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German tanks move in Russia during World War II
[French language VO throughout ] Scores of tanks driving over dry steppes (probably USSR) / VS motorcyclist rides alongside heavy laden truck with soldiers / (believed to be German) cavalry members / soldiers walking away on dusty road...
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German soldiers approach Stalingrad during World War II
[VO French language throughout] QS map of Stalingrad and Volga River superimposed on soldiers looking over burning city area in distance / several German soldiers atop armored car with heavy gun and smoke in the distance / VS skeletons...
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German bombers over Russia during 1940s World War II
[VO French language throughout] Aerial views of German bombers emblazoned with Balkenkreuz logo (Iron Cross) dropping flurries of bombs on (believed to be) Russia with explosions on the ground far below / Note: exact year not known;...
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1940s German field offensive during World War II
[French language VO throughout ] VS (believed to be Germans in Russia) soldiers pull a field gun along the side of a river with an explosion in the water / VS trucks and motorcycle with sidecars driving on dusty roads / VS firing field...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Captured German WWII footage of soldiers at border between Europe and Asia
[French language VO throughout] POV of the back of a German's helmeted head manning a gun atop a moving vehicle / sign: 'Manyisch-Damm, Grenze, Europa-Asien' symbolizing the border between Europe and Asia, with soldier on horse trotting...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
1940s conference held in Tunis during World War II
[French language VO throughout ] Formally dressed and uniformed men cross courtyard at (believed to be) Court of Dar Soulaimania in Tunis with striped archways and crenellated rooftop; they pass guards, one with the Tunisian flag and...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Captured German footage of soldiers and materiel during World War II
[French language VO throughout] Tracer fire and title : 'Sur les divers fronts' (On the various fronts) superimposed on explosion, vehicles, palm trees, bombers, ships, tank / (believed to be) German soldiers with ropes in water...
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Aviation attempts in early 1900s
[VO narration in French throughout] Pilot who might be Glenn H. Curtiss stands near aircraft / VS an early aircraft moves on field, takes off / aircraft with three tiers of wings on field / another early aircraft / Glenn Curtiss's 'June...
Bridgeman Arts
Female workers on a construction site in China (1950s?)
Female workers on a construction site in China (1950s?) Clip from a film made in the 1960s about women's liberation and the working woman.
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Girls and cook's apprentices eating lunch. A teacher talks to a student. France, 1942
Clip 5 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. The cook's apprentices eat what they made,...
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Harbour, citadel, boats, artists, and men playing boules in Villefranche-sur-Mer. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 8 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. A shot of white flowers in the meadow. Tilt up to a ordinary house. Various shots of houses in...
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Farmer with his herd. Basque Country, c.1930s
Clip 6 from the documentary Zazpiak Bat about the Basque Country. A farmer looks out of his window to the ringing church bells. He opens his farm gate and herds his sheep. Men prepare a suspension device in a tree.
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A headmistress describes girls' school to new teacher. France, 1942
Clip 2 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. The headmistress describes the school to a new...
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Girls exercise, have gym lessons and practice military organisation. France, 1942
Clip 7 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. Gym rehearsal. Choreography, beams, horizontal...
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Farming and lift trucks in the Fergana Valley. Uzbekistan, 1970
Clip 7 from the 1970 documentary 'Maitre de L'Eau' (Masters of Water) about water and irrigation in Uzbekistan's Fergana Valley and Karakum Canal. Scenes of farmers irrigating their land in the Kolkhoz. Farm leaders meet for a discussion...
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Arab men, camels, and North African buildings. France, 1955
Clip 12 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. Men walk with their camels. Shots of North African buildings. A man stands on top of a building taking photos of a car.
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Fruit pickers in the Fergana Valley. Uzbekistan, 1970
Clip 2 from the 1970 documentary 'Maitre de L'Eau' (Masters of Water) about water and irrigation in Uzbekistan's Fergana Valley and Karakum Canal. Footage of fruit pickers picking fruits from the trees and plants in the valley.
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Lovers kiss by the river, and a child is saved from jumping into the water. France, 1960
Clip 2 from the 1960 French film 'Au Coeur de la Ville', about an old man who rescues a young girl from suicide. Two lovers kiss by the river. A small child stands by the water and tries to jump in. An old man stops it just in time and...
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Preparation for bed. Child lays in bed while old man sleeps on the floor. France, 1960
Clip 5 from the 1960 French film 'Au Coeur de la Ville', about an old man who rescues a young girl from suicide. An old man and a young girl prepare for bed. The old man lights a cigarette and takes off his shoes to reveal holes in his...
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Scene inside a typical London pub. Barman serves a pint of ale. c.1960
Clip from a promotional film about a French girl visiting London. Late 50s/early 60s. Scene inside a typical London pub. Barman serves a pint of ale.
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Young lady battles the rush hour crowd and asks for directions from a barrow boy. She walks among the backstreets. London C.1960
Clip from a promotional film about a French girl visiting London. Late 50s/early 60s. Young lady walks against the flow of the rush hour crowd. She asks for directions from a "barrow boy" selling groceries, and gets lost among the...
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Busy West End London c.1960 - Tottenham Court Road tube station entrance, street scenes in Picadilly, view of Battersea Power Station.
Clip from a promotional film about a French girl visiting London. Late 50s/early 60s. Street scenes in busy West End, Tottenham Court Road tube station entrance, Piccadilly, pedestrians, traffic, Thames, view of Battersea Power Station...
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Landmarks of London in the early hours; Tower Bridge, the Docklands, St. Paul's Cathedral. c.1960
Clip from a promotional film about a French girl visiting London. Late 50s/early 60s. Early morning views of the Thames (Tower Bridge and Big Ben). The Docklands. A red traffic light on a street corner. St Paul's Cathedral.
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Scouts of France part 3 - boys put out fire in a barn, play in the forest, hold hands in a circle around a campfire, 1940s
Clip from short film promoting boy scouts in France, 1940s.