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1973 BRIDAL WEAR FASHION SHOW [T2048]A variety of models parade down a catwalk set up in a bridal shop modelling the latest designs in wedding outfits as the voiceover describes each creation. |
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1973 sound col |
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ADVERT FOR "THE MAGGIE" [0944]Cinema advert for the "Maggie", a public house adjacent to the ABC cinemas in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. |
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1968 sound col |
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AERIALS OF THE CLYDE AND DUMBARTON [2382]Aerial views of Glasgow, Clyde shipyards and Loch Lomond. |
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1958 silent col |
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AMONG THE MANY VISITORS... [1067]Scenes of events held in Glasgow during the Empire Exhibition, for example an historical pageant, a Boys' Brigade display and a Scout rally. |
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1938 silent bw |
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ANTI-GAS PRECAUTIONS IN GLASGOW [0157]Widespread gas attacks were feared at the start of the War, so procedures were practiced to deal with them. In this chilling film emergency services are seen in action as the alarm is raised for a 'gas raid'. |
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1942 silent bw |
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ARP: A REMINDER FOR PEACETIME [2769]Commended at the 7th Scottish Amateur Film Festival in 1940, Frank Marshall's film shows a household preparing for the black-out, using petrol coupons and an air-raid shelter. |
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1940 silent bw |
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BATTERED WIVES [T0678]Untransmitted programme concerned with wife-beating and the measures taken to provide refuge for these women from their violent partners in Glasgow and in Edinburgh. |
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1974 sound col |
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BENNO SCHOTZ: Sculptor and Modeller [2682]The sculptor Benno Schotz at work in his studio in Glasgow, and demonstrating his technique. The film examines his working methods and the themes running through his work. Much of his work is as a modeller in bronze and metals, and as a sculptor of stone, wood, iron and plastic. |
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1973 sound col |
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BISCUIT MAKING IN 1928 [0535]The production of MacFarlane Lang's rich tea and cream cracker biscuits at the company's Tollcross factory. Using the ingredients seen unloaded from railway wagons on the private line. |
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1928 sound bw |
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BLACK OR WHITE - SHIELDHALL COFFEE ESSENCE [0611]Coffee beans are ground and percolated to make Co-op coffee essence, at the SCWS Shieldhall factory. |
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1959 sound col |
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BLACKSMITHS [T0859]Part two of a Time Out With Tennent T.V. programme where Bill Tennent interviews two of the last remaining active blacksmiths operating in Scotland in both an urban & rural environment. |
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1966 sound bw |
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BLOW BY BLOW WITH THE STRATHCLYDE POLICE BAND [4296]Documentary about the Strathclyde Police Pipe Band running up to their win at the World Pipe Band Championships in 1976. Rehearsals, social banter and the seriousness with which the band takes their performance are all considered. |
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1976 sound col |
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BRIEF BEEF BIOGRAPHY, a [0442]An advertising film promoting the quality of George Guthrie's beef cattle. |
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1931 silent bw |
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BROKEN IMAGES SHORT VERSION [6899]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 man sitting near him on a bench, he picks himself up and wanders away. |
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1957 sound bw |
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CALEDONIAN NEWS REVIEW [1355]Students working at the Scottish Hotel School, Glasgow and the construction and launch of passenger steamers at A & J Inglis shipyard, Glasgow. |
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1952 sound bw |
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CALLY HOUSE [0288]A look at Cally House, a wartime evacuation school established by the Glasgow Education Authority in Gatehouse-of-Fleet. It was Britain's first local authority co-educational boarding school for senior pupils. |
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1942 sound bw |
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CAMPING HOLIDAY [7148]Amateur footage of holidays and leisure activities of a family in the 1960s. Camping holidays to Carlisle, Gretna and Fife feature, as well as time spent at Butlins Holiday Camp in Ayr. The film also includes the launch of a ship (probably the QE2) at John Brown's yard in Clydebank, trips 'Doon the Watter' and driving over the newly opened Tay Road Bridge. There is also a rare glimpse into home life at Christmas, with the family eating their evening meal, enjoying a smoke by the fire and even cleaning |
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1965 silent col |
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CANON MCEWAN TALKING ABOUT HIS NEW RECORDING AND HIS LIFE IN THE PRIESTHOOD [T0059]Canon McEwan talking about a new recording of songs, which has made a hit in Ireland, and also elements of his life in the priesthood. |
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1973 sound col |
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CAPITAL AT WORK [3083]A look at the Scottish Stock Exchange from its beginnings in the 17th century to the official opening of the present building on 22nd July 1971 by H.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh. Shots of the interior and exterior are shown, and behind-the -scenes activities of the work carried on are glimpsed, with explanations of the work carried out by stockbrokers and jobbers. |
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1971 sound col |
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CELTIC PARK [5328]Construction work on the stands at Celtic Park Football Stadium, Glasgow. Records the old stands in state of disrepair and the construction and erection of new stands. Finishes with a football match being played to capacity crowd. |
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1972 mute col |
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CHILD WELFARE [1349]The local authority's maternity and child welfare service in operation showing the benefits to mother and child. |
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1938 silent bw |
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CHILDRENS BOOKS [T2267]TV Documentary from 1973 reporting on the current state of the children's book trade in Scotland. |
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1973 sound col |
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CHILDREN'S STORY, the [1059]One of a group of seven documentaries made for the 1938 Empire Exhibition under the supervision of John Grierson, describing the history of Scottish education. |
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1938 sound bw |
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CITY SIDELIGHTS [5376]Clips from a series of five magazine films of Glasgow. Includes footage of Collins publishers producing Bibles; Morris of Glasgow manufacturing chairs; Macaroni and alphabet pasta shapes being made in a Glasgow factory; and students at work in the Scottish Hotel School, the first of its kind in Britain. [See also refs 0123, 0328 and 0330] |
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1965 sound bw |
