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Capital County, 1950, part 10 - council restaurant, leisure activities in parks and gardens, and the Odeon cinema
Clip 10 of a film called Capital County, exploring the work of the London County Council (LCC) and the development and administration of London in 1950. The film presents council services seen through the eyes of an ordinary citizen of...
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Capital County, 1950, part 9 - A care home for the elderly on the outskirts of London
Clip 9 of a film called Capital County, exploring the work of the London County Council (LCC) and the development and administration of London in 1950. The film presents council services seen through the eyes of an ordinary citizen of...
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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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Capital County, 1950, part 8 - Children's home, welfare centre, and inspection of market stall scales
Clip 8 of a film called Capital County, exploring the work of the London County Council (LCC) and the development and administration of London in 1950. The film presents council services seen through the eyes of an ordinary citizen 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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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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The Lord Mayor, 1960, part 2 - Common Council meeting at Guildhall
Clip 2 from the 1960 film 'The Lord Mayor', commissioned by the City of London Corporation to give an overview of its services, including schools, markets, housing welfare and health. In this clip, a Common Council meeting takes place in...
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Capital County, 1950, part 5 - Council members in meetings, ambulance service, and fire brigade
Clip 5 of a film called Capital County, exploring the work of the London County Council (LCC) and the development and administration of London in 1950. The film presents council services seen through the eyes of an ordinary citizen of...
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The Lord Mayor, 1960, part 10 - Smithfield, Billingsgate and Spitalfields markets
Clip 10 from the 1960 film 'The Lord Mayor', commissioned by the City of London Corporation to give an overview of its services, including schools, markets, housing welfare and health. In this clip, scenes of food and other imported...
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Diving, waterskiing and skiing in Norway 1970s
From a promotional film about skiing in Norway in the 1970s.
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Young children, suffering from maternal deprivation, before and after psychotherapy treatment, c.1960
Science / Psychotherapy. A clinical and outdated look on psycho-therapeutic treatments in children suffering from maternal deprivation following separation at early age. Institutionalised children suffering from isolation, mournful...
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Sand yacht race, USA, 1940s-1950s.
Running on the beach with wheels and a sail, sand yacht, couples competing on sand yachts, girl falling from sand yacht, sports blooper.
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Disabled winter sports, Norway 1970s, including Tofiri Kibuuka, Ugandan-born blind skier.
From a promotional film about skiing in Norway in the 1970s. Paralytic sledging and skiing. Blind and deaf man shoots a target. Tofiri Kibuuka skiing in the snow. Blind from the age of 12, Kibuuka was born in Uganda and came to Norway to...
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Capital County, 1950, part 4 - Man at breakfast table with family, council buildings and coat of arms
Clip 4 of a film called Capital County, exploring the work of the London County Council (LCC) and the development and administration of London in 1950. The film presents council services seen through the eyes of an ordinary citizen of...
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Journey For Survival part three - Mother brings her children to collect water from a lake in the Peruvian mountains.
Clip from 'Journey For Survival' 1981 documentary about drought and famine in developing countries. Mother carrying a baby on her back collects water from a lake in the Peruvian mountains, with the help of her young daughter.
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Effects of maternal deprivation on a young girl, c.1950. Apathy, indifference and sadness.
Science / Psychotherapy. A clinical and outdated look on psycho-therapeutic treatments in children suffering from maternal deprivation following separation at early age. Institutionalised children suffering from isolation, mournful...
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The Lord Mayor, 1960, part 9 - Port Health Authority inspectors at work on ships
Clip 9 from the 1960 film 'The Lord Mayor', commissioned by the City of London Corporation to give an overview of its services, including schools, markets, housing welfare and health. In this clip, a council meeting for the Port Health...
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Positive effects of psychotherapy on child suffering from maternal deprivation c.1960 - girl plays with friends and toys
Science / Psychotherapy. A clinical and outdated look on psycho-therapeutic treatments in children suffering from maternal deprivation following separation at early age. Institutionalised children suffering from isolation, mournful...
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Tower Bridge: Looking at London, 1968, part 5 - Cargo from ships is distributed via different channels
Part 5 of the 1968 film Tower Bridge: Looking At London, which explores the history and development of the Tower Bridge along the River Thames. Presented by Ann Dickinson. In this clip, the cargo of the Baltic Sun is unloaded and...
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Pottery in a small town. New Mexico c.1950.
Clip 3 from the film 'The American Scene: Indian Life in Mexico' c.1950. Scenes of children playing games on the ground. A woman cooks bread in an outdoor oven. Women singing and making pots.
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Supersonic Preview part 3 - British Airways Concorde takes off. Interior cockpit with pilots. Interior cabin with passengers being served food. c.1976
Clip from a documentary on the Concorde plane, showing us how wonderfully useful, fast and liable it is. This film predicts the beginning of a supersonic age. Probably 1976, when the Concorde entered service as a commercial airliner....
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Living at Thamesmead, 1973, part 8 - Child's trip to the dentist
Clip 8 from the 1973 film Living at Thamesmead, a semi-fictional account of a couple who live in the Thamesmead estate, created by the Greater London Council to promote the estate. In this clip, a young couple come across a child eating...
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Czechoslovakia 1968 - Peaceful protests in Prague, and radio announcement regarding liberation
Clip 9 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, peaceful protesters congregate around the...
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Living at Thamesmead, 1973, part 7 - Children's activities at church clubs, and Brownies
Clip 7 from the 1973 film Living at Thamesmead, a semi-fictional account of a couple who live in the Thamesmead estate, created by the Greater London Council to promote the estate. In this clip, children tap dance at an activity club,...