Sherman Grinberg Film Library
General Eisenhower testifies about armed forces unification before Senate Committee in Washington, DC
Three shots of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, Army Chief of Staff, standing at microphones testifying at Senate Military Affairs Committee hearing; he wears eyeglasses as he reads prepared testimony concerning unification of US military and...
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Sahara, Algeria, 1954 - Schools, coal mines, power stations and railways in Colom Bechar
Clip 4 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, school children outside a school. Scenes of workers at a coal...
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Paris scenes and Notre Dame exteriors. France, 1957
Clip 1 from the French documentary 'Autour de Notre Dame', (Around Notre Dame) from 1957. Scenes of the River Seine and Paris. Statue of King Henry on horseback. Views of the city from the roof of the Louvre. Exterior shots of the Notre...
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The Living City, 1970, part 7 - London's commodity markets; fur, ivory tusks and Persian carpets.
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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Fashion Collection Spring-Summer 1971 - Women modelling clothing and nightwear in an exotic Mediterranean setting (Tunisia)
Part 1 of "Sous le signe de Vitos" - fashion shoot from 1971. Models holding lambs, running on beach, walking amongst buildings, modelling nightwear, dresses and a variety of outfits.
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Tower Bridge: Looking at London, 1968, part 1 - Ann Dickinson introduces London series
Part 1 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, she introduces the series of clips about London and...
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Tower Bridge: Looking at London, 1968, part 3 - Bascule mechanisms and procedures for a ship passing through
Part 3 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, a diagram of the bridge's bascule mechanisms is...
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Somewhere Decent to Live 1967 part 14 - construction site, council blocks in development
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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Czechoslovakia 1968 - Tanks and civilians on the streets of Prague. National Assembly calls for freedom and respect
Clip 6 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, tanks hide themselves with the use of smoke...
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Re-enactment of a rite in 1930s Mali, where a young man gives himself to a clan and becomes a full member. The young bride getting ready.
Part 9 of Aux Quatre coins du Monde avec Lowell Thomas / Going Places with Lowell Thomas. Re-enactment of a rite in Mali, where a young man gives himself to a clan and becomes a full member. The young bride getting ready. Second...
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Journey For Survival part nine - People in developing countries are vaccinated against smallpox. The Prime Minister of Nepal, Surya Bahadur Thapa, speaks to camera.
Clip from 'Journey For Survival' 1981 documentary about drought and famine in developing countries. People in developing countries are vaccinated against smallpox. The Prime Minister of Nepal, Surya Bahadur Thapa, speaks to camera.
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The Lord Mayor, 1960, part 5 - The Blitz and regeneration of London architecture
Clip 5 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 depicting the London Blitz...
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Barbican 1969, clip 5 - the Barbican site under construction
Clip 5 from a film commissioned by the City of London Corporation to promote the Barbican development scheme. Shots include the Barbican site under construction. The focus of the film is to explain how the new scheme will 'bring life...
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Holiday group swimming in the Creuse river and visiting a farm. France 1930s
Clip 4 from the 1930s French documentary 'A la decouverte de la France: La Creuse ignoree' (Discover France: The unknown Creuse), about the Creuse region in France. Holiday group cycling along the Creuse River in the countryside. They...
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Sweden 1970s - industry: cars, aviation, trains, telecommunications and electronic
Promotional film with American VO about Sweden, made in 1970s. Clip features scenes inside the Volvo company and other manufacturing businesses which include the production of cars, food, trains, aircrafts, and telecommunications.
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The Living City, 1970, part 16 - trees, parks and gardens in London, including a religious meeting at Postman's Park.
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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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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Saturday, August 24, 1968 Streets of Prague during Soviet occupation. The opposition sabotage Soviet plans. Soviet politicians in conference.
Part two of Seven Days to Remember Part 2, documenting events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August, 1968. Made by valiant Czech filmmakers, who risked their lives to film the defiance in the streets and to get their...
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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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The Living City, 1970, part 5 - Lombard Street, banks, change of bank rate at the 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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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.