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Couple on the beach taking photographs. France, 1955
Clip 16 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. A woman and man walk down the beach. The man takes a photograph of the woman and gives her the photo. They playfully run down...
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Fishing and crabbing. Southern France, 1955
Clip 4 from a 1955 French film 'Petits Paradis de Mediterranee' exploring the Mediterranean harbour and the South of France. Scenes of the coast in Corsica. Ruins, rocks and a Genoese tower in Saint Florent. Fishermen sort through their...
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Scouts of France part 2 - boys prepare and eat dinner outdoors, write letters, sew socks, etc 1940s
Clip from short film promoting boy scouts in France, 1940s.
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Boys learning at the Boys Scouts. USA, 1953
Clip 2 from the 1953 documentary 'Once a Scout' about the Boy Scouts of America. Young boys learn at the Boy Scouts, and sit by the side of a fire with an older teacher.
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A new teacher visits a school for young women. France, 1942
Clip 1 from the 1942 French film 'Francaises De Demain' about the women's school Ecole Nationale Professionnelle de Jeunes Filles, established in 1934 in Vizille, Vercors / French Alps. Mountains in the mist. High angle village in the...
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US soldiers and military equipment arrive in West Berlin, 1961 - crowds cheer and wave
Sunday 20th August. 1500 soldiers and military equipment arrive to join the American troops already in place in West Germany. Soldiers and military cars and tanks arrive in West Berlin, welcomed by crowds and presidents. Soldiers on top...
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Religious sites and Church. France, 1950
Clip 3 from 'Les gens du Nord' (People of the North), a black and white documentary about mining towns in the North of France. Footage of religious sites and crucifixes around town, including churches.
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Young lady writes diary with French VO, c.1960
Clip from a promotional film about a French girl visiting London. Late 50s/early 60s. Track from a diary to a young woman in bed. She picks the diary up and starts writing.
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Date trees and market vendors. Algeria, 1947
Clip 7 from 'Deglet-Nour, Doigt de Lumiere', a 1947 documentary about Algeria during French colonization. Scenes of palm trees and date trees. Men sort through the date harvest and prepare them for market.
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Bottle production. France, 1950
Clip 5 from 'Les gens du Nord' (People of the North), a black and white documentary about mining towns in the North of France. Footage of bottle production in a factory.
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Police in Britain part 2 - women modelling dresses on a London street. Policemen and men watch them. 1960s.
Clip from a film about the work of bobbies (British police) in Great Britain in the 60s, and their everyday tasks and duties.
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Coal miners get on a night bus to work. Workers at the colliery. France, 1952
Clip 1 from the 1952 short film 'Les hommes de la nuit', about the work of miners in coal mines in Lorraine, France. Coal miners get on a night bus to the colliery. Some of them have injuries and walk with walking sticks. Workers...
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City scenes in Stockholm. Sweden, 1960s
A clip from the 1960s documentary 'Vikings D'hier et D'Aujourd'hui' (Vikings Yesterday and Today) from Sweden. Shots of building and cathedral exteriors on the streets of Stockholm. Cars travelling down the road system. Boats in the...
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Miners and boys climbing up from the underground mining tunnels. France, 1952
Clip 4 from the 1952 short film 'Les hommes de la nuit', about the work of miners in coal mines in Lorraine, France. Miners and young boys walk through the underground mining tunnels. They climb up using a ladder.
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Miners and boys descend to the underground mining tunnels. France, 1952
Clip 3 from the 1952 short film 'Les hommes de la nuit', about the work of miners in coal mines in Lorraine, France. Miners and young boys travel down into the underground mining tunnels.
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Cactus plants. France, 1955
Clip 11 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. Scenes of various cactus plants growing in the hills.
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Juan-les-Pins 1952 - beach and glamorous people, babies children playing, synchronised waterskiing
Part 2 of 1952 promo film about Juan-les-Pins. Aerial view of Juan-les-Pins, beach and mass of tourists, people on the promenade, children and dogs, pushchairs, soldier on leave, baby in pushchair, soldier talking with a nanny, water...
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Insane people in small Moroccan vilage are put into an underground bunker, religious leaders exorcise people by hitting them with a shoe, c.1960
Marabout hits people with a leather slipper / shoe. Mad people lead to a shed / prison / underground shelter by others. Medium shot : Moroccan man making gestures to the camera, saying something (we don't hear his voice). Close up of...
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Old man and young girl drink tea together. France, 1960
Clip 7 from the 1960 French film 'Au Coeur de la Ville', about an old man who rescues a young girl from suicide. An old man and a young girl sit at the table drinking tea, along with the man's dog. The man gets up to leave.
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Nighttime tandem waterskiing with lights, Juan-les-Pins, 1952
Part 5 of 1952 promo film about Juan-le-Pins. Four people hold lights while waterskiing at night.
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Man at work, and walking through forest. USA, 1953
Clip 7 from the 1953 documentary 'Once a Scout' about the Boy Scouts of America. A man sits in the office cafeteria with his colleagues. He is later shown walking through a forest as the narrator explains his relationship with the outdoors.
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New Mexico c.1950. Georgia O'Keeffe at home and in her studio.
Clip 1 from the film 'The American Scene: Indian Life in Mexico' c.1950. Scenes in a small town in New Mexico, home to artist Georgia O'Keeffe seen driving in her car and working in her studio.
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Bayonne cathedral, buildings and industry. Basque Country, c.1930s
Clip 1 from the documentary Zazpiak Bat about the Basque Country. Scenes of the Bayonne cathedral, Basque museum, industry, ships, ports, villas and the beach. Fishermen unload their fish. Boats travel along the river. Shots of paintings.
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London at night - city lights, roasted chestnut vendor, glamorous couple in restaurant. c.1960
Clip from a promotional film about a French girl visiting London. Late 50s/early 60s. Shots of bright neon city lights, young lady buys some roast chestnuts from a street vendor, an elegant couple in a restaurant clink glasses and drink...