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Videos
(91465 Results)

SEALING WAX AND WAFERS
non-fiction
1966
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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DOUAI AND LILLE [Main]
1918
Imperial War Museums

I. RAMC men help refugees in a street in Douai to load both themselves and their belongings into a British Army lorry. As the last one is loaded the tailboard is closed up and the people wave as the l...

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[PAST AND PRESENT]
non-fiction
1970
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [PAST AND PRESENT]

A look at Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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Can and Me
Documentary film / Trailer
2021/2022
DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum

In 1968 Irmin Schmidt and Holger Czukay founded the band Can in Cologne, which cultivated an avant-garde style somewhere between free jazz and funk, krautrock and psychedelic rock, and also experiment...

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[OLD STUDENT DAYS 1968 CRAMOND, EDINBURGH]
non-fiction
1968
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [OLD STUDENT DAYS 1968 CRAMOND, EDINBURGH]

Amateur footage of the buildings and grounds of Dunfermline College of Physical Education at Cramond, Edinburgh.

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Father and Son
EYE Filmmuseum (The Netherlands)
Other title(s):
- Il Bon cinese

A short melodrama: the Chinese man Sang Lee takes pity on a white child (Jack). Twenty years later, Jack, now a prominent lawyer, defends his foster father in court from false accusations.

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Lost and Won
1911
EYE Filmmuseum (The Netherlands)
Other title(s):
- Verloren en wedergevonden
- Een Episode uit de petroleumvelden van Californië

When the now-wealthy Jack sees his former lover by chance on the silver screen, he immediately goes looking for her.

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ROUTES AND CENTRES
non-fiction / Educational film
1936
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- GBI Geography of Scotland series

A tour of the principal centres in Scotland for road and rail networks - Stirling, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness.

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Images
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SCREEN SNAPSHOTS OF OLD MEMORIES: Past and Present
National Library of Scotland

Amateur footage of outings by the Aberdeen branch of the British Deaf and Dumb Association in Aberdeenshire in the 1950s - also includes a comedy short film in which the participants use sign language...

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OLD ROYAL BURGH OF AYR, the
National Library of Scotland

Comprehensive history of the burgh of Ayr, including footage of buildings of historical interest.

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BILLY AND ZORBA
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- Tartan Shorts series

In a decayed Scottish fishing village, an outcast boy strikes up a friendship with a fisherman who believes himself to be Zorba.

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THEN AND NOW
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- This Scotland series

The intimate story of a family from Iraq who left their home and came to live in Scotland five years ago.

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OLD AND THE NEW, the
National Library of Scotland

A record of the renovation work on the Bellhaven cafe, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, between 1948 to 1955; shows the work of masons, joiners, glaziers and the Cocozza family on the new Cafe, and the interest o...

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SOMETHING OLD NEW AND BORROWED
National Library of Scotland

Various scenes of the village of Colinton from the early 1940s through to the mid 1950s.

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BOTANIC GARDENS AND OLD GLASGOW
National Library of Scotland

Amateur footage of people in Glasgow's Botanic Gardens, traffic on Great Western Road and street scenes in the city.

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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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Texts
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TAMMIE TWISTER
National Library of Scotland

Film of 'Tammie Twister', a pantomime which includes George West and Jack E Raymond as Laurel and Hardy.

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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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AT MARYWELL FROM HARVEST TO TATTIES
National Library of Scotland

Life on Marywell Farm during the first years of the Taggart family's occupancy.

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DOWN ON THE FARM
National Library of Scotland

Cyclical year in the life of the Taggart family as they take up residence at Marywell Farm. Their first experiences of country life.

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[GARELOCHHEAD AND ERSKINE]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [GARELOCHHEAD AND ERSKINE]

Amateur footage of the Erskine ferry and slipways after ceasing operation after the opening of the new Erskine Bridge.

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[AYRSHIRE CINE CLUB OUTINGS MOFFAT & BIGGAR 1975]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [AYRSHIRE CINE CLUB OUTINGS MOFFAT & BIGGAR 1975]

Amateur footage of ciné club outings to Moffat and Biggar.

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[CRIEFF ODD SHOTS JANET, RAINBOWS ETC.]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [CRIEFF ODD SHOTS JANET, RAINBOWS ETC.]

Behind the scenes footage of activities at the Scottish Association of Amateur Cinematographers' weekend at Crieff Hydro.

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[OFFICE HELENSBURGH FASLANE ‘AQUITANIA’ EARLY 1950]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [OFFICE HELENSBURGH FASLANE ‘AQUITANIA’ EARLY 1950]

Amateur footage of women working in an office in Glasgow city centre, and general views at Faslane on Gare Loch, including the liner Aquitania.

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