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Shock waves and destruction from Soviet nuclear bomb testing, 1950s
HD colour footage of shock waves from nuclear bomb testing. Montage. Filmed on 35mm. 1950s
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Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with short and tall man
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Seeing London: London Types 1929 (HD) - policemen, postmen, street hawkers, bootblacks. Working people of London.
HD footage of 1929 London. Shots include a policeman directing traffic at Marble Arch; a chimney sweep; a postman; the Household Cavalry; a knife grinder; a group of women shelling peas in Covent Garden market; street hawkers; motorcars...
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Animated 19th century thaumatrope with caged bird
Thaumatrope from the 1830s, animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Belgian waterways, canals and parks. Belgium, 1920s
Clip 2 from 'Brussels and its canals', a black and white documentary about Belgium, its cities and canals. Footage of the waterways, canals, parks and lakes in Belgium, including families and travelers enjoying the waterfront.
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Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 heavy-bomber at the Semipalatinsk test site, with the RDS-37 hydrogen bomb. USSR, 1955
HD footage of a Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 heavy-bomber plane (NATO reporting name: Badger) at the Semipalatinsk test site, with the RDS-37 hydrogen bomb. Soviet Kazakhstan, 1955. Filmed on 35mm.
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Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with jester doing star jumps
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Trees fall from the shock wave of a Soviet nuclear test at the Totskoye test site, USSR, 1954
Trees falling from the shock wave of a nuclear explosion at the Soviet nuclear test site, the Totskoye range (Orenburg Region). 1954. Filmed on 35mm.
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Animated 19th century praxinoscope with six scenes
Praxinoscope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with man poking tongue out
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with hypnotic pattern
Phenakistoscope from 1930s, animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with comets and planets orbiting a sun
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with mechanical machine
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Holy of Holies, Winter Palace and people eating among shrines. Beijing, China 1920s
Clip 3 from the 1920s film 'China's Forbidden City' about Peking (Beijing) in China. The screen journal of a camera man's visit to the Imperial City of Beijing. Palace grounds with ornate walks and loitering places (arches, bridges)....
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Skiers leave the lodge, ride the ski lifts and head down the slopes of the Laurentian Mountains in Quebec, 1930s
Clip from a 1930s promotional film about skiing in the Laurentian Mountains in Quebec.
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Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with colourful shapes
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Seeing London: London Life 1929 - street scenes, hawkers, roadworks (HD)
HD footage of 1929 London. Shots include traffic and pedestrians on a busy street; a street artist; 'church parade' in Rotten Row; people relaxing in chairs in the park; people riding horses; men speaking to a crowd at Speakers' Corner,...
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Aftermath of nuclear bomb test, USSR 1954
Shots of destruction after a nuclear explosion, 1954. Filmed on 35mm. HD.
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Animated 19th century praxinoscope with man juggling knives
Praxinoscope animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with juggler
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Animated 19th century magic lantern slide with dissolve from day to night
Magic lantern slides, animated to create an illusion of motion.
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Explosion of RDS-37, the Soviet Union's first two-stage H-bomb, first tested at the Semipalatinsk test site, November 22nd 1955 (2K resolution)
2K resolution footage of RDS-37 was the Soviet Union's first two-stage hydrogen bomb, first tested on November 22, 1955 at the Semipalatinsk test site. The weapon had a nominal yield of approximately 3 megatons. It was scaled down to 1.6...
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Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with people jumping
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with dancing couple
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.