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Buildings, hospitals, schools, harbours and an airport in Martinique, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 2 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, people in national dress gather in town. Scenes from the administrative headquarters and men in a meeting. Nurses see...
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Minoru Yamasaki in his studio, shots of his buildings, working on the model of the World Trade Center, 1965
Minoru Yamasaki in his studio, shots of his buildings, working on the model of the World Trade Center, 1965
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Bahrain 1960s - Archeologists, working at the site of the Barbar Temple, look through reference books to research items found in an excavation.
Clip 7 from French language film about Bahrain in the 1960s. Archeologists, working at the site of the Barbar Temple, look through reference books to research items found in an excavation.
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US Vice President Lyndon Johnson addresses West Berliners and meets with Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer.
Overhead long shot of crowd gathered and waving in Berlin. Children holding letters that say Freiheit (liberty). Vice-president Lyndon B. Johnson adresses the West Berlin population on 19th August 1961. Lyndon Johnson gets off the plane...
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Journey For Survival part five - construction of water pumps and pipe systems in Bangladesh.
Clip from 'Journey For Survival' 1981 documentary about drought and famine in developing countries. Construction of water pumps and pipe systems in Bangladesh.
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Flower, seed and bird markets. Sites in Paris. France, 1957
Clip 9 from the French documentary 'Autour de Notre Dame', (Around Notre Dame) from 1957. Scenes from the flower markets of Paris, including shots of caged birds and animals for sale. Scenes by the River Seine and shots of sites such as...
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Skin care and hair treatment in Morocco, c.1960
Moroccan dermatologist : close up of a bowl with mud. Man paints woman's neck with mud. Men picking up the petals of some flowers. Close up of a hands smashing the petals. Medium shot from the back : somebody is putting oil on Moroccan's...
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Experiments with telescopes and moving machinery. France, 1940s
Clip 2 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). Experiments with...
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Monuments and buildings in Paris. France, 1957
Clip 5 from the French documentary 'Autour de Notre Dame', (Around Notre Dame) from 1957. Exterior shots of buildings in the city centre of Paris. Sphinx fountains, bridges, and exterior shots of the Quai de Seine, Palais de Justice, and...
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Know For Sure
A Hollywood-produced melodramatic short that deals with prophylaxis, diagnosis and clinical treatment of syphilis, gonorrhea and other venereal diseases. Discusses follow-up treatment, sources of infection and community control. This is...
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Edward Hopper, Minoru Yamasaki, Richard Hunt, and Ansel Adams at work in 1965
Sequence of American artists at work. Clip features Edward Hopper the painter, Minoru Yamasaki the architect, Richard Hunt the sculptor and Ansel Adams the photographer.
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Korean refugees crossing the North-South border, refugee camp with adults and children sleeping and eating. 1950
Anti-Communist propaganda film. North Korea, 38th parallel. People crossing bridges. Demarcation zone, border between North and South Korea. 1950. War in Korea, fights. US army. Refugees walking with belongings through countryside....
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Timbuktu in 1930s, Tuareg people, warrior outfit and women's dresses, the house of French explorer Rene Caillie and his belongings.
Part 3 of Aux Quatre coins du Monde avec Lowell Thomas : De Madagascar - Tombouctou / Going Places with Lowell Thomas. Street scenes in Timbuktu, Tuareg people, warrior outfit and women's dresses, the house of French explorer Rene...
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Sugar cane farmers and dancers in Guadeloupe, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 9 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, farmers work with sugar cane, and transport their crops. Dancers dance to a drum beat and a band.
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Sweden 1970s - Gothenburg ships, ports, amusement parks and public parks
Promotional film with American VO about Sweden, made in 1970s. Clip features scenes of the ports and ships of Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden. Amusement parks and public parks in the city.
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The marketplace in Guadeloupe, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 8 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, vendors sell their goods at the marketplace. Locals handle and prepare fruits. A hostess mixes a Guadeloupe cocktail.
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French cruisers and sailors in the Algiers harbour. Algeria, 1945
Clip 1 from the 1945 film 'Escales Imperiales' (Imperial Ports of Call), which highlights the maritime routes linking the French empire into one vast network. French cruisers in the Algiers harbor (Georges Leygues), French flag, gun,...
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Pont Neuf, promenades and bouquinistes in Paris. France, 1957
Clip 7 from the French documentary 'Autour de Notre Dame', (Around Notre Dame) from 1957. Various shots of the Pont Neuf and its promenades, along which can be seen dog walkers, artists and homeless people, and general visitors. Footage...
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Truck showing an example of a home shelter. US Army parade through streets as families look on. 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. Truck containing an example home shelter with people viewing it. Features household objects such as a sink, radio and...
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Boats and coastal scenes, including Saint-Tropez. Southern France, 1955
Clip 1 from a 1955 French film 'Petits Paradis de Mediterranee' exploring the Mediterranean harbour and the South of France. Scenes of boats and coastal life. Fishermen work at the harbour and tourists crowd around the beaches. Footage...
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French visitors cut hair, teach children and give medical care to a Bedouin camp, Algeria 1957
Clip 3 from 16mm 1957 film about the Tuareg Bedouin tribe in Algeria. Daily life at a Bedouin encampment. French visitors cut hair and teach children to read and write. Claude Blanguernon, Director of Schools of the Hoggar / Ahaggar...
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Barbican 1969, clip 7 - details of the Brutalist architecture of the Barbican.
Clip 7 from a film commissioned by the City of London Corporation to promote the Barbican development scheme. Shots of the built up London cityscape, architectural plans for the barbican Complex, details of the Brutalist architecture of...
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Cycling for London, 1983, part 1 - montage of cyclists and street interviews with general public explaining the benefits of cycling.
Clip 1 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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Berlin post WWII - communism, Walter Ulbricht, refugee camps, Berlin at demarcation line, 1945
Anti-Communist propaganda film. Cold War. Eastern Germany, Berlin. Brandenburg gate. Military parade in Eastern Germany, Walter Ulbricht (w/out sound) making speech, meeting the parade. Berlin 1945, Soviet army, fall of Berlin. Burning...