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IN AND AROUND ACHARACLE
non-fiction / Amateur film
1953
National Library of Scotland

Everyday life in the crofting community of Acharacle, Lochaber, in the 1950s.

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[FIRTH OF CLYDE]
non-fiction
1950
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [FIRTH OF CLYDE]

Amateur footage of a journey down the Clyde by steamer to Rothesay.

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BOMBING SCHOOL AND SPORTS [Main]
1918
Imperial War Museums

Australian troops practising bomb (hand grenade) throwing from slit trenches. The explosions are filmed at various angles and distances. The 'cup final' of 7th (Meerut) Division football championships...

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WOMEN AND THE WAR [Main]
1918
Imperial War Museums

The film opens with Oxford Street in London and declares that "luxury shopping" is not helping the war effort. This is contrasted with the ways in which women do help: a mother looking after her two s...

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[AYR - BARNCLUITH, WINNOCKS, QUEENS TERR. GLG SKERRYVORE]
non-fiction
1940
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [AYR - BARNCLUITH, WINNOCKS, QUEENS TERR. GLG SKERRYVORE]

Home movie of a family relaxing in a garden and on a visit to the beach.

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Betty and the Buccaneers
1917
EYE Filmmuseum (The Netherlands)
Other title(s):
- Betty en de zeerovers

Romantic adventure film in which Betty, who dreams about pirates, and her father, a gullible professor, are tricked by a bunch of real pirates. They are rescued by a young man who has a crush on Betty...

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[AUSTRIA SEEFELD 1965 - IMST OBERAMMERGAU ETC.]
non-fiction
1965
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [AUSTRIA SEEFELD 1965 - IMST OBERAMMERGAU ETC.]

A 'Cotter's' coach tour holiday to Austria.

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[RIDING DISPLAY 1952 CARMUNNOCK MAY DAY 1953]
non-fiction
1953
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [RIDING DISPLAY 1952 CARMUNNOCK MAY DAY 1953]

Amateur footage of the Carmunnock May Day celebrations and a display event at a riding school.

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Images
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OSTRICHES AND OTHER ODDITIES
National Library of Scotland

Records a trip to South Africa made by Nat and Nettie McGavin. Includes places such as Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Sea Point, Pretoria, the Vaal River, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and the Victori...

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SEALING WAX AND WAFERS
National Library of Scotland

A promotional film for George Waterston and Sons of Edinburgh, Wax Chandlers. This film shows interiors and machinery of the firm's old wax making factory at St. John's Hill, just prior to demolition....

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ROSEHEARTY THEN AND NOW
National Library of Scotland

The children of Rosehearty Primary School join with older members of the village to record memories of the village in the early half of the century, illustrated by a varied montage of photographs. Inc...

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PIGEONS AND SEAPLANES [Main]
Imperial War Museums

A Royal Engineers sergeant shows how to load two carrier pigeons into a small wicker basket for transport. At the Rosyth seaplane base Felixstowe F2A flying boats and Short 184 seaplanes ride at ancho...

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BRUSSELS AND CO
Other title(s):
- Bruxelles et cie

Presentation of Brussels by the puppets Toone and Woltje.

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BLOOD TRANSFUSION IN BATHGATE
National Library of Scotland

The work of the Blood Transfusion Association in the Bathgate area, and an appeal to "become a regular donor".

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HIT AND A MISS, a
National Library of Scotland

A comedic tale set in the garden of the Thoms' family house, on a summer's day. A group of boys playing in the garden get into trouble with a pernickety neighbour but later redeem themselves by spott...

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THE WORLD AND ITS WOMAN
Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique
Other title(s):
- UNE IDYLLE DANS LA TOURMENTE
- LIEFDE IN DEN STORM

Russian war drama about the love between a peasant girl and a Russian prince at the time of the Russian (February) Revolution in 1917. As a young peasant girl, Mary Warren (Geraldine Farrar) is being ...

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Texts
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VALERIE AND DAVID 8TH FEBRUARY 1963
National Library of Scotland

Amateur footage of a show of wedding presents and a wedding reception.

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[DANCING DISPLAYS]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [DANCING DISPLAYS]

Amateur footage of children's dance displays in a theatre and in a dance classroom.

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[19 QUEEN'S TERR. AYR WINNOCKS, ALLOWAY BEACH]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [19 QUEEN'S TERR. AYR WINNOCKS, ALLOWAY BEACH]

Amateur home movie of a family at home - children playing in a garden, on the beach and at a play-park.

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[CINDERELLA PLAY AT WHITECRAIGS PRE 1950]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [CINDERELLA PLAY AT WHITECRAIGS PRE 1950]

Amateur footage of a home theatre performance of Cinderella.

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[TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD BLACKPOOL 1953]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD BLACKPOOL 1953]

Amateur footage of a Townswomen's Guild outing to Blackpool.

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[FLITTING TO GIFFNOCK, DRUMCHAPEL 1950]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [FLITTING TO GIFFNOCK, DRUMCHAPEL 1950]

Amateur footage of a family moving house, and family and friends posing for photographs in a garden.

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CAER-PEN-TULACH - KIRKINTILLOCH
National Library of Scotland

The 750th Anniversary of Kirkintilloch and the celebrations and events to mark it, including a football match, swimming competition, and a church parade.

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[VARIOUS EARLY TOWNSWOMEN GUILD FILMS ST MARY'S LOCH, TOY SYMPHONY PERTH, AYR, STIRLING]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [VARIOUS EARLY TOWNSWOMEN GUILD FILMS ST MARY'S LOCH, TOY SYMPHONY PERTH, AYR, STIRLING]

Amateur footage of Townswomen's Guild events, including a coach trip to the Borders, music and theatrical productions and a fashion show.

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