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Ancient Roman ruins. France, 1955
Clip 4 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. Shots of ancient Roman ruins and a town procession of a reenacted crucifixion and villagers in costume.
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Market traders in Morocco, c.1960
Traders and their donkeys carrying goods going down the rocky landscape to a market. Pan of a North African market. Shots of various traders : stand / stall with vegetables, salesman of crockery / pots. Two Moroccan men fighting in the...
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Exotic gardens and Grimaldi Palace in Monte Carlo. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 4 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. Entrance to the exotic garden. Various shots of exotic garden with people walking around the various...
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GV shots of Nazereth, and the Church of the Annunciation. Man rides donkey over the hills. Shot of Christian church, Israel 1940s
Clip 3 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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Land and farming. Basque Country, c.1930s
Clip 3 from the documentary Zazpiak Bat about the Basque Country. Scenes of the countryside and towns of the Basque Country. Farmers herding their sheep, riding on horse-back and pulling carts of hay with the help of their bulls.
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Edward Hopper's exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts in February 1965
Visitors enter gallery, young students take notes, CUs of paintings.
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Sailors working in the heat. Cruisers arriving in Djibouti and sailors on leave in the streets. Djibouti, 1945
Clip 4 from the 1945 film 'Escales Imperiales' (Imperial Ports of Call), which highlights the maritime routes linking the French empire into one vast network. Sailors working in the heat and officers making calculations on a sea chart....
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Fishermen by the harbour in Villefranche-sur-Mer. Houses and buildings. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 7 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. Landscape of the sea, inscription on the screen: "Villefranche et sa rade" ( Villefranche and its roads )....
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Air France airliner takes off from runway, Paris 1970s
Clip from a 1970s tourism film promoting Paris.
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Hospitals and medicine. Algeria, 1947
Clip 4 from 'Deglet-Nour, Doigt de Lumiere', a 1947 documentary about Algeria during French colonization. A map highlights the location of Ouargla and Touggourt. A caravan of camels moves through the desert. Scenes of nurses taking care...
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Natural and industrial landscapes of Ukraine, 1970s
Clip 1 from the film 'Mon Ukraine' (My Ukraine) from the 1970s, exploring landscapes, sites and everyday life in Ukraine. Landscapes with lakes. Wide shot of meadow with flowers and sun. Sunset over the lake. Medium close up of sunset....
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Scouts of France part 1 - boys hike, wash in stream, line up for uniform inspection, and pray. 1940s.
Clip from short film promoting boy scouts in France, 1940s.
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Tribesmen and French man drink tea at Tuareg camp. Camp is then packed up and the tribe leave on camels. Algeria 1957
Clip 6 from 16mm 1957 film about the Tuareg Bedouin tribe in Algeria. Tuareg men drinking tea. Ahaggar / Hoggar region. Women taking care of various "household" tasks are the camp. The camels are loaded and the tribe leaves the camp,...
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Madagascar c.1958 - Air France plane takes off. Aerial views of forested land.
Clip 15 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Air France plane takes off. Aerial views of forested land.
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Re-enacted C19th street scene with street entertainment - monkey on stilts and strongman lifting dumbbells. Filmed in 1947.
Clip 1 from a French-language film about fairground entertainers from 1947. French narration.
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Painting and children playing by the sea. Village scenes and tourist sites. Italy and Southern France, 1955
Clip 5 from a 1955 French film 'Petits Paradis de Mediterranee' exploring the Mediterranean harbour and the South of France. Scenes of people painting by the sea and children playing games. Capraia Island, statues and the villa of...
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Typewriters from 1870s, 1930s and 1950s, women in the roles of stonegrapher, secretary, translator, journalist, 1950s
Typewriters and woman's hands typing ( 1876 / 1930s / 1950s ). Stenotypist at General de Gaulle speech. Women translators with headphones on. A woman journalist at microphone reporting.
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Stockholm Olympic Stadium ceremony. Sweden, 1960s
Clip 5 from the 1960s documentary 'Vikings D'hier et D'Aujourd'hui' (Vikings Yesterday and Today) from Sweden. Scenes from a ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm, including an appearance from King Gustav Adolf.
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Village life, church services and dancing. Sweden, 1960s
Clip 10 from the 1960s documentary 'Vikings D'hier et D'Aujourd'hui' (Vikings Yesterday and Today) from Sweden. Scenes of rural village life in the countryside. A woman plays a long trumpet-like instrument. People in traditional costumes...
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Madagascar c.1958 - river in Madagascar. Caiman hunting.
Clip 3 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Traveling shots POV from boat down river. Views of huts. A man shoots a caiman and boys collect them.
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Madagascar c.1958 - Tourists relax on sailboats and on the beach. Woman in a bikini sunbathes.
Clip 6 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Tourists relax on sailboats and on the beach. Woman in a bikini sunbathes.
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Tuareg village in Hoggar mountains, Algeria 1957, landscape shots, children in pond, villagers talking.
Clip 1 from 16mm film about the Hoggar region of Algeria in 1957. Tamanrasset, the Hoggar mountain range, the Tuaregs, Bedouin tribes. Plane is being prepared for flight. Shot of the desert and of car driving away. Mules and camels...
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Bahrain 1960s - Archeologists excavating at the site of the Barbar Temple. An ancient seal is discovered, cleaned and printed.
Clip 6 from French language film about Bahrain in the 1960s. Archeologists working at the site of the Barbar Temple. An ancient seal is discovered, cleaned and printed.
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Timbuktu in 1930s, men build houses out of clay, mosque, man writes in the Tamasheq language on a wall, market place, Fort Bonnier
Part 4 of Aux Quatre coins du Monde avec Lowell Thomas / Going Places with Lowell Thomas. Street scenes in Timbuktu, men build houses out of clay, mosque, man writes in the Tamasheq language on a wall, market place, Fort Bonnier.