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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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Capital County, 1950, part 6 - surveyor inspecting construction site, midwife visiting a home, and sewage systems
Clip 6 of a film called Capital County, exploring the work of the London County Council (LCC) and the development and administration of London in 1950. The film presents council services seen through the eyes of an ordinary citizen of...
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Medical emergency, trainee nurse gives blood.
Part 1 of an educational film about a career in Medical Technologist, Canada 1954. Man arrives to hospital in ambulance. Doctor calls for blood - a nervous female trainee nurse injects the unconscious man.
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Part 5 of The Changing Face of London, 1960 - architects and planners at County Hall, designing modern buildings for the rebuilding of postwar London
Clip 5 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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First Soviet Hydrogen bomb test (Joe 4 or RDS-6) August 12 1953, USSR.
HD colour footage of the cloud formation from the first Soviet test of a thermonuclear weapon (hydrogen bomb) on August 12, 1953, that detonated with a force equivalent to 400 kilotons of TNT. The device, which was nicknamed Joe 4...
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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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Chinon Nuclear Power Plant in Indre-et-Loire, France, 1959, part 3
Clip 4 from the nuclear power documentary 'La voie Francaise des centrales nucleaires, de marcoule a chinon' made between 1954 and 1956, and presented by Le Commissariat - l'Energie Atomique et Electricite de France. Construction of A1,...
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Coast Guard cadets training on the Joseph Conrad ship. Rescue mission in rough sea. USA 1940s-1950s
Coast Guard cadets training on the Joseph Conrad ship. Rescue mission in rough sea. USA 1940s-1950s
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Hopi Native Americans perform the Butterfly Dance, Arizona, 1950s(?)
Part 3 of a documentary (1950s?) about the Hopi Native American tribe in Arizona.
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Water testing. Paris, 1950s
Clip 6 from the 1950s French film 'A La Claire Fontaine' (By The Clear Fountain). A man in a laboratory tests and tastes water from various running taps. Shots of the countryside and high angle views of Paris from the roof of a building....
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Manufacturing of vinyl discs in factory. Filmed in 1958.
Clip 4 from Au Creux des Sillons. French language film about the history of sound recording made in 1958 with the help of Pathe-Marconi. Shows the process of manufacturing vinyl discs from studio recording to factory. Production of vinyl...
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Tourists and hotels in Martinique, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 4 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, tourists sit in the outdoor porch area of a hotel. Women in traditional costume rotate for the camera.
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Women in filmmaking - editing and filming, c.1960
Women in filmmaking - editing and filming, c.1960
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The Promise of Spring 1950s - Older lady arranges flowers
16mm American film from 1950s about spring.
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Beaches of Nice and Monte Carlo. France, 1955
Clip 15 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. High angle views of the city in Nice. People on the beach. Men look at a small crocodile and photograph a fake crocodile head...
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Sewers and offices. Paris, 1950s
Clip 7 from the 1950s French film 'A La Claire Fontaine' (By The Clear Fountain). Underground sewers of Paris. Workers in treatment plants. An office worker talks to an operator on the telephone, with a view of the Eiffel Tower from his...
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Buildings, hospitals, schools, harbours and an airport in Martinique, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 2 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, people in national dress gather in town. Scenes from the administrative headquarters and men in a meeting. Nurses see...
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A live performance by dancers and a band in the restaurant of the Savoy c.1960
Clip from a promotional film about a French girl visiting London. Late 50s/early 60s. A live performance by dancers and a band in the restaurant of the Savoy.
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Flower, seed and bird markets. Sites in Paris. France, 1957
Clip 9 from the French documentary 'Autour de Notre Dame', (Around Notre Dame) from 1957. Scenes from the flower markets of Paris, including shots of caged birds and animals for sale. Scenes by the River Seine and shots of sites such as...
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Skin care and hair treatment in Morocco, c.1960
Moroccan dermatologist : close up of a bowl with mud. Man paints woman's neck with mud. Men picking up the petals of some flowers. Close up of a hands smashing the petals. Medium shot from the back : somebody is putting oil on Moroccan's...