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Going Places (1948) part 2 - business growth, competition, commerce, investement
Clip from a 1948 American educational cartoon called Going Places about capitalism / banking system / business / entrepreneurship. Factory grows & expands among fields. Community grows around expanding factory as houses & schools are...
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Ceremony in the Olympic Stadium, Stockholm architecture and roads. Sweden, 1960s
Clip 4 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. Various shots of the city architecture and roads.
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Paintings by Liotard, Jean-Etienne
Focusing on the idea of the oriental representation in the paintings of Jean-Etienne Liotard. Elements like instruments or clothes show the strong connection to the eastern world and the desire to be part of it.
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Ansel Adams taking photos on location, working with students and developing pictures in dark room, 1965
Ansel Adams taking photos on location, working with students and developing pictures in dark room, 1965
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Gene Tunney vs Georges Carpentier boxing match, July 24, 1924
Gene Tunney knocks out Georges Carpentier in New York's Polo Grounds, July 24th 1924. Crowds cheering and running commentary. Newsreel style.
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Picasso drawing and painting in Vallauris, children making pottery, c.1952
Picasso drawing and painting in Vallauris, children making pottery, c.1952
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Edward Hopper painting in his studio, his wife Josephine Hopper also paints, shots of New York City. 1965
Edward Hopper painting in his studio, his wife Josephine Hopper also paints, shots of New York City. 1965
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Part 3 of The Changing Face of London, 1960 - restoring Wren's churches after WWII bomb damage, city workers on lunch-break, construction sites
Clip 3 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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Timurid Miniatures Part II
By bringing craftsmen from different conquered lands to his capital in Samarqand, Timur initiated one of the most brilliant periods in Islamic art. Timurid art and architecture provided inspiration to lands stretching from Anatolia to...
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Treasures of Ancient Persia no2
The emergence of the Islamic epoch in Iranian culture doesn't stop at pre-islamic history. A continuation of Parthian, Achaemenid and Sasanian decorative motives and architectural elements influences contemporary artistic creations in...
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Unknown artist, Treasures of Ancient Persia no1
The emergence of the Islamic epoch in Iranian culture doesn't stop at pre-islamic history. A continuation of Parthian, Achaemenid and Sasanian decorative motives and architectural elements influences contemporary artistic creations in...
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Barbican 1969, clip 8 - Interior shots of the Barbican flats, showing modern appliances and fashionable interior design.
Clip 8 from a film commissioned by the City of London Corporation to promote the Barbican development scheme. Interior shots of the Barbican flats, showing modern appliances and fashionable interior design. People imagine themselves...
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Vincent van Gogh - Portraits
Five portraits by Vincent van Gogh. Featured artworks: ""Portrait of Alexander Reid"", ""Portrait of Dr. Gachet"", ""Portrait of Alexander Reid"", ""Portrait of Patience Escalier"" and ""The Novel Reader"".
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Timurid Miniatures Part I
By bringing craftsmen from different conquered lands to his capital in Samarqand, Timur initiated one of the most brilliant periods in Islamic art. Timurid art and architecture provided inspiration to lands stretching from Anatolia to...
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Greenland expedition, 1934, by French explorers - explorers travel by husky-drawn sled. Eskimo people carve up and eat raw seal meat. CUs of smiling faces.
Explorers travel by husky-drawn sled across snowy landscape. Eskimo people carve up and eat raw seal meat. CUs of smiling eskimo faces.