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Men discussing photography outdoors. A woman watches from a balcony. France, 1955
Clip 1 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. A baby running on the beach. Streams, trees, and a tent in the countryside. Photos hang on a clothes line. A man sitting outside...
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Scenes from the streets of Paris of cafes, cars, second-hand books and street art. Students congregate on the street. Paris, 1951
Clip 7 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. Parisian streets, typical cars of 1950's, streets in Quartier Latin, cafes...
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Estonian farms and coastal landscapes. Men working on the mills and on sailing ships. Estonia, 1971
Clip 7 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. Scenes of farms, coastal landscapes, beaches, and houses. Men work on the mills and on the sails of a large ship.
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Tuareg tribe camp, drinking tea, camels, landscape, Algerian desert, 1957
Clip 7 from 16mm film about the Hoggar region of Algeria in 1957. The Tuaregs, Bedouin tribes. Man with camel walks to the encampment (tent) in the Tamanghasset region. Various shots of the tribes people drinking under the shade of their...
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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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Boules, waterskiing and Monte-Carlo villages. Southern France, 1955
Clip 3 from a 1955 French film 'Petits Paradis de Mediterranee' exploring the Mediterranean harbour and the South of France. Men and women play boules, and waterski in the sea. Scenes of villages in Monaco and footage of the Palace of...
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The Lord Mayor, 1960, part 3 - Views of London, and its Square Mile. Commuters during the day, and scenes at night
Clip 3 from the 1960 film 'The Lord Mayor', commissioned by the City of London Corporation to give an overview of its services, including schools, markets, housing welfare and health. In this clip, scenes of London by day, including...
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Tipaza coast and ruins. Young women and men on the beach. Algiers, 1961
Clip 5 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 Tipaza, including footage...
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Teachers at a staff meeting discussing the students. Paris, 1951
Clip 4 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. Teachers in a room for staff meeting. Students playing with ball. Students in...
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Moroccan barber at work in his tent - unusual methods. C.1960
Moroccan barber in his tent: he is shaving man's head with a razor. Then the barber uses unusual pipe-like instruments on his head, presumably for healing purposes. Clip from 'Going Places' series with Lowell Thomas.
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Somewhere Decent to Live 1967 part 8 - family at home, demolition site, council housing
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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Folk performances, traditional dress, and sight-seeing in Ukraine, 1970s
Clip 6 from the film 'Mon Ukraine' (My Ukraine) from the 1970s, exploring landscapes, sites and everyday life in Ukraine. Group of people walking the street in medieval armour / armor followed by people in suits. People sitting on chairs...
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Canal construction in the Fergana Valley. Uzbekistan, 1970
Clip 3 from the 1970 documentary 'Maitre de L'Eau' (Masters of Water) about water and irrigation in Uzbekistan's Fergana Valley and Karakum Canal. Footage of workers digging and working on the canal construction in the desert.
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Thomas More, Utopia
A clip based on Holbein the Younger's famous portrait of the humanist and philosopher Sir Thomas More, from the first illustrations and lithographies depicting the ""Island of Utopia"" (term coined by More) to the tragic conclusion of...
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Gustave Courbet- In Vino Veritas
Three paintings by Gustave Courbet depicting marginal figures of 19th century society through the deforming lense of alcohol. Featured artworks: ""Old Man with a glass of wine""; ""The Vagabond"" and ""Malle Babbe"".
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Man and woman in the garden of a country inn, 1908 - reenactment
Historical reenactment. 1908, a man and a woman sit on chairs outside a country inn. Filmed on 35mm in 1994.
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Street seller, Bahrain, Swat Valley
A street seller at Bahrain's bazar, Swat Valley, Pakistan. 4K available if ordered in advance.
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Boy on horseback in front of a country inn, 1908 - reenactment
Historical reenactment. 1908, Boy on horseback in front of a country inn by night. Filmed on 35mm in 1994.
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Empress Market, Karachi: Meat Market 1
Butchers' area at the old Empress Market, Karachi. Colour corrected.
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Men in Air France office. France, 1955
Clip 14 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. Three men talk in an Air France office.
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Boy Scouts and Church. USA, 1953
Clip 9 from the 1953 documentary 'Once a Scout' about the Boy Scouts of America. A man walks through a forest. The narrator talks about the 'natural' activity of church-going, and about walking back from church with women.
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The city of Tallinn and its industrial sites. Estonia, 1971
Clip 3 from the 1971 documentary 'Estonia' made in the Soviet Union, dubbed in French. City scenes of Tallinn and its architecture. A line of photographs on the street. Footage of industrial construction sites and their labourers....
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Friday Prayer at Badshahi Mosque, Lahore 1
Faithfuls gather inside the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore for Friday prayer. Colour corrected.
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A shepherd leads his herd through a village. France, 1955
Clip 3 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. A shepherd leads his herd of sheep down a village path in the countryside. Scenes of a town harbour and women chatting by some...