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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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Greenland expedition, 1934, by French explorers - eskimos make canoe covers from seal skin
Children playing in water. Woman sewing skin, man using it to cover the structure of canoe. Women working on canoe, children looking.
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Czechoslovakia 1968 - Soviet planes landing, poisonous mushroom posters, Czechs leaving, and Lidice
Clip 8 from the 1968 film "Seven Days to Remember", a chronology of the events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia on August 20, 1968 by troops from the Warsaw Pact. In this clip, Soviet planes land in the country. Footage of...
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Sweden 1970s - Banking and industrial exports
Promotional film with American VO about Sweden, made in 1970s. Clip features scenes of bankers at work in their offices, and shots of transatlantic ships carrying cargo, and exports such as railways made for African countries.
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Open-air ballet in Monte Carlo. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 2 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. Four ballet dancers perform on an outdoor stage. Close-ups of the dancers as they dance.
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Daniel Dorian presenting to the camera outside the Detroit Institute of Arts in Michigan, USA, 1965
Daniel Dorian presenting to the camera outside the Detroit Institute of Arts in Michigan, USA, 1965
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CLEAN: Berlusconi critique to air at Venice film festival
CLEAN: Berlusconi critique to air at Venice film festival
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Banana harvest and forests in Guadeloupe, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 10 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, men and women harvest bananas and transport them. Scenes of flowers, plants and wildlife in the forests of Guadeloupe.
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Czechoslovakia 1968 - Prague Spring and representatives signing the Bratislava Declaration
Clip 1 from the 1968 film "Seven Days to Remember", a chronology of the events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia on August 20, 1968 by troops from the Warsaw Pact. In this clip, a train comes into the station. Prague Spring...
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Police in Britain part 1 - policemen on the beat, controlling traffic, at the station, policewoman. London 1960s.
Clip from a film about the work of bobbies (British police) in Great Britain in the 60s, and their everyday tasks and duties.
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Home cinema projecting footage in a living room, made in France, 1956
Clip 8 from the 1956 French documentary 'Images d'hier et D'aujourd'hui' (Images of Yesterday and Today) about the history of photography, featuring reenactments from the early 1900s. In this clip, a group of people set up a home...
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Bahrain 1960s - herd of goats in the barren desert landscape. Two archaeologists studying archaeology site.
Clip 5 from French language film about Bahrain in the 1960s. Herd of goats in the barren desert landscape. Two archaeologists studying archaeology site. Jeep drives through desert.
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School children and parents at school. Estonia, 1971
Clip 8 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Young children and their parents attend their first day at school, where they are given books by the teacher.
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Street scenes and pigeon feeding in Paris. France, 1957
Clip 3 from the French documentary 'Autour de Notre Dame', (Around Notre Dame) from 1957. Exterior shots of buildings in the city centre of Paris. People fishing by the River Seine. Roads and traffic in the city. People feeding the pigeons.
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Kolkhoz farmers and animals. Scientists at work. Estonia, 1971
Clip 6 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Scenes of Kolkhoz farming in the countryside. Cows grazing in the fields and bulls being pulled by their nose rings. Scientists at work in their...
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The Laurentian Mountains in Quebec, 1930s - general views and panorama
Clip from a 1930s promotional film about skiing in the Laurentian Mountains in Quebec. General views of the area.
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Re-enacted scenes of families with camera during early photography, made in France, 1956
Clip 3 from the 1956 French documentary 'Images d'hier et D'aujourd'hui' (Images of Yesterday and Today) about the history of photography, featuring reenactments from the early 1900s. In this clip, fathers take photographs and movies of...
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Barbican 1969, clip 4 - shots of post-Blitz bomb damage
Clip 4 from a film commissioned by the City of London Corporation to promote the Barbican development scheme. Shots include St Paul's reflected in puddle, photographs of bomb damage to the city during the Blitz. The focus of the film is...
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Nun prayers at an alter in an underground archaeological site, Nazareth, Israel 1940s
Clip 5 from 'Le Chemin des Croisades', a French language film about Israel in the 1940s/1950s. Nun prays at an alter in an underground archaeological site, Nazareth, Israel 1940s
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Fairground rides, France, 1947
Clip 7 from a French-language film about fairground entertainers from 1947. French narration. Fairground rides including roller coaster, bumper cars, carousel rides, pendulum rides, swing rides, etc.
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Nuns look after disabled/sick children and teach schoolgirls in a convent in Nazareth. Israel 1940s
Clip 4 from 'Le Chemin des Croisades', a French language film about Israel in the 1940s/1950s. GV shots of Nazereth, and the Church of the Annunciation. Man rides donkey over the hills. Shot of Christian church.
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Cam Ranh Bay and soldiers on boats. Vietnam, 1945
Clip 9 from the 1945 film 'Escales Imperiales' (Imperial Ports of Call), which highlights the maritime routes linking the French empire into one vast network. Cam Ranh Bay near Saigon and soldiers on boats.
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Mining factory and machinery. France, 1952
Clip 8 from the 1952 short film 'Les hommes de la nuit', about the work of miners in coal mines in Lorraine, France. Scenes from a mining factory. A worker operates the extraction machinery. Railways transport coal.
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Singer and jazz band at nightclub in Juan-les-Pins, 1952
Part 4 of 1952 promo film about Juan-le-Pins. male singer sings a French song into a microphone. Jazz musicians play together, piano solo.