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...
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.
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.
Romantic adventure film in which Betty, who dreams about pirates, and her father, a gullible professor, are tricked by a bunch of real pirates. They are rescued by a young man who has a crush on Betty...
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...
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.
A demonstration on how to use a Seine net for trawling. This film was planned by the Marine Laboratory Aberdeen, as part of their research programme on the efficiency of fishing gear. "Grateful ackn...
A look at the social and economic changes in Scotland during the 1950s, after the upheaval of the war. From the restoration of Iona Abbey to the development of new industries.
4996 - Aisne 1918 German corpse Stereoscopic glass plate from a private collection in Alsace-Lorraine.
32990 - Champagne - Italians in a camp Stereoscopic glass plate from a private collection in Alsace-Lorraine.
Stereoscopic glass plate from a private collection in Alsace-Lorraine.
31122 - Craonelle - Change of shift possibly in connection with the Second Battle of the Aisne, 1917. Stereoscopic glass plate from a private collection in Alsace-Lorraine.
3205 - Artois (1915) - Beametz-Rivière station. Stereoscopic glass plate from a private collection in Alsace-Lorraine.
Documentary about the life of King Albert I of Belgium. The film is entirely composed of archival footage.
News report about the Liberation of Brussels.
Documentary on the 20th anniversary of the Symphonic orchestra.
Commemoration of the liberation of Brussels.
Commemoration of the liberation of Brussels.
Newsreels from the week of September 18, 1944.
Newsreels from the week of September 18, 1944.
Newsreels from the week of July 9th, 1945
Newsreels from the week of July 9th, 1945
Newsreels from the week of September 1st, 1945
Newsreels from the week of September 1st, 1945
The construction of the Vajont dam.