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Green Islands, 1954, part 6 - London park covered in snow, snowball fights
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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Part 4 of The Changing Face of London, 1960 - modern architecture and plans for future London
Clip 4 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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Boy Scouts fetching firewood. USA, 1953
Clip 6 from the 1953 documentary 'Once a Scout' about the Boy Scouts of America. An older boy from the Boy Scouts teaches a younger boy how to make a fire using wood from the forest. They see a fawn as they collect branches.
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Menhirs in Carnac, France, 1950s
Countryside, menhirs, ploughing fields. Ruins, menhirs, fisherman's houses / typical Breton houses.
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Scenes of animals and desert in a small town. New Mexico c.1950.
Clip 2 from the film 'The American Scene: Indian Life in Mexico' c.1950. Scenes of canyons, horses and other animals in a small town in New Mexico, home to artist Georgia O'Keeffe.
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Photographers take photos of women in bikinis and in a garden, made in France, 1956
Clip 5 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 photographer takes photographs of...
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A charlatan performing quackery on the streets of Morocco, c.1960
Moroccan charlatan/quack in the street putting a rope around man's arms and head. Moroccan charlatan/quack is touching a woman's chest with various objects in order to heal her. He is putting various objects into her mouth, like a...
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Ancient Roman ruins. France, 1955
Clip 4 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. Shots of ancient Roman ruins and a town procession of a reenacted crucifixion and villagers in costume.
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Market traders in Morocco, c.1960
Traders and their donkeys carrying goods going down the rocky landscape to a market. Pan of a North African market. Shots of various traders : stand / stall with vegetables, salesman of crockery / pots. Two Moroccan men fighting in the...
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Psychotherapy progress on 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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Exotic gardens and Grimaldi Palace in Monte Carlo. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 4 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. Entrance to the exotic garden. Various shots of exotic garden with people walking around the various...
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GV shots of Nazereth, and the Church of the Annunciation. Man rides donkey over the hills. Shot of Christian church, Israel 1940s
Clip 3 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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Builders constructing walls. New Mexico c.1950.
Clip 4 from the film 'The American Scene: Indian Life in Mexico' c.1950. Townspeople build walls using clay and straw. Builders smooth down the wall mix with their hands.
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Fishermen by the harbour in Villefranche-sur-Mer. Houses and buildings. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 7 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. Landscape of the sea, inscription on the screen: "Villefranche et sa rade" ( Villefranche and its roads )....
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Part 9 of The Changing Face of London, 1960 - Piccadilly Circus and futuristic plan for it, workers building new London.
Clip 9 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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Children escape a shark by sculling away on a rowing boat, USA, 1940s-1950s
Children escape a shark by sculling away on a rowing boat, USA, 1940s-1950s
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Tribesmen and French man drink tea at Tuareg camp. Camp is then packed up and the tribe leave on camels. Algeria 1957
Clip 6 from 16mm 1957 film about the Tuareg Bedouin tribe in Algeria. Tuareg men drinking tea. Ahaggar / Hoggar region. Women taking care of various "household" tasks are the camp. The camels are loaded and the tribe leaves the camp,...
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Madagascar c.1958 - Air France plane takes off. Aerial views of forested land.
Clip 15 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Air France plane takes off. Aerial views of forested land.
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Painting and children playing by the sea. Village scenes and tourist sites. Italy and Southern France, 1955
Clip 5 from a 1955 French film 'Petits Paradis de Mediterranee' exploring the Mediterranean harbour and the South of France. Scenes of people painting by the sea and children playing games. Capraia Island, statues and the villa of...
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Typewriters from 1870s, 1930s and 1950s, women in the roles of stonegrapher, secretary, translator, journalist, 1950s
Typewriters and woman's hands typing ( 1876 / 1930s / 1950s ). Stenotypist at General de Gaulle speech. Women translators with headphones on. A woman journalist at microphone reporting.
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Green Islands, 1954, part 7 - Spring arrives in London park, flowers bloom, children and animals
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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Madagascar c.1958 - river in Madagascar. Caiman hunting.
Clip 3 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Traveling shots POV from boat down river. Views of huts. A man shoots a caiman and boys collect them.
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Madagascar c.1958 - Tourists relax on sailboats and on the beach. Woman in a bikini sunbathes.
Clip 6 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Tourists relax on sailboats and on the beach. Woman in a bikini sunbathes.
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Tuareg village in Hoggar mountains, Algeria 1957, landscape shots, children in pond, villagers talking.
Clip 1 from 16mm film about the Hoggar region of Algeria in 1957. Tamanrasset, the Hoggar mountain range, the Tuaregs, Bedouin tribes. Plane is being prepared for flight. Shot of the desert and of car driving away. Mules and camels...