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Fishermen by the harbour in Villefranche-sur-Mer. Houses and buildings. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 7 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. Landscape of the sea, inscription on the screen: "Villefranche et sa rade" ( Villefranche and its roads )....
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Air France airliner takes off from runway, Paris 1970s
Clip from a 1970s tourism film promoting Paris.
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Sufi Gathering and Dancing at Sehwan Sharif
Every day at sundown, sufi faithfuls assemble in the courtyard of this shrine to dance and sing their love for God
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Hospitals and medicine. Algeria, 1947
Clip 4 from 'Deglet-Nour, Doigt de Lumiere', a 1947 documentary about Algeria during French colonization. A map highlights the location of Ouargla and Touggourt. A caravan of camels moves through the desert. Scenes of nurses taking care...
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National Day celebrations in Oslo, 1960s
Clip 6 from 'Oslo, The Viking Capital' (Oslo, Ville des Vikings) from the 1960s, an animated film about vikings in Oslo. Footage of the parks, fountains and statues outside the National Theatre. Students celebrate National Day on 17 May,...
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Natural and industrial landscapes of Ukraine, 1970s
Clip 1 from the film 'Mon Ukraine' (My Ukraine) from the 1970s, exploring landscapes, sites and everyday life in Ukraine. Landscapes with lakes. Wide shot of meadow with flowers and sun. Sunset over the lake. Medium close up of sunset....
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Part 9 of The Changing Face of London, 1960 - Piccadilly Circus and futuristic plan for it, workers building new London.
Clip 9 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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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visiting Sweden, 25th - 28th May 1983
Promotional film with American VO about Sweden. Clip features scenes of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's state visit to Sweden in May 1983. Boat trip and royal parade.
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Tower Bridge: Looking at London, 1968, part 7 - Unloading and transportation of bacon cargo around London
Part 7 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, bacon cargo is lifted by cranes and unloaded onto...
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Scouts of France part 1 - boys hike, wash in stream, line up for uniform inspection, and pray. 1940s.
Clip from short film promoting boy scouts in France, 1940s.
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Children escape a shark by sculling away on a rowing boat, USA, 1940s-1950s
Children escape a shark by sculling away on a rowing boat, USA, 1940s-1950s
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Tribesmen and French man drink tea at Tuareg camp. Camp is then packed up and the tribe leave on camels. Algeria 1957
Clip 6 from 16mm 1957 film about the Tuareg Bedouin tribe in Algeria. Tuareg men drinking tea. Ahaggar / Hoggar region. Women taking care of various "household" tasks are the camp. The camels are loaded and the tribe leaves the camp,...
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Sweden 1970s - countryside, suburbia and the city
Promotional film with American VO about Sweden, made in 1970s. Clip features scenes of rural landscapes, suburban residential streets, and the city of Stockholm, including its buildings and offices.
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Madagascar c.1958 - Air France plane takes off. Aerial views of forested land.
Clip 15 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Air France plane takes off. Aerial views of forested land.
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Re-enacted C19th street scene with street entertainment - monkey on stilts and strongman lifting dumbbells. Filmed in 1947.
Clip 1 from a French-language film about fairground entertainers from 1947. French narration.
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Painting and children playing by the sea. Village scenes and tourist sites. Italy and Southern France, 1955
Clip 5 from a 1955 French film 'Petits Paradis de Mediterranee' exploring the Mediterranean harbour and the South of France. Scenes of people painting by the sea and children playing games. Capraia Island, statues and the villa of...
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Living at Thamesmead, 1973, part 3 - Young couple and parents socialising in pub, and a children's centre
Clip 3 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, a young couple goes to a pub, where their...
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Czechoslovakia 1968 - Warsaw Pact armies invade Czechoslovakia, and crowds protest peacefully
Clip 2 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, Wednesday August 21, 1968, the armies of five...
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Nixon in Berlin and at NATO in Brussels, 1969
Clip 4 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 arrives in Berlin and is...
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City sites and people in Europe, 1969
Clip 1 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, a narrator talks over a shot of the...
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Typewriters from 1870s, 1930s and 1950s, women in the roles of stonegrapher, secretary, translator, journalist, 1950s
Typewriters and woman's hands typing ( 1876 / 1930s / 1950s ). Stenotypist at General de Gaulle speech. Women translators with headphones on. A woman journalist at microphone reporting.
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Stockholm Olympic Stadium ceremony. Sweden, 1960s
Clip 5 from the 1960s documentary 'Vikings D'hier et D'Aujourd'hui' (Vikings Yesterday and Today) from Sweden. Scenes from a ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm, including an appearance from King Gustav Adolf.
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Village life, church services and dancing. Sweden, 1960s
Clip 10 from the 1960s documentary 'Vikings D'hier et D'Aujourd'hui' (Vikings Yesterday and Today) from Sweden. Scenes of rural village life in the countryside. A woman plays a long trumpet-like instrument. People in traditional costumes...
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Green Islands, 1954, part 7 - Spring arrives in London park, flowers bloom, children and animals
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...