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Videos
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CARPENTER AND HIS TOOLS, the
non-fiction / Documentary film / Educational film
1939
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
non-fiction / Amateur film
1929
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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BEFORE AND AFTER THE BABY
non-fiction
1948
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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THE WORLD AND ITS WOMAN
Feature film / Feature film
1919
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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STEEL AND ENGINEERING
non-fiction
1960
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
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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Emperor and Empress of Germany
1899
EYE Filmmuseum (The Netherlands)
Other title(s):
- Bezoek Wilhelm II
- Emperor of Germany and staff on the way to the launch

Emperor Wilhelm II and empress Victoria of Germany on horses, escorted by horsemen, on their way to a parade at the Tempelhoferfeld in Berlin.

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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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Images
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Might and the man
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SAILOR AND THE DEVIL, ΤΗΕ
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Tammny (Tammy and the Bachelor)
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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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HEART OF EASTWOOD, the
National Library of Scotland

A history of the Eastwood area in Glasgow, and footage of new community building developments in the early 1970s.

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GLASGOW IN THE SIXTIES
National Library of Scotland

Compilation of scenes from Glasgow in the sixties including footage of the Gorbals, Paddy's Market, the Broomielaw the Alhambra Theatre and Glasgow Green.

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WOMEN AND THE WAR [Main]
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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GLASGOW AND THE CLYDE COAST
National Library of Scotland

Holidaymakers setting out from Glasgow, and travelling by train and steamer down the coast to Rothesay and Ettrick Bay. Includes tracking shots from tram in Sauchiehall Street.

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Texts
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ART AND MOVEMENT
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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BY LEARNING AND COURTESY
National Library of Scotland

Aberdeen High School for Girls - from the first day of infant class to prize-giving for senior pupils leaving school. All aspects of learning are recorded, with emphasis on drama, music and dance.

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Salt and Fire
Film still
2015
DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum

Volker Michalowski, Veronica Ferres, Gael García Bernal (in the front from left to right) in "Salt and Fire" (2015/16)

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HORSE AND CARRIAGE
Tainiothiki tis Ellados
Other title(s):
- HORSE CARRIAGE (THE)

Mr. Anestis, an old coachman, doesn’t want to change professions, even though cars now rule the road. He lives together with an orphan girl, Annoula, who was the beloved of a boy named Nikos, who ha...

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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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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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LION THE GRIFFIN AND THE KANGAROO, the
National Library of Scotland

Perugia and its Italian University for foreign students.

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COACHBUILDERS, the
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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