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Videos
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SCOTLAND'S GARDENS AND ALLOTMENTS
non-fiction / Amateur film
1945
National Library of Scotland

Craigbank Gardens, Edinburgh. The film has extensive footage of allotments, vegetable gardens and people tending the crops. Portree Horticultural Show also features towards the end of the film.

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STAN AND OLLIE
non-fiction / Newsreel
1932
National Library of Scotland

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy sightseeing in Edinburgh where they visit the castle and make an appearance on stage at the Playhouse Cinema.

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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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SADNESS AND GLADNESS
non-fiction
1928
National Library of Scotland

Jeannie and Mattie are accepted for a seaside holiday camp. One of a series of fund-raising films produced in aid of the Necessitous Children's Holiday Camp Fund.

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TRAMPING AND CAMPING
non-fiction / Educational film
1948
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- Junior Activity Films series

A camping expedition by an uncle and his nephew, showing the do's and don'ts of the countryside code.

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ART AND MOVEMENT
non-fiction / Educational film
1965
National Library of Scotland

A film tracing the introduction of movement as a factor in 20th century art. It records various ways in which artists have tackled this development such as Gabo, Calder and Soto.

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BRIDE AND GROOM
Feature film / Amateur film
1956
National Library of Scotland

Surrealistic view of the "Honeymoon couple", interrupted by salesmen, consumer goods, jealousy, anger and infidelity. [Award winner in the 1957 Scottish Amateur Film Festival.]

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CASTLE AND CAPITAL
non-fiction / Documentary film
1979
National Library of Scotland

A descriptive essay on the city of Edinburgh, and in particular of Edinburgh Castle.

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Images
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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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[TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD ‘AT HOME’ PAISLEY]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD ‘AT HOME’ PAISLEY]

Amateur footage of a stage play or musical performed in Paisley by members of the Townswomen's Guild.

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

Amateur footage of a horse-riding display and a costume pageant at an equestrian centre.

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[UNICA - BUTLINS / CRIEFF WEEKEND / BELLEISLE FLOWERS]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [UNICA - BUTLINS / CRIEFF WEEKEND / BELLEISLE FLOWERS]

Amateur footage of the 13th UNICA Congress held in Glasgow in 1951, with visits to Ayr and Crieff, and ciné club members filming.

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[SPECIAL CONSTABULARY CRAIGIE ST, HAMPDEN, GEORGE SQUARE]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [SPECIAL CONSTABULARY CRAIGIE ST, HAMPDEN, GEORGE SQUARE]

Amateur film of activities based around Craigie Street Police Office, headquarters of the Southern Division in Glasgow, towards the end of the war.

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Texts
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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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CARPENTER AND HIS TOOLS, the
National Library of Scotland

Sponsored by Glasgow Corporation Education Committee, this educational film introduces the chief tools used by the carpenter.

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SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS, the
National Library of Scotland

Tour of the Highlands and Islands in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Scenes include farming, fishing, mountain climbing, ships, and a brief shot of the 'talkies' being installed at Balmoral.

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GLASGOW, ROTHESAY AND LARGS, to
National Library of Scotland

Overview of journey from Glasgow city centre to Rothesay and Largs on passenger steamer circa 1935.

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BEFORE AND AFTER THE BABY
National Library of Scotland

Overview of twenty one ante and post natal exercises through the combination of detailed intertitles and physical demonstration. Filming takes place at Rottenrow Maternity and Women's Hospital as wel...

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BOWLER AND THE BUNNET, the
National Library of Scotland

A documentary, narrated and directed by Sean Connery, on the turbulent industrial relations of the workforce of Fairfield's shipyard on the Clyde during the mid 1960s.

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ROAD AND THE MILES, the
National Library of Scotland

Television documentary from the mid 1960s about the redevelopment of Dundee: new houses, destruction of slums, the building of the Tay Road Bridge, growth of shops and industry.

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HERE AND THERE IN FUKUSHIMA
National Library of Scotland

Japan Desk Scotland’s third documentary about the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, looking at the aftermath in the area around Okuma Town, the remaining effects of radioactive contamination, and ...

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