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CIVIL DEFENCE IN GLASGOW [0156]Re-enactments of dangerous situations made in 1942 to demonstrate civil defence procedures and the organisations involved in coping with them. |
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1942 silent bwcol |
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CLYDE FILM [3789]Using music and images the history of the people of Glasgow set against scenes of demolition, unemployment and industrial wasteland. |
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1985 sound col |
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CLYDE STEAMERS [T2288]A news and current affairs piece on the predicament of the Clyde Steamers after the arrival of the motor car. Includes discussion of the 'Waverley' paddle steamer and the work of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society. |
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1974 sound col |
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CLYDE TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION [T0838]A report showing the final stages of construction of the Clyde Tunnel in Glasgow, before its opening in 1963. |
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1963 mute bw |
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CLYDE VALLEY STOMPERS [N1072]The Clyde Valley Stompers reunite after 21 years. This television documentary is 'the story of that sentimental journey' from their break up in the sixties to where they are now, featuring their unique brand of jazz music and plenty of interviews and anecdotes along the way! |
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1983 sound col |
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CLYDESDALE SUPPLY CO. [5392]Exteriors of the Clydesdale Supply Co. buildings, includes exterior of the Clydesdale Musical Instrument & Records shop. |
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1956 silent bw |
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CONNECTIONS [3045]Film outlines the impact that modern travel has on people and the places they live, compared to unmotorised transport. The presenter takes a look at the uses and drawbacks of different forms of travel, by cycle, train or aircraft. |
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1975 sound col |
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CONTEST [4080]Various sporting events, both adults' and childrens', sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland. Features a Pro-Am golf tournament featuring Sam Torrance and Henry Cooper, athletics at Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh; R.S.A.C. 1973 Scottish Rally, equestrian events, cross country running, shooting and swimming. |
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1973 sound col |
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CYCLING [T0760]T.V. Sports programme from 1973 profiling two Scottish cyclists' training & preparation for the Commonwealth Games in New Zealand. Also highlighting the state of cycling in Scotland with regard to provision & facilities. |
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1973 sound col |
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DALI PAINTING [5161]Dali's painting, "Christ of St. John of the Cross", being carried and hung on wall by staff inside Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery. |
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1965 mute bw |
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DANCING AT BARROWLANDS [3181]Youngsters dancing to the music of "The Gay Birds" at Barrowlands Ballroom in Glasgow. Shots of the stage show, volunteers from the audience joining in for one number. Filmed soon after Barrowlands reopened in 1960, following a fire which had severely damaged the building. |
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1961 mute bw |
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DEATH OF A QUEEN, the [T0419]The life of the passenger liner "Queen Elizabeth" from being built on the Clyde in 1938 to ending her days on fire in Hong Kong harbour in 1972. |
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1971 sound col |
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DIVIDED WE STAND [T0845]T.V. Documentary in two parts on the history of the Co-operative movement in Scotland laying emphasis on its modern role in the day to day life of the nation. |
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1968 sound bw |
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EAST KILBRIDE - GOING TO TOWN [5782]Overview of the development of Scotland's first new town, East Kilbride, sponsored by East Kilbride Development Corporation. |
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1977 sound bwcol |
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'ELECTRIC' TRAIN [5429]The journey of a diesel multiple unit train. along the Mount Florida line into Glasgow Central Station. |
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1965 mute bw |
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EMPIRE EXHIBITION [0065]Rare colour footage of the Empire Exhibition, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow and of the first major dancing water displays ever built. [see also ref. 7202] |
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1938 silent col |
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FACE OF SCOTLAND, the [0034]One of a group of seven documentaries made for the 1938 Empire Exhibition under the supervision of John Grierson depicting the character of Scotland and its people. |
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1938 sound bw |
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FAIRMER, the [T2251]Television documentary series focussing on the lives of ordinary Scots, this edition tells the story of Bob Harris and his family, originally a farmer from Coalburn, Lanarkshire who moved to the city and now works for the parks department of Glasgow City Council. |
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1975 sound col |
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FILM OF GLASGOW, a [1324]Scenes of places, events and personalities around Glasgow, including the East End and South Side. |
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1932 silent bw |
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FIRE - FIRE - FIRE [1739]Demonstration of firemen reacting to a practice emergency call and an interview with the firemaster at the Western Area Fire Brigade, Barrhead. |
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1970 sound bw |
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FIRE SERVICE [T2280]TV report dealing with the Glasgow Fire Service ranging from trainee firemen and the introduction of new technologies to the important role the fireboat plays in patrolling the then busy Clyde. |
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1963 sound bw |
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FOOTBALL FANS INVADE PITCH, IBROX 1962 [T0673]Ibrox pitch invasion during Scottish Cup Final semi-final match between Celtic and St Mirren, match abandoned and mounted police arrive. [Celtic were losing 3 - 0 to St. Mirren at the time]. |
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1962 sound bw |
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FOOTBALL INTERNATIONAL AT HAMPDEN PARK, SCOTLAND v. ENGLAND [3998]Brief shots from Scotland v England football match at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 9th April 1960. |
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1960 silent col |
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FRASERS' RETURN, the [0038]A Scots-Canadian emigrant family on their first return visit to Scotland, where they see industrial improvement due to the Scottish Electric Grid. |
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1963 sound col |
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FROM GLASGOW GREEN TO BENDIGO [2209]Carpet manufacturing processes in the Templeton factory, Glasgow. (19 mins) |
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1961 sound col |
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FUTURE OF SCOTLAND [0303]A look at Scotland's industries, education and culture. Tom Johnston, the former Secretary of State, talks about devolution for Scotland. |
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1948 sound bw |