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Miners at work and outside the mine. France, 1952
Clip 9 from the 1952 short film 'Les hommes de la nuit', about the work of miners in coal mines in Lorraine, France. Miners work inside the underground mine, drill the walls, and get lifted up by the pulley system. Workers stand outside...
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Swimmers and fishermen under water in Guadeloupe, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 11 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, swimmers and fishermen sort through fish by the water. Underwater scenes of sea plants and fish. Sunbathers on the...
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Tuareg tribe set up camp in desert. French teacher living with the nomads teaches French to children. Algeria 1957
Clip 7 from 16mm 1957 film about the Tuareg Bedouin tribe in Algeria. Tuareg people set up camp in desert. French teacher (Jacques Beauvau?) living w/ nomads and teaching Tuareg children after building his classroom. Also shots of the...
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Montage of books, different lessons, and children in classrooms at the Lycee Henri IV in Paris, 1951
Clip 3 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. Close up of books: Method of Romance language (Methode de langue latine),...
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Young children, suffering from maternal deprivation, before and after psychotherapy treatment, c.1960
Science / Psychotherapy. A clinical and outdated look on psycho-therapeutic treatments in children suffering from maternal deprivation following separation at early age. Institutionalised children suffering from isolation, mournful...
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Re-enacted scenes of people posing for the camera, 1880s, made in France, 1956
Clip 1 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 and women pose for the camera in...
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Sand yacht race, USA, 1940s-1950s.
Running on the beach with wheels and a sail, sand yacht, couples competing on sand yachts, girl falling from sand yacht, sports blooper.
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Charles de Foucauld, Tuareg village, Algeria 1957
Clip 2 from 16mm film about the Hoggar region of Algeria in 1957. Re-enactment Charles de Foucauld, man in white robe perusing book, De Foucauld's dictionary. The Ahaggar / Hoggar mountain range Touring Club de France Various shot of the...
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Re-enacted scenes of families with camera during early photography, made in France, 1956
Clip 3 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, fathers take photographs and movies of...
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Tuareg tribespeople preparing food and drink in encampment, Algeria 1957
Clip 8 from 16mm film about the Hoggar region of Algeria in 1957. The Tuaregs, Bedouin tribes. CU on tribesman building a fire. PAN on tribesmen resting. Various shots of shy women and their children preparing the food in the encampment...
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Green Islands, 1954, part 2 - swimming in lido, rowing on lake, walking over hills
Clip from a 1954 film about the parks and pleasure gardens of London showing many of the pastimes carried out in them. Made by the London County council to show all the activities that London Parks have to offer. Shots of children in the...
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Green Islands, 1954, part 4 - flower gardens in London parks, Autumn arrives
Clip from a 1954 film about the parks and pleasure gardens of London showing many of the sports and pastimes carried on in them. Made by the London County council to show all the activities that London Parks have to offer. 'There is a...
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Capital County, 1950, part 4 - Man at breakfast table with family, council buildings and coat of arms
Clip 4 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 - sky, animals and flowers
16mm American film from 1950s about spring. Cloud with sunbeams, squirrel, tortoise and various flowers.
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The Promise of Spring 1950s - Couple outside their idyllic suburban home. Man meets a neighbour in his garden.
16mm American film from 1950s about spring.
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Miners cutting wood and young boys at the mine. France, 1952
Clip 2 from the 1952 short film 'Les hommes de la nuit', about the work of miners in coal mines in Lorraine, France. Miners craft and cut wood in a workshop. Young boys are instructed by a trainer, put on their uniforms and get equipped...
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Effects of maternal deprivation on a young girl, c.1950. Apathy, indifference and sadness.
Science / Psychotherapy. A clinical and outdated look on psycho-therapeutic treatments in children suffering from maternal deprivation following separation at early age. Institutionalised children suffering from isolation, mournful...
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Festival of Flowers in Monaco. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 5 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. Scene of the harbour. Tilt down to a shot of meadow covered with white flowers. Scenes from the festival...
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Fashion and traditional dress in Guadeloupe, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 12 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, women pose and rotate for the camera, wearing traditional dress and costumes. A woman lays by the beach in the...
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Ein Karem, home of John the Baptist, nuns looking after children, children playing, GV of Nazareth. 1940s
Clip 2 from 'Le Chemin des Croisades', a French language film about Israel in the 1940s/1950s. Ein Karem, home of John the Baptist, nuns looking after children, children playing, GV of Nazareth;
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Greek church. Nuns caring for young children. Views of the River Jordan. Israel 1940s
Clip 6 from 'Le Chemin des Croisades', a French language film about Israel in the 1940s/1950s. Greek church, fountain where the Christ is said to take water for his mother, holy water. Nuns caring for young children. Views of the River...
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Wide shot of village in North African desert, family leaves on foot due to drought, c.1960
Pan of a small village in the desert. Low buildings in North Africa / Morroco made from stone. Moroccan family with a mule / donkey crossing the village deserted because of drought. Clip from 'Going Places' series with Lowell Thomas.
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Man at work with his colleagues. USA, 1953
Clip 3 from the 1953 documentary 'Once a Scout' about the Boy Scouts of America. Young boys learn at the Boy Scouts, and sit by the side of a fire with an older teacher.
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Visual tricks with cameras, made in France, 1956
Clip 6 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, camera tricks show people walking...