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Establishing shots of Paris and its colleges and universities, 1951
Clip 1 from the 1951 French film 'Le Lycee Sur La Colline', following a student of the 1950s from his entry at Lycee Henri IV (Paris) to his final graduation. Ancient map of Paris. Aerial shot of central Paris (Ile Saint-Louis). Eiffel...
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Basque beret and chistera production. Basque Country, c.1930s
Clip 7 from the documentary Zazpiak Bat about the Basque Country. Scenes from a production line of Basque berets, espadrille shoes and chistera racquets. Shots from inside a Basque home. An animated map of the Basque Country and end...
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Madagascar c.1958 - The harvesting and production of vanilla.
Clip 16 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. The harvesting and production of vanilla.
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Locomotives in town. France, 1950
Clip 13 from 'Les gens du Nord' (People of the North), a black and white documentary about mining towns in the North of France. Footage of locomotives moving through the railways around town.
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Somewhere Decent to Live 1967 part 5 - bungalow homes for the elderly
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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Nixon in France, 1969
Clip 9 from the 'The First Step: President Nixon's European Visit', a film produced by the United States Information Agency in 1969, covering Richard Nixon's European visits and meetings. In this clip, Nixon is seen getting off a plane...
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Somewhere Decent to Live 1967 part 3 - shots of houses in disrepair, kids playing on street in working class neighbourhood, demolition of old houses
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 in slum clearance and building and its plans in the...
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Tibetan uprising in 1959 - refugees and combat. Tibetans flee to India and Nepal where they set up a new community.
Anti-Communist propaganda film. Tibet. Buddhist temples. Communists seize Tibet, fighting, Tibetan refugees, Tibetans in India and Nepal. Burning houses, fights in Asian countries.
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Belgians crossing the border to work. France, 1950
Clip 8 from 'Les gens du Nord' (People of the North), a black and white documentary about mining towns in the North of France. Footage of Belgians crossing the border to work.
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Sacred tribal dance. Sorcerer dances to the snake. Madagascar 1930s.
Part 1 of Aux Quatre coins du Monde avec Lowell Thomas : De Madagascar - Tombouctou / Going Places with Lowell Thomas. Sacred tribal dance. Sorcerer dances to the snake. Madagascar 1930s.
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Somewhere Decent to Live 1967 part 12 - elderly people in a care home, or special accommodation
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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Family riding a bike, Lahore
Family of four, plus an infant, 'pillion riding' a motorbike on the streets of Lahore
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Czechoslovakia 1968 - Peaceful protests in Prague, and radio announcement regarding liberation
Clip 9 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, peaceful protesters congregate around the...
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Bahrain Village, Swat
Street activity in the village of Bahrain, Swat. 4K available if ordered in advance.
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Off-duty soldiers. USSR, 1973
Clip 2 from the 1973 propaganda film The Soviet Army: The Railway Army. Off-duty soldiers from the Soviet Army's railway unit shower, polish their shoes, tend to the greenhouse garden plants, engage in photography, and have discussions...
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Living at Thamesmead, 1973, part 7 - Children's activities at church clubs, and Brownies
Clip 7 from the 1973 film Living at Thamesmead, a semi-fictional account of a couple who live in the Thamesmead estate, created by the Greater London Council to promote the estate. In this clip, children tap dance at an activity club,...
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Green Islands, 1954, part 5 - hockey, netball and football played by young people in London park
Clip from a 1954 film about the parks and pleasure gardens of London showing many of the sports and pastimes carried on in them. Made by the London County council to show all the activities that London Parks have to offer. 'There is a...
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Part 7 of The Changing Face of London, 1960 - kids playing on council estate grounds, derelict King's Theatre, the BBC building, playground
Clip 7 from film focusing on the clearance of bomb damaged buildings following World War II and the projects and plans to rebuild the capital. The role of the London County Council, the architects department, its development plan and...
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Empress Market, Karachi: Meat Market
Butchers' area at the old Empress Market, Karachi
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Tallinn architecture and citizen meeting. Estonia, 1971
Clip 2 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Shots of the coast and sail-ships. High angle and aerial views of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, and its architecture. Men and women sit at a...
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Journey For Survival part seven - Severely malnourished children in hospital in Bangladesh, c.1981
Clip from 'Journey For Survival' 1981 documentary about drought and famine in developing countries. Severely malnourished children in hospital in Bangladesh. Nurse talks to the camera.
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Meetings at the Paris Conservatoire, France, 1943
Clip 1 from the 1940s French documentary Les Cadets du Conservatoire (The Conservatory Cadets), about the story of the Cadets of National Conservatoire in Paris under German occupation in WWII. January 1943. Young men walk down Paris...
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Pilgrims gather at Sehwan Shrine, Sindh
Pilgrims gather for prayer by the tomb of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, a prominent Sufi saint from the 13th century
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Fountains and water in the city. Paris, 1950s
Clip 9 from the 1950s French film 'A La Claire Fontaine' (By The Clear Fountain). Scenes of the countryside in France. Shots of public and decorative fountains by the Eiffel Tower in Paris. End credits.