Americana 1950: The pageant parade archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker on July 14, 1957, during Miss Universe in Long Beach. It contains stock footage of a parade on Ocean Boulevard: a Miss Universe billboard hanging above the street, a cheering crowd waiting for the event, policemen riding motorcycles opening the parade, mounted police officers, former winner Carol Morris […]
Great Yarmouth 1969 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker in September 1969 while visiting England. It contains stock footage shot at night of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk: Wally’s Windmill on the Golden Mile with a Jack Douglas billboard on the facade, Pleasure Beach amusement park (the Circus, the ferris wheel, carousels), and more. The price to download the […]
Disneyland 1960 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting the West Coast in 1960. It contains stock footage of the town of Disneyland, Anaheim, California in its early days: people walking in the streets of the theme park, Alice in Wonderland characters posing for photos, visitors riding boats, the Skyway gondola lift attraction, Mad Tea […]
Berlin (West Berlin) 1975 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting West Berlin in 1975. It contains stock footage of a couple of events set in the city in 1975: the celebration for the 600 years foundation of Britz (a Berlin locality in the borough of Neukölln), a parade of old cars, horses and people with flags, […]
Montreal 1976 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting Canada in 1976. It contains stock footage of Montreal, Quebec: cars parked in the street in a residential district, traffic and pedestrians downtