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Despite long-shot odds, more Americans are buying lottery tickets
Overall in 2023, U.S. lottery sales totaled more than $113 billion, according to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries.
British Movietone
ANTIQUES ASSORTED
Movietone's pictures show highlights of the Autumn Antiques Fair at Chelsea Town Hall ranging from antique clocks to musical instruments. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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HUMOROUS ARTISTS HOLD LONDON EXHIBITION
At the RSA College, London, humorous artists and cartoonists exhibited some their famous drawings. Princess Elizabeth paid a visit and toured the exhibits. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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MEDICAL PICTURES EXHIBITION
A collection of Anatomical Illustrations on display at London's Science Museum, the pictures date from 1896. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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""WILL"" BY PABLO FETCHES A THOUSAND
At Stratford-upon-Avon an auction of the Shakespeare Memorial Exhibition which makes up over ninety items. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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CUSTOM CAR CRUISE
As the enthusiasm for 'customising' cars grows, owners gather together for a 'Cruise'. A parade of these colourful cars recently made it's way round Battersea Park. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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SOUTH BANK SITE FOR 1951 FESTIVAL
A site on the South Bank of the Thames, in London, is being prepared for the proposed 'Festival of Britain' to be held in 1951. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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KNOW WHAT YOU LIKE?
London has its first chance to see the work of French artist Felix Labisse. ® In Western Germany ""works of art"" by Ruppi Schneider who uses real bed feathers for his ""creations"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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ROYAL VISIT TO NEW TOWN
Crawley, in Sussex, is the first of Britain's ""new towns"" to receive an official visit from a member of the Royal Family. Princess Elizabeth's visit the other day was to carry out a number of ceremonies. Her Royal Highness opened the...
Bridgeman Arts
Hawaii, 1952: History of the growth of Christianity and commerce in Hawaii
Hawaii, 1952: History of the growth of Christianity and commerce in Hawaii.
Bridgeman Arts
Hawaii, 1952: History of Hawaii's colonization as Captain Cook landed and referred to the islands as Sandwich Islands which ended the isolation of Hawaii
Hawaii, 1952: History of Hawaii's colonization as Captain Cook landed and referred to the islands as Sandwich Islands which ended the isolation of Hawaii.
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Survey: Online military data not always secure
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HEADLINE: Survey: Online military data not always secure
CAPTION: In a survey of servers run by agencies or companies involved with the military and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, The Associated Press found...
Bridgeman Arts
Sewage treatment factories. Paris, 1950s
Clip 5 from the 1950s French film 'A La Claire Fontaine' (By The Clear Fountain). Scenes of sewage treatment plants in Saint-Maur and Ivry. Pools of water and illustrations of bacterial flora. Water filtering and workers working at the...
Bridgeman Arts
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...
Bridgeman Arts
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...
Bridgeman Arts
Meetings between settlers in America. 1960s
Clip 4 from the 1960s black and white documentary. 'Towards Freedom' (French: Vers la liberte). Settlers engage in military and strategic meetings regarding the rule of the newly found America. Certain European settlers are in...
Bridgeman Arts
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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Sotheby's auctions poems, doodles and manuscripts created by John Lennon
Whimsical drawings, poems and short stories from two humorous books John Lennon produced in the 1960s fetched skyrocketing prices at auction Wednesday (4 JUNE 2014), including $209,000 (USD) for a nine-page parody of Sherlock Holmes.
The...
Bridgeman Arts
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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A collection of John Lennon drawings and manuscripts is up for auction
Whimsical drawings, poems and prose created by John Lennon for his acclaimed books "In His Own Write" and "A Spaniard in the Works" are coming to auction.
The books' British publisher, Tom Maschler, has owned the material for a half...
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Original drawings, poems for John Lennon's highly-acclaimed books go up for auction
Drawings, poems and prose created by John Lennon for his acclaimed books "In His Own Write" and "A Spaniard in the Works" are coming to auction.
The books' British publisher, Tom Maschler, has owned the material for a half century and is...
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CLEAN : New Rembrandt exhibition reveals how maste
A new exhibition at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam focuses on the prolific work of the 17th-century artist, explaining why art historians now attribute some drawings to his pupils. CLEAN : New Rembrandt exhibition reveals how...
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Artist create sculptures in his forge
Cape Town, South Africa - recent
1. Various of Conrad Hicks placing steel in fire
2. Close of fire
3. Various of Hicks working on the anvil
4. Tracking shot of tools
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Conrad Hicks, Artist-Blacksmith
"To me this is...
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Whimsical drawings, poems and prose created by John Lennon for his acclaimed books "In His Own Write" and "A Spaniard in the Works" are coming to auction on June 4th at Sotheby's in New York City. (May 29)
Whimsical drawings, poems and prose created by John Lennon for his acclaimed books "In His Own Write" and "A Spaniard in the Works" are coming to auction.
The books' British publisher, Tom Maschler, has owned the material for a half...