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Capital County, 1950, part 9 - A care home for the elderly on the outskirts of London
Clip 9 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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The Promise of Spring 1950s - montage of various flowers
16mm American film from 1950s about spring.
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Capital County, 1950, part 8 - Children's home, welfare centre, and inspection of market stall scales
Clip 8 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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Moroccan men and women making music in a mosque, c.1960
Clip from 'Going Places' series with Lowell Thomas. Men playing the tambourines and clappin their hands inside the mosque. Women clapping their hands.
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Open-air ballet in Monte Carlo. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 2 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. Four ballet dancers perform on an outdoor stage. Close-ups of the dancers as they dance.
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Banana harvest and forests in Guadeloupe, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 10 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, men and women harvest bananas and transport them. Scenes of flowers, plants and wildlife in the forests of Guadeloupe.
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Young lady writes in her journal before going to sleep. c.1960
Clip from a promotional film about a French girl visiting London. Late 50s/early 60s. Young lady writes in her journal before going to sleep. French VO.
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Miners at work. France, 1950
Clip 10 from 'Les gens du Nord' (People of the North), a black and white documentary about mining towns in the North of France. Footage of the mining industry in a French town, including workers labouring and railways transporting coal.
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Home cinema projecting footage in a living room, made in France, 1956
Clip 8 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, a group of people set up a home...
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Madagascar c.1958 - Air France plane on runway. Madagascan people in canoes.
Clip 14 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Air France plane on runway. Madagascan people in canoes.
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Workers coming home and sand dunes. France, 1950
Clip 2 from 'Les gens du Nord' (People of the North), a black and white documentary about mining towns in the North of France. Footage of workers coming home from work, wives preparing tea, and the town's sand dunes.
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Street scenes and pigeon feeding in Paris. France, 1957
Clip 3 from the French documentary 'Autour de Notre Dame', (Around Notre Dame) from 1957. Exterior shots of buildings in the city centre of Paris. People fishing by the River Seine. Roads and traffic in the city. People feeding the pigeons.
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Madagascar c.1958 - felling native trees and shaving off bark
Clip 12 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Large group of children runs towards camera. Shots of a native tree (quinquina?).
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Madagascar c.1958 - Views of industrial development, construction sites.
Clip 8 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Views of industrial development, construction sites.
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First Soviet H-bomb test (named Joe 4 or RDS-6) August 12 1953, USSR.
Colour restored. 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...
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Capital County, 1950, part 5 - Council members in meetings, ambulance service, and fire brigade
Clip 5 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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Nun prayers at an alter in an underground archaeological site, Nazareth, Israel 1940s
Clip 5 from 'Le Chemin des Croisades', a French language film about Israel in the 1940s/1950s. Nun prays at an alter in an underground archaeological site, Nazareth, Israel 1940s
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Nuns look after disabled/sick children and teach schoolgirls in a convent in Nazareth. Israel 1940s
Clip 4 from 'Le Chemin des Croisades', a French language film about Israel in the 1940s/1950s. GV shots of Nazereth, and the Church of the Annunciation. Man rides donkey over the hills. Shot of Christian church.
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A is for Atom part 5 - 1952 Cold War-era cartoon about atomic energy
American animation about atomic energy - atom - nuclear. The human body with the circulatory system glowing. The glowing - nuclear giant - more giants spring up around him - with planes flying past - blatant celebration of nuclear power...
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Mining factory and machinery. France, 1952
Clip 8 from the 1952 short film 'Les hommes de la nuit', about the work of miners in coal mines in Lorraine, France. Scenes from a mining factory. A worker operates the extraction machinery. Railways transport coal.
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Singer and jazz band at nightclub in Juan-les-Pins, 1952
Part 4 of 1952 promo film about Juan-le-Pins. male singer sings a French song into a microphone. Jazz musicians play together, piano solo.
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Thunder Over Hungary - account of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Budapest, Monday, October 22nd 1956. Shots of protest against the Soviet occupation and for the evacuation of Soviet troops. Ammunitions, bullets, gun fights. Armed groups exchange shots with the army. Soldiers run and wounded evacuated....
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A woman's working day - the rush hour commute, a day in the office, lunch in a restaurant, shopping on way home. c.1960
A train station / Platforms / stairs / Bridge / passerelle (overhead footpath) / commuters. Parisian train station, rush hour. Woman at work, paper filing, answering phone (while smoking a cigarette), secretarial works. Lunch at a...
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A woman's morning routine, c.1960
1960s An alarm clock ringing at 6.30 AM. A 28 years old woman gets out of bed. She is standing in front of the mirror in the bathroom, applying lipstick. Man comes in to get his electrical shaver and smiles at her in the mirror. Goldfish...