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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...
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Insane people in small Moroccan vilage are put into an underground bunker, religious leaders exorcise people by hitting them with a shoe, c.1960
Marabout hits people with a leather slipper / shoe. Mad people lead to a shed / prison / underground shelter by others. Medium shot : Moroccan man making gestures to the camera, saying something (we don't hear his voice). Close up of...
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Re-enacted scenes of early recording studio. Demo of recording to members of public.
Clip 2 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. Historical...
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Nighttime tandem waterskiing with lights, Juan-les-Pins, 1952
Part 5 of 1952 promo film about Juan-le-Pins. Four people hold lights while waterskiing at night.
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Man at work, and walking through forest. USA, 1953
Clip 7 from the 1953 documentary 'Once a Scout' about the Boy Scouts of America. A man sits in the office cafeteria with his colleagues. He is later shown walking through a forest as the narrator explains his relationship with the outdoors.
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New Mexico c.1950. Georgia O'Keeffe at home and in her studio.
Clip 1 from the film 'The American Scene: Indian Life in Mexico' c.1950. Scenes in a small town in New Mexico, home to artist Georgia O'Keeffe seen driving in her car and working in her studio.
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London at night - city lights, roasted chestnut vendor, glamorous couple in restaurant. c.1960
Clip from a promotional film about a French girl visiting London. Late 50s/early 60s. Shots of bright neon city lights, young lady buys some roast chestnuts from a street vendor, an elegant couple in a restaurant clink glasses and drink...
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Farm in Carnac, France 1950s
Well, houses in local stone, swamp, stone cross, farmer ploughing field, drinking trough. Cow herd in village, church, stone wells, windmill. Twilight on sea.
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Opening credits of film about Juan-les-Pins, France, 1952
Part 1, Opening credits of film about Juan-les-Pins, France, 1952
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Beach scenes, Carnac, France, 1950s
Beaches, sea coast, holiday-goers, boats, fishermen, small harbor, sailing boats, crab. Fishermen talking. Man raking the beach clear. Moored sailing boats. Boat on shallow stretch. Men carry wheel barrow away. Crab. Pan on anchored...
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Chilli and corn production. New Mexico c.1950.
Clip 7 from the film 'The American Scene: Indian Life in Mexico' c.1950. Farmers and locals harvest chilli peppers and corn.
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Men from the local community doing archery. France, 1950
Clip 6 from 'Les gens du Nord' (People of the North), a black and white documentary about mining towns in the North of France. Footage of men from the local community doing archery.
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Young lady looks out window as the BOAC plane lands c.1960
Clip from a promotional film about a French girl visiting London. Late 50s/early 60s. CU plane landing (opening landing gear), passengers preparing for landing, awaking.
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Children outside the Pantheon, and interiors of the Lycee Henri IV in Paris, 1951
Clip 2 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. Pantheon square with bus and children of the 1950's in short trousers, wearing...
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Beaches and speedboat racing in Cannes. Southern France, 1955
Clip 2 from a 1955 French film 'Petits Paradis de Mediterranee' exploring the Mediterranean harbour and the South of France. Beach scenes of sunbathers and tourists in Cannes. Speedboats race in the regatta as people watch from the shore.
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City of Treasures part 3 - man singing to a crowd, paris 1951
Man singing surrounded by crowd. CU of man singing among the crowd. CU of man singing. Group of children listening.
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Views of the Royal Festival Hall, a street artist, Trafalgar Square, pigeons, and Hyde Park fountains. London c.1960
Clip from a promotional film about a French girl visiting London. Late 50s/early 60s. Shots of the Royal Festival Hall, a street artist, Trafalgar Square and Hyde Park fountains.
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Bedouin tribesmen on camels in Algerian desert, 1957
Clip 6 from 16mm film about the Hoggar region of Algeria in 1957. Shot of shadows on the ground of people walking with their camels in the Tamanghasset region. Shot of tribesman crouching and looking on the horizon with rising sun, with...
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Children swimming in pool and Tuareg farmland in Algerian desert, 1957
Clip 5 from 16mm film about the Hoggar region of Algeria in 1957. Children playing in a swimming in pool in the Hoggar / Ahaggar region.
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OLDER WOMAN AND YOUNG MAN WEARING REINDEER SWEATER SPEAK
1950s: Older woman and young man wearing reindeer sweater speak. Young man walks away. Older woman frowns, strokes cover of book she's holding, and walks away.