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Videos
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MESSAGE MUST GET THROUGH, the
non-fiction / Amateur film
1942
National Library of Scotland

A drama / documentary about the Civil Defence services during wartime Edinburgh, this film contains shots of the messenger Corps in action alerting all services during ARP - including the system used ...

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AD VITAM
non-fiction / Amateur film
1937
National Library of Scotland

Early photographs depict the history of St. Leonards' School for Girls and the film shows the arrival of girls for a new term by steam train, motor coach and horse-drawn cabs.

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[JAPANESE JOURNEY]
non-fiction / Documentary film / Amateur film
1963
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [JAPANESE JOURNEY]

Records a holiday journey through Japan in April - cherry blossom time. Shows peasants working in the fields cultivating tea and young girls diving for pearl oysters. Visits are paid to ancient Shin...

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NEW MEMBER, the
Feature film / Amateur film
1959
National Library of Scotland

An amateur film made about amateur film-makers. A new member is introduced to the work of the Aberdeen and District Cine Club.

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SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CUTS
non-fiction
1976
National Library of Scotland

Campaign film highlighting the effects of the public expenditure cuts on university students, as seen through the eyes of Sammie, a female student at Glasgow University. Using photomontage, graphics,...

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COACHBUILDERS, the
non-fiction
1967
National Library of Scotland

Informative overview of horse-drawn carriages as a means of transport in Edinburgh from Victorian times to more recent times (milk delivery). Illustrated with dramatised sequences and information on ...

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STORY OF A CHRISTMAS SEAL
Feature film / Amateur film
1982
National Library of Scotland

Amateur animation about a seal who befriends Santa Claus.

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LOGGING IN THE SUNDARABANS, EAST PAKISTAN
non-fiction
1963
National Library of Scotland

The story of the transport of logs from the forest areas of East Pakistan to the Khulna Newsprint Mill eighty miles up river.

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Images
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DAFNIS AND CHLOE
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LOVE AND WAVES
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DOLLARS AND DREAMS
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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
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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FATHER AND LATHER [Main]
Imperial War Museums
Other title(s):
- [FILM TAGS] [Allocated Series]

A young girl works cleaning the kitchen floor of a house. When she has finished she tosses the soap and cloth into the sink, which is full of water. The cook tells her, gently, that the soap will wast...

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CAMELS AND JAFFA [Main]
Imperial War Museums

A camel train approaches and enters the city. A panorama of the city taken from the sea. Tiffin (compressed camel or horse fodder) being unloaded from ships lying out to sea by surf boats. The men wor...

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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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Texts
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LOTHIANS PART II, the: Industries and Towns
National Library of Scotland

Lothian's coastal industries: fishing ports at Granton and Newhaven and the docks at Leith and Bo'ness. Its mining industries: shale mining by open-cast methods and a new pit at Bo'ness. Some of th...

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REST AND BE THANKFUL HILL CLIMB 1950
National Library of Scotland

The Rest And Be Thankful Hill Climb of 1950, organised by the Royal Scottish Automobile Club. Featuring general views of the race and presentation of the trophy to the winner.

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BORDERS: Where Scotland and England Meet, the
National Library of Scotland

The changing forces in the traditional borderland; in the fishing and textile industries, farming, forestry and housing.

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MARGARET BAKER IN LECTURES AND STORIES
National Library of Scotland

An open-air lecture by Margaret Baker telling the story about the dangers of drink, and propounding the benefits of drinking milk.

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HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS - A ROYAL TOUR
National Library of Scotland

HRH the Prince of Wales on a tour of the Highlands and Islands with visits including the Highland stoneware pottery at Lochinver, a woollen mill on Lewis, an electronics factory on Skye and fudge and ...

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ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH AND CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION
National Library of Scotland

The Corpus Christi procession from St. Joseph's Church Kilmarnock to Nazareth House (Convent of the Poor Sisters of Nazareth). [Part of a collection of films concerning the Catholic liturgical practi...

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FLOWERS AND COFFEE PARTY AT UMANAK
National Library of Scotland

Wild flowers at Umanak, Greenland and the Governor of Greenland gives a coffee party.

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FUR, SEALS AND FLOWERS IN PRIBILOF ISLANDS
National Library of Scotland

A woman botanist collects wild flowers and local women make baskets on the island of Unalaska.

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