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Madagascar c.1958 - plane flies over Madagascan landscape and lands.
Clip 1 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Elevated view of a market. 1950s plane takes off, flies over Madagascan mountains and lands.
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Public fountains and bathrooms. Paris, 1950s
Clip 8 from the 1950s French film 'A La Claire Fontaine' (By The Clear Fountain). Shots of public and decorative fountains in Paris. A woman sits in her bathroom. Shots of the taps and the drain.
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Water reservoir and farm. Paris, 1950s
Clip 2 from the 1950s French film 'A La Claire Fontaine' (By The Clear Fountain). Scenes of the forests, water reservoirs, wells, streams, and farmers.
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Camels drinking from trough, fishermen pulling nets out of the Sea of Galilee, Israel 1940s
Clip 7 from 'Le Chemin des Croisades', a French language film about Israel in the 1940s/1950s. Camels drinking from trough. Sea of Galilee / Lake Tiberias, where Jesus met his future disciples. Fishermen pull the fishing net out of water...
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In museum, ancient artifacts including utensils and jewelery. Churches and statues, Carnac, France, 1950s
In museum, old utensils, tools, jewellery, Breton culture, churches.
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Operation Teapot nuclear explosive test ("Effects Sub-surface"), Nevada Test Site, USA, 23rd March 1955
Operation Teapot was a series of fourteen nuclear test explosions conducted by the United States at the Nevada Test Site in the first half of 1955. This is the ESS ("Effects Sub-surface") test explosion for ADM (Atomic Demolition...
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Miners drilling and handling coal in the mine. France, 1952
Clip 5 from the 1952 short film 'Les hommes de la nuit', about the work of miners in coal mines in Lorraine, France. Miners and young boys working in the underground mine drilling and digging into coal reserves.
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Moraccan village people preparing couscous and eating, a class of boys read the Quran, c.1960
Women preparing the couscous with manual tools. Close up of a small girl eating something. Pan of Moroccan / North African village. Moroccan / North African people sitting on the ground in shadow. Close ups of faces. People reading...
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Re-enacted scenes of a photographer with boaters, 1880s, made in France, 1956
Clip 2 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 pictures of people...
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North Africa Desert 1950s
VIEW ACROSS MOUNTAIN SLOPE AND GRASSES. FLOCK OF SHEEP AND GOATS. NOMADS MOVE FLOCK IN DESERT
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Green Islands, 1954, part 3 - kids in playground, walking race, go-karting, fairground rides
Clip from a 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 green...
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The Promise of Spring 1950s - couple visit a garden store to buy bulbs.
16mm American film from 1950s about spring.
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Couple on the beach taking photographs. France, 1955
Clip 16 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. A woman and man walk down the beach. The man takes a photograph of the woman and gives her the photo. They playfully run down...
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Fishing and crabbing. Southern France, 1955
Clip 4 from a 1955 French film 'Petits Paradis de Mediterranee' exploring the Mediterranean harbour and the South of France. Scenes of the coast in Corsica. Ruins, rocks and a Genoese tower in Saint Florent. Fishermen sort through their...
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Boys learning at the Boys Scouts. USA, 1953
Clip 2 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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Religious sites and Church. France, 1950
Clip 3 from 'Les gens du Nord' (People of the North), a black and white documentary about mining towns in the North of France. Footage of religious sites and crucifixes around town, including churches.
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Israelite women in Kibboutz working the fields, sharing meals and voting while the children are in creche. c.1960
Israelite women in Kibboutz working the fields, sharing meals and voting while the children are in creche. c.1960
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Young lady writes diary with French VO, c.1960
Clip from a promotional film about a French girl visiting London. Late 50s/early 60s. Track from a diary to a young woman in bed. She picks the diary up and starts writing.
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Bottle production. France, 1950
Clip 5 from 'Les gens du Nord' (People of the North), a black and white documentary about mining towns in the North of France. Footage of bottle production in a factory.
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Coal miners get on a night bus to work. Workers at the colliery. France, 1952
Clip 1 from the 1952 short film 'Les hommes de la nuit', about the work of miners in coal mines in Lorraine, France. Coal miners get on a night bus to the colliery. Some of them have injuries and walk with walking sticks. Workers...
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Miners and boys climbing up from the underground mining tunnels. France, 1952
Clip 4 from the 1952 short film 'Les hommes de la nuit', about the work of miners in coal mines in Lorraine, France. Miners and young boys walk through the underground mining tunnels. They climb up using a ladder.
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Miners and boys descend to the underground mining tunnels. France, 1952
Clip 3 from the 1952 short film 'Les hommes de la nuit', about the work of miners in coal mines in Lorraine, France. Miners and young boys travel down into the underground mining tunnels.
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Cactus plants. France, 1955
Clip 11 from the 1955 film 'La Piste Du Soleil', exploring the possibilities of exotic photography in France. Scenes of various cactus plants growing in the hills.
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Juan-les-Pins 1952 - beach and glamorous people, babies children playing, synchronised waterskiing
Part 2 of 1952 promo film about Juan-les-Pins. Aerial view of Juan-les-Pins, beach and mass of tourists, people on the promenade, children and dogs, pushchairs, soldier on leave, baby in pushchair, soldier talking with a nanny, water...