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OLD GOLSPIE
non-fiction / Amateur film
1953
National Library of Scotland

Compilation of amateur film of events in and around Golspie. Includes shots of the visit of the Fleet to Invergordon in May 1957.

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JACK HIGH
Feature film / Amateur film
1967
National Library of Scotland

This is a film regarding a fictional character and how he became interested in playing bowls. Opening with the central character as a boy playing bowls by chance, the scene changes to show the charac...

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GATHERING, the
non-fiction / Documentary film / Amateur film
1968
National Library of Scotland

The annual get together of shepherds in Renfrewshire. This film shows work of shepherds and dogs in rounding up the sheep for clipping is shown, as is the correct way to shear, roll and tie the sheeps...

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COMMUNICATION
non-fiction / Educational film
1977
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- Teenage Talk-In series

Dramatised situations where teenagers discuss problems about communicating with their parents, boyfriends and sex education.

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FALLS THE SHADOW
Feature film / Experimental film
1957
National Library of Scotland

An experimental piece, following the fortunes of a man who falls off castle ramparts and finds himself on an eerie beach experiencing strange phenomena. The main themes seem to be death and chance.

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BROKEN IMAGES (SHORT VERSION)
Feature film / Experimental film
1957
National Library of Scotland

A drunken man staggers around Glasgow's Royal Exchange Square and George Square on a beautiful sunlit morning. He seems to be troubled by the drunken events that led him here... Seeing a destitute m...

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[EMPIRE EXHIBITION - GLASGOW 1938]
non-fiction / Amateur film
1938
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [EMPIRE EXHIBITION - GLASGOW 1938]

Blair family visit to the Empire Exhibition,Bellahouston Park Glasgow, with views of the pavilions, outdoor exhibits, avenues, fountains and the Amusement Park. [see also ref 0065]

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CLAWS
Feature film / Amateur film
1976
National Library of Scotland

Spoof disaster movie in which a cat goes on the rampage in Dunfermline, devouring people, cars and trains, before it is finally blown up by an atomic explosion.... or is it?

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Images
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DOUAI AND LILLE [Main]
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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BLACK AND DECKER LIMITED
National Library of Scotland

Manufacture of components for Black and Decker tools. [Incomplete]

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STEEL AND ENGINEERING
National Library of Scotland

Shots of the "Empress of Britain" leaving Greenock for Canada and of the interior of the Parkhead steel works.

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SCOTLAND'S GARDENS AND ALLOTMENTS
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
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
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
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
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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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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