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...
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Journey For Survival part five - construction of water pumps and pipe systems in Bangladesh.
Clip from 'Journey For Survival' 1981 documentary about drought and famine in developing countries. Construction of water pumps and pipe systems in Bangladesh.
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A live performance by dancers and a band in the restaurant of the Savoy c.1960
Clip from a promotional film about a French girl visiting London. Late 50s/early 60s. A live performance by dancers and a band in the restaurant of the Savoy.
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Flower, seed and bird markets. Sites in Paris. France, 1957
Clip 9 from the French documentary 'Autour de Notre Dame', (Around Notre Dame) from 1957. Scenes from the flower markets of Paris, including shots of caged birds and animals for sale. Scenes by the River Seine and shots of sites such as...
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Skin care and hair treatment in Morocco, c.1960
Moroccan dermatologist : close up of a bowl with mud. Man paints woman's neck with mud. Men picking up the petals of some flowers. Close up of a hands smashing the petals. Medium shot from the back : somebody is putting oil on Moroccan's...
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Somewhere Decent to Live 1967 part 11 - children playing on grounds of council estate, and in playgrounds
Clip from a documentary type account of the provision of new housing for Londoners. Looks at London's housing shortage, the work of the Greater London Council. Surveys opinions of tenants rehoused on GLC estates as to their new houses...
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Somewhere Decent to Live 1967 part 6 - shots of modern council housing
Clip from a documentary type account of the slums of London and the provision of new housing for Londoners. Looks at London's housing shortage, the work of the Greater London Council since 1965 in slum clearance and building and its...
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Monuments and buildings in Paris. France, 1957
Clip 5 from the French documentary 'Autour de Notre Dame', (Around Notre Dame) from 1957. Exterior shots of buildings in the city centre of Paris. Sphinx fountains, bridges, and exterior shots of the Quai de Seine, Palais de Justice, and...
Bloomberg
Say What? Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe User Audio
Aug.13 -- Facebook Inc. has been paying hundreds of outside contractors to transcribe clips of audio from users of its services, according to people with knowledge of the work. Bloomberg's Sarah Frier reports on "Bloomberg Technology."
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Fitch Grades U.A.E. at AA- in First Rating
Nov.12 -- Jan Friedrich, senior director and head of MEA sovereigns at Fitch Ratings, discusses the rating for the U.A.E. and the reasons behind the grade. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East.”
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Edward Hopper, Minoru Yamasaki, Richard Hunt, and Ansel Adams at work in 1965
Sequence of American artists at work. Clip features Edward Hopper the painter, Minoru Yamasaki the architect, Richard Hunt the sculptor and Ansel Adams the photographer.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
President of US Chamber of Commerce Eric Johnson speaks at labor/management gathering in Washington
SOT US Chamber of Commerce president Eric Johnson: 'so I would like to say to you this afternoon that I hope we meet less frequently in the headlines and more frequently around the conference table. That's the democratic way of doing...
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Korean refugees crossing the North-South border, refugee camp with adults and children sleeping and eating. 1950
Anti-Communist propaganda film. North Korea, 38th parallel. People crossing bridges. Demarcation zone, border between North and South Korea. 1950. War in Korea, fights. US army. Refugees walking with belongings through countryside....
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Timbuktu in 1930s, Tuareg people, warrior outfit and women's dresses, the house of French explorer Rene Caillie and his belongings.
Part 3 of Aux Quatre coins du Monde avec Lowell Thomas : De Madagascar - Tombouctou / Going Places with Lowell Thomas. Street scenes in Timbuktu, Tuareg people, warrior outfit and women's dresses, the house of French explorer Rene...
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Sugar cane farmers and dancers in Guadeloupe, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 9 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, farmers work with sugar cane, and transport their crops. Dancers dance to a drum beat and a band.
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Piotr Ylatov speaking to camera, beach scenes and modern apartment blocks, USSR 1970s
Piotr Ylatov speaking to camera, beach scenes and modern apartment blocks, USSR 1970s
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Agriculture in the Countryside of the Punjab
Workers in the fields of the Punjab, breadbasket of South Asia
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Mohatta Palace, Karachi - Part 1
Sunset over Mohatta Palace, an exquisite example of Mughal architecture, today an art gallery in Karachi
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Sweden 1970s - Gothenburg ships, ports, amusement parks and public parks
Promotional film with American VO about Sweden, made in 1970s. Clip features scenes of the ports and ships of Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden. Amusement parks and public parks in the city.
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The marketplace in Guadeloupe, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 8 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, vendors sell their goods at the marketplace. Locals handle and prepare fruits. A hostess mixes a Guadeloupe cocktail.
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French cruisers and sailors in the Algiers harbour. Algeria, 1945
Clip 1 from the 1945 film 'Escales Imperiales' (Imperial Ports of Call), which highlights the maritime routes linking the French empire into one vast network. French cruisers in the Algiers harbor (Georges Leygues), French flag, gun,...
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The Living City, 1970, part 10 - small East London streets, Holborn Viaduct, Blackfriars Bridge, car parks
Clip from 1970 film focussing on the history of the City of London - the Square Mile - its economic growth, institutions, administration, buildings and future. The film illustrates the major part taken by local government in the physical...
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The Living City, 1970, part 4 - busy streets of London, commuters, traffic, Bank of England
Clip from 1970 film focussing on the history of the City of London - the Square Mile - its economic growth, institutions, administration, buildings and future. The film illustrates the major part taken by local government in the physical...
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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...