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Madagascar c.1958 - Villagers prepare coconuts. Women sing and dance.
Clip 7 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Villagers prepare coconuts. Women sing and dance.
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Madagascar c.1958 - A Comorian wedding ceremony with dancing and musicians in Mahajanga
Clip 2 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. A Comorian wedding ceremony with dancing and musicians in Mahajanga, Madagascar.
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Street scenes and home life. Paris, 1950s
Clip 1 from the 1950s French film 'A La Claire Fontaine' (By The Clear Fountain). Street scenes of traffic and passers by in Paris. A woman at home in the kitchen. A baby sits in the bath. A girl drinks from a cup.
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Madagascar c.1958 - A group of people sacrifice a cow to feed the caiman.
Clip 11 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. A group of people sacrifice a cow to feed the caiman. Native ritual. Singing and clapping.
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Part 8 of The Changing Face of London, 1960 - senior citizens reacting to new council blocks and in care home.
Clip 8 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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Pottery production in Golfe-Juan, Vallauris, France 1952
Potters lay their pots out to dry in the sun. The pots are decorated with paint and fired in a kiln. Filmed in the Golfe-Juan resort in Vallauris, France in 1952
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Famous French trumpeter, Georges Jouvin, recording in studio with band.
Clip 5 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. Famous French...
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Beefeater tour guide gives presentation to group of tourists at the Tower of London. Young lady takes photo. c.1960
Clip from a promotional film about a French girl visiting London. Late 50s/early 60s. Yeomen Warder or beefeater tour guide speaks to a group of tourists at the Tower of London. Young lady takes his photo.
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Capital County, 1950, part 1 - London County Council, ambulances, architecture, fire engines, schools, Odeon
Clip 1 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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Monte Carlo train station and coast. A man in a motorboat with his dog. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 6 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. High angle shot of train leaving the railway station. Pan of Monte Carlo, Monaco, south of France. Wide...
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Before and after psychotherapy for child suffering from maternal deprivation, c.1950
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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Catholic procession, traditional dancing, Carnac, France, 1950s
Religious procession, traditional costumes, church, priest, choir boys, woman hats / Breton hats, priest blessing horses, music and dances, folk music, children in costumes.
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GVs of the town of Capernaum, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, Israel, c.1950
Clip 1 from 'Le Chemin des Croisades', a French language film about Israel in the 1940s/1950s. Panoramic high-angle view of the town of Capernau, views of the Sea of Galilee, GV shots of the town streets.
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Streets of Marrakesh, street performer does trick with his eyes and some needles, men play traditional instruments. c.1960
Shots of Marrakesh. Tracking shot /traveling through the street of Marrakesh. Muezzin on the mosque's tower. Tilt up of the mosque. Pan of a main/central square in Marrakesh. Close ups of Moroccan women with half covered faces, wearnig...
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Boys with Senior Scouts. USA, 1953
Clip 8 from the 1953 documentary 'Once a Scout' about the Boy Scouts of America. Younger boys join the Senior Scouts in their adventures involving rowing boats and the river.
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A young man prepares for his exam, students sitting exams, rushing to see results, and walking in the Latin Quarter of Paris, 1951
Clip 6 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. Young man having breakfast, lacing up his shoes, fiddling with a spot in front...
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Bakery in Morocco, c.1960
Moroccan buildings, empty streets. Woman and two children in front of a door. Medium shot of two Moroccan children. In the Moroccan bakery : man is putting bread into the oven. Moroccan woman in the house, in the background Moroccan /...
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Sheep in the countryside. France, 1955
Clip 8 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. Herds of sheep roam the countryside.
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Students in classroom, children at the Luxembourg garden, and boys leaving the school gates. Paris, 1951
Clip 5 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. Children in classroom. Luxembourg garden in Paris, children playing,...
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Men discussing photography outdoors. A woman watches from a balcony. France, 1955
Clip 1 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. A baby running on the beach. Streams, trees, and a tent in the countryside. Photos hang on a clothes line. A man sitting outside...
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Scenes from the streets of Paris of cafes, cars, second-hand books and street art. Students congregate on the street. Paris, 1951
Clip 7 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. Parisian streets, typical cars of 1950's, streets in Quartier Latin, cafes...
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Tuareg tribe camp, drinking tea, camels, landscape, Algerian desert, 1957
Clip 7 from 16mm film about the Hoggar region of Algeria in 1957. The Tuaregs, Bedouin tribes. Man with camel walks to the encampment (tent) in the Tamanghasset region. Various shots of the tribes people drinking under the shade of their...
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Cameras, vinyl and piano players, made in France, 1956
Clip 7 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 crowd around a vinyl record player....
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Graveyard and military cemetery. France, 1950
Clip 11 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 graveyard and military cemetery on the outskirts of town.