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Women working in medicine and humanitarian aid, c.1960
Women working in a lab. A premature baby in incubator surrounded and cared for by women and nurses. Nurse at radiologists setting a boy for X-ray. Russian female doctor auscultating a young boy. India / Pakistan ? Women anatomy class in...
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Vietnamese refugees, refugee camps and humanitarian aid, c.1954
Anti-Communist propaganda film. Vietnam, 17th parallel. People fleeing to South Vietnam by train, walking along roads, boarding evacuation boats and ships. Boat people on tiny wooden rafts. Vietnamese refugees camp. Humanitarian aid.
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The Lord Mayor, 1960, part 7 - Epping Forest and London's city police
Clip 7 from the 1960 film 'The Lord Mayor', commissioned by the City of London Corporation to give an overview of its services, including schools, markets, housing welfare and health. In this clip, scenes of Epping Forest and Epping...
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A farmer's work and the Industrial Revolution. 1942
Clip 5 from 'The Industrial Revolution', a 1942 black and white documentary exploring the evolution and transition of the manufacturing processes of human kind. A farmer ploughs his field with the help of a cow.
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Communications, shipping, and trade imports in UAE, 1974
Clip 11 from 'Arabia, the fortunate' a documentary about the United Arab Emirates in 1974. Communications in the UAE. Tradesmen in Abu Dhabi. Jewellery-making. Shipping and trade imports along the river. Port Rashid and passengers at the...
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Sweden 1970s - industry: lumber, metalworks, shipping, etc
Promotional film with American VO about Sweden, made in 1970s. Clip features forestation for lumber and paper production, metalworks, factories, off shore industry.
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City scenes, library, children and market. Algiers, 1961
Clip 1 from the 1961 film 'De quel amour blessec', which shows images from Algeria through the centuries from the perspective of four writers: Apulece, Saint Augustin, Ibn Khaldoun et Albert Camus. Scenes from the city of Algiers,...
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Dancing and carnivals in Martinique, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 6 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, men and women dance outdoors. A carnival procession of dancers, citizens and children moves through the streets.
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Cycling for London, 1983, part 2 - montage of cyclists on busy streets, traffic, Hammersmith Flyover and Shepherd's Bush roundabout.
Clip 2 from info-film about cycling in London 1983. A Parallax Pictures Production for the GLC. This film explores the history of cycling in London and the GLC's plans to improve the experience of London's cyclists. Commissioned by the...
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Tower Bridge: Looking at London, 1968, part 2 - Construction diagram of Tower Bridge and interiors of pump and engine rooms
Part 2 of the 1968 film Tower Bridge: Looking At London, which explores the history and development of the Tower Bridge along the River Thames. Presented by Ann Dickinson. In this clip, a diagram of the bridge's construction is...
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Qatar gas plants. Suburban developments. Telecommunications training. UAE, 1974
Clip 8 from 'Arabia, the fortunate' a documentary about the United Arab Emirates in 1974. Qatar gas industrial and fertilizer plants. Luxury hotels and suburbs. Internal and overseas telecommunications training.
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Visitors and the Grand Hotel in Martinique, Antilles, 1950s
Clip 7 from 'Paradis Antillais', a 1950s documentary about Martinique, the Antilles and the West Indies. In this clip, scenes of the coast line show the beaches of the area. Visitors land at the airport. Clips of the Grand Hotel and its...
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Afghanistan 1945 - Hindu Kush mountains, Bamiyan Valley, Buddhas of Bamiyan, street scenes in Kabul and the Bala Hissar fortress.
Sign Border India - Afghanistan. Military ceremony, British army. Afghans riding horses, wearing fur hats. Snowy mountains called Hindu Kush. Bamiyan valley, herd of donkeys. LS and vertical pan. on Buddhas of Bamiyan = carved off rocks...
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Sweden 1970s - a mapping of Sweden's natural landscapes and agriculture
Promotional film with American VO about Sweden, made in 1970s. Clip features a view of planet Earth from space, and an eventual zoom into Scandinavia. The map outlines different places in Sweden and cuts to landscapes, rural scenes,...
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Irrigation and agriculture in Morcocco, c.1960
Landscape of Morocco / North Africa with mountains on the background. People taking out a mud from a well. Images of water in canal. Moroccan people farming with hands and foot without any tools. Irrigation system: men pulling out the...
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Leisure in Monte Carlo. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 1 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. Scenes of coastal life and leisure in Monte Carlo. A train travels into a tunnel. Footage of the exterior...
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Cycling for London, 1983, part 5 - cyclists on busy streets, and Waterloo Bridge, interview with members of the Greater London Council
Clip 5 from info-film about cycling in London 1983. A Parallax Pictures Production for the GLC. This film explores the history of cycling in London and the GLC's plans to improve the experience of London's cyclists. Commissioned by the...
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Madagascar c.1958 - cattle herding and salt production.
Clip 10 from a French Language film, "Plein Ciel Malgache" about the Malagasy Republic (now known as Madagascar) which was formed in 1958. Industry in madagascar, cattle herding and salt production.
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Women as teachers, scientists and judges in 1950s - clip features Marie Curie in her lab
A woman welcoming children at nursery school (Ecole maternelle) ( 1950s -1960s). A girls classroom and a woman math teacher. A science class. Women and girls students and their female teacher. 1960s. A young woman and young men studying...
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Journey For Survival part two - Water delivered to village. Dirty water holes in Ethiopia and the Yemeni desert. Women talking to cameras.
Clip from 'Journey For Survival' 1981 documentary about drought and famine in developing countries. Water tank truck entering a village. A man filling a tub for a woman. South american woman explaining how hard it is to get water....
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Living at Thamesmead, 1973, part 14 - Couple walk around the estate and visit the information centre
Clip 14 from the 1973 film Living at Thamesmead, a semi-fictional account of a couple who live in the Thamesmead estate, created by the Greater London Council to promote the estate. In this clip, a young teenage couple walk around the...
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Capital County, 1950, part 6 - surveyor inspecting construction site, midwife visiting a home, and sewage systems
Clip 6 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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Medical emergency, trainee nurse gives blood.
Part 1 of an educational film about a career in Medical Technologist, Canada 1954. Man arrives to hospital in ambulance. Doctor calls for blood - a nervous female trainee nurse injects the unconscious man.
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Supersonic Preview part 3 - Concorde Sales Director speaks. Shots of Concorde factory, engine and cockpit.
Clip from a documentary on the Concorde plane, showing us how wonderfully useful, fast and liable it is. This film predicts the beginning of a supersonic age. Probably 1976, when the Concorde entered service as a commercial airliner....