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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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Emergency Measures College in Canada. 1960s
Clip 2 from French Cold War film 'Alimentation de Secours en Period D'Urgence (Nourrir les Populations Affamees)', about how to feed a displaced population during a disaster or emergency. Footage of students learning food preparation...
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The Lord Mayor, 1960, part 2 - Common Council meeting at Guildhall
Clip 2 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, a Common Council meeting takes place in...
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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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Workers coming home and sand dunes. France, 1950
Clip 2 from 'Les gens du Nord' (People of the North), a black and white documentary about mining towns in the North of France. Footage of workers coming home from work, wives preparing tea, and the town's sand dunes.
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Disaster food preparation and children. Canada. 1960s
Clip 4 from French Cold War film 'Alimentation de Secours en Period D'Urgence (Nourrir les Populations Affamees)', about how to feed a displaced population during a disaster or emergency. Footage of children being fed at food centres....
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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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Christian Community, Youhanabad, Pakistan
Members belonging to the minority Christian community of Pakistan usually live together in all-Christian districts such as Youhanabad, near Lahore
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Barbican 1969, clip 4 - shots of post-Blitz bomb damage
Clip 4 from a film commissioned by the City of London Corporation to promote the Barbican development scheme. Shots include St Paul's reflected in puddle, photographs of bomb damage to the city during the Blitz. The focus of the film is...
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Capital County, 1950, part 5 - Council members in meetings, ambulance service, and fire brigade
Clip 5 of a film called Capital County, exploring the work of the London County Council (LCC) and the development and administration of London in 1950. The film presents council services seen through the eyes of an ordinary citizen of...
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The Living City, 1970, part 8 - London's markets: Billingsgate, Spitalfields and Smithfield.
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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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.
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Nuns look after disabled/sick children and teach schoolgirls in a convent in Nazareth. Israel 1940s
Clip 4 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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A is for Atom part 5 - 1952 Cold War-era cartoon about atomic energy
American animation about atomic energy - atom - nuclear. The human body with the circulatory system glowing. The glowing - nuclear giant - more giants spring up around him - with planes flying past - blatant celebration of nuclear power...
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Cam Ranh Bay and soldiers on boats. Vietnam, 1945
Clip 9 from the 1945 film 'Escales Imperiales' (Imperial Ports of Call), which highlights the maritime routes linking the French empire into one vast network. Cam Ranh Bay near Saigon and soldiers on boats.
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Mining factory and machinery. France, 1952
Clip 8 from the 1952 short film 'Les hommes de la nuit', about the work of miners in coal mines in Lorraine, France. Scenes from a mining factory. A worker operates the extraction machinery. Railways transport coal.
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Singer and jazz band at nightclub in Juan-les-Pins, 1952
Part 4 of 1952 promo film about Juan-le-Pins. male singer sings a French song into a microphone. Jazz musicians play together, piano solo.