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Sahara, Algeria, 1954 - Colom Bechar, camels, and vehicles driving through roads and water
Clip 2 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 Colom Bechar and its people. Men on camels, and...
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African tribal dancer changes and goes to work as a doctor, Madagascar, 1930s
Part 2 of Aux Quatre coins du Monde avec Lowell Thomas : De Madagascar - Tombouctou / Going Places with Lowell Thomas. Sacred tribal dance. Dancer changes out of tribal dress and into everyday clothes. European missionary is present....
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Moroccan men and women play drums, clap and sing, women dance in traditional clothing, c.1960
The Berbers sit in a circle under an open tent, clapping their hands. Close up of a leather drum. Woman in the center covers her face with a veil. Woman starts to dance. She uncovers her face. Moroccan women in jewellery dancing. Medium...
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Television, factory and construction industries. Algiers, 1961
Clip 3 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. Montage of workers in different...
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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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Madagascar c.1958 - group of women perform a traditional dance (similar to maypole) while singing.
Clip 5 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Hospital grounds on teh island Nosy Be. A group of women perform a maypole dance and sing.
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Moroccan men and women making music in a mosque, c.1960
Clip from 'Going Places' series with Lowell Thomas. Men playing the tambourines and clappin their hands inside the mosque. Women clapping their hands.
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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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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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Young lady writes in her journal before going to sleep. c.1960
Clip from a promotional film about a French girl visiting London. Late 50s/early 60s. Young lady writes in her journal before going to sleep. French VO.
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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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Madagascar c.1958 - Air France plane on runway. Madagascan people in canoes.
Clip 14 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Air France plane on runway. Madagascan people in canoes.
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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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Madagascar c.1958 - felling native trees and shaving off bark
Clip 12 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Large group of children runs towards camera. Shots of a native tree (quinquina?).
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Madagascar c.1958 - Views of industrial development, construction sites.
Clip 8 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Views of industrial development, construction sites.
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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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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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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.