriculture
Promotional film with American VO about Sweden, made in 1970s. Clip features a view of planet Earth from space, and an eventual zoom into Scandinavia. The map outlines different places in Sweden and cuts to landscapes, rural scenes,...
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Leisure in Monte Carlo. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 1 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. Scenes of coastal life and leisure in Monte Carlo. A train travels into a tunnel. Footage of the exterior...
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Cycling for London, 1983, part 5 - cyclists on busy streets, and Waterloo Bridge, interview with members of the Greater London Council
Clip 5 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...
Bridgeman Arts
Journey For Survival part two - Water delivered to village. Dirty water holes in Ethiopia and the Yemeni desert. Women talking to cameras.
Clip from 'Journey For Survival' 1981 documentary about drought and famine in developing countries. Water tank truck entering a village. A man filling a tub for a woman. South american woman explaining how hard it is to get water....
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Girls learn to use typewriters, draw, paint, stitch and sew. Students perform ballet and dance. France, 1942
Clip 6 from the 1942 French film 'Francaises De Demain' about the women's school Ecole Nationale Professionnelle de Jeunes Filles, established in 1934 in Vizille, Vercors / French Alps. Girls learn to use typewriters and have art lessons...
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Factories and aqueducts. Paris, 1950s
Clip 4 from the 1950s French film 'A La Claire Fontaine' (By The Clear Fountain). Scenes of factories and water mills. Aqueducts in La Vanne, on the outskirts of Paris. Sterilization plants.