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Madagascar c.1958 - group of women perform a traditional dance (similar to maypole) while singing.
Clip 5 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Hospital grounds on teh island Nosy Be. A group of women perform a maypole dance and sing.
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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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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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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...
Bridgeman Arts
Thunder Over Hungary - account of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Budapest, Monday, October 22nd 1956. Shots of protest against the Soviet occupation and for the evacuation of Soviet troops. Ammunitions, bullets, gun fights. Armed groups exchange shots with the army. Soldiers run and wounded evacuated....
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Re-enacted scenes of people posing for the camera, 1880s, made in France, 1956
Clip 1 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, men and women pose for the camera in...
Bridgeman Arts
Visual tricks with cameras, made in France, 1956
Clip 6 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, camera tricks show people walking...
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Madagascar c.1958 - Traditional music and dancing.
Clip 17 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Traditional music and dancing. Air France plane leaves.
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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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Madagascar c.1958 - wounded is helped on to plane. Views of the islands Nosy Be and Nosy Komba
Clip 4 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Emergency car, ambulance, wounded is helped on to plane. Aerial view of the island, Nosy Be and...
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Madagascar c.1958 - Villagers prepare coconuts. Women sing and dance.
Clip 7 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Villagers prepare coconuts. Women sing and dance.
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Madagascar c.1958 - A Comorian wedding ceremony with dancing and musicians in Mahajanga
Clip 2 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. A Comorian wedding ceremony with dancing and musicians in Mahajanga, Madagascar.
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Madagascar c.1958 - A group of people sacrifice a cow to feed the caiman.
Clip 11 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. A group of people sacrifice a cow to feed the caiman. Native ritual. Singing and clapping.
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Cameras, vinyl and piano players, made in France, 1956
Clip 7 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, men crowd around a vinyl record player....
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A Communist star falls from a government building during the Hungarian Revolution in Budapest, Hungary in 1956.
A Communist star falls from a government building during the Hungarian Revolution in Budapest, Hungary in 1956.
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Madagascar c.1958 - Aerial views of Diego-Suarez (now known as Antsiranana), views of harbour.
Clip 9 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Aerial views of Diego-Suarez (now known as Antsiranana), views of harbour.
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Madagascar c.1958 - Fisherman arrive on shore in canoes with caught fish.
Clip 13 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Fisherman arrive on shore in canoes with caught fish.
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Photographers take photos of women in bikinis and in a garden, made in France, 1956
Clip 5 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 photographer takes photographs of...
Bridgeman Arts
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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Madagascar c.1958 - river in Madagascar. Caiman hunting.
Clip 3 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Traveling shots POV from boat down river. Views of huts. A man shoots a caiman and boys collect them.
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Madagascar c.1958 - Tourists relax on sailboats and on the beach. Woman in a bikini sunbathes.
Clip 6 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Tourists relax on sailboats and on the beach. Woman in a bikini sunbathes.
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Madagascar c.1958 - plane flies over Madagascan landscape and lands.
Clip 1 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Elevated view of a market. 1950s plane takes off, flies over Madagascan mountains and lands.