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Sahara, Algeria, 1954 - Sports and leisure in Colom Bechar, academic research, construction, medicine, and education
Clip 5 from the 1954 film 'Les Deux Visages Du Sahara', a short propaganda film exploring the French government's contribution to Algeria during colonization. In this clip, sports and leisure in Colom Bechar, academic research,...
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Sahara, Algeria, 1954 - Workers in the farms, women washing clothes and weaving
Clip 3 from the 1954 film 'Les Deux Visages Du Sahara', a short propaganda film exploring the French government's contribution to Algeria during colonization. In this clip, scenes of workers on the irrigated farms. Ploughs and tractors....
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Inflorescences part 3 - various time-lapse CU shots of different flowers from 1970s
With French narration, filmed in Czech Republic, 1970s. Various time-lapse CU shots of different flowers including daisy and dandelion
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Weaving and threading in Aubusson. Town sites. France 1930s
Clip 3 from the 1930s French documentary 'A la decouverte de la France: La Creuse ignoree' (Discover France: The unknown Creuse), about the Creuse region in France. Holiday group visiting Aubusson. Weaving and threading / tapestry...
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Sahara, Algeria, 1954 - Desert scenes and Bedouin settlements in the Sahara
Clip 1 from the 1954 film 'Les Deux Visages Du Sahara', a short propaganda film exploring the French government's contribution to Algeria during colonization. In this clip, shots of the Sahara desert and caravans of camels. Bedouin...
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Magnifying glasses, microscopes and different materials used in scientific experiments. France, 1940s
Clip 1 from the 1940s French film 'Au Dela Du Visible', exploring scientific work undertaken at the Palais de la Decouverte (Discovery Palace) in Paris, and experiments relating to the theme of outer space. (1943-1944). Magnifying...
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Parks and architecture in Monte Carlo. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 3 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. A bust of Hector Berlioz. Path and enfilade with palm trees on both sides. Tilt up to landscape of Monte...
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Swimming pools and canals. Sweden, 1960s
Clip 7 from the 1960s documentary 'Vikings D'hier et D'Aujourd'hui' (Vikings Yesterday and Today) from Sweden. Scenes of children playing and swimming in the public pools. Children mow the lawn outside an apartment complex. Exterior...
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Women working in medicine and humanitarian aid, c.1960
Women working in a lab. A premature baby in incubator surrounded and cared for by women and nurses. Nurse at radiologists setting a boy for X-ray. Russian female doctor auscultating a young boy. India / Pakistan ? Women anatomy class in...
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Vietnamese refugees, refugee camps and humanitarian aid, c.1954
Anti-Communist propaganda film. Vietnam, 17th parallel. People fleeing to South Vietnam by train, walking along roads, boarding evacuation boats and ships. Boat people on tiny wooden rafts. Vietnamese refugees camp. Humanitarian aid.
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City scenes, library, children and market. Algiers, 1961
Clip 1 from the 1961 film 'De quel amour blessec', which shows images from Algeria through the centuries from the perspective of four writers: Apulece, Saint Augustin, Ibn Khaldoun et Albert Camus. Scenes from the city of Algiers,...
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Dancing and carnivals in Martinique, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 6 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, men and women dance outdoors. A carnival procession of dancers, citizens and children moves through the streets.
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Visitors and the Grand Hotel in Martinique, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 7 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, scenes of the coast line show the beaches of the area. Visitors land at the airport. Clips of the Grand Hotel and its...
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Afghanistan 1945 - Hindu Kush mountains, Bamiyan Valley, Buddhas of Bamiyan, street scenes in Kabul and the Bala Hissar fortress.
Sign Border India - Afghanistan. Military ceremony, British army. Afghans riding horses, wearing fur hats. Snowy mountains called Hindu Kush. Bamiyan valley, herd of donkeys. LS and vertical pan. on Buddhas of Bamiyan = carved off rocks...
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Construction site, digging by Tuareg people, irrigation system, Algeria, 1957
Clip 4 from 16mm film about the Hoggar region of Algeria in 1957. The Tuaregs, Bedouin tribes construction site. CU of man talking about the surrounding landscape and farmland. Shots of men digging (irrigation holes ?)
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Irrigation and agriculture in Morcocco, c.1960
Landscape of Morocco / North Africa with mountains on the background. People taking out a mud from a well. Images of water in canal. Moroccan people farming with hands and foot without any tools. Irrigation system: men pulling out the...
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Leisure in Monte Carlo. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 1 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. Scenes of coastal life and leisure in Monte Carlo. A train travels into a tunnel. Footage of the exterior...
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Madagascar c.1958 - cattle herding and salt production.
Clip 10 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Industry in madagascar, cattle herding and salt production.
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Women as teachers, scientists and judges in 1950s - clip features Marie Curie in her lab
A woman welcoming children at nursery school (Ecole maternelle) ( 1950s -1960s). A girls classroom and a woman math teacher. A science class. Women and girls students and their female teacher. 1960s. A young woman and young men studying...
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Girls learn to use typewriters, draw, paint, stitch and sew. Students perform ballet and dance. France, 1942
Clip 6 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. Girls learn to use typewriters and have art lessons...
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Factories and aqueducts. Paris, 1950s
Clip 4 from the 1950s French film 'A La Claire Fontaine' (By The Clear Fountain). Scenes of factories and water mills. Aqueducts in La Vanne, on the outskirts of Paris. Sterilization plants.
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Fairground in full swing - acrobatics, dogs doing tricks, belly dancer; clowns, etc. France 1947
Clip 4 from a French-language film about fairground entertainers from 1947. French narration. Tracking shot through the fairground. Performers include woman with snake, two girls dancing, two clowns performing for the camera, a girl...
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Holiday group walk and cycle through countryside. France 1930s
Clip 6 from the 1930s French documentary 'A la decouverte de la France: La Creuse ignoree' (Discover France: The unknown Creuse), about the Creuse region in France. The holiday group wades through river water and walks through the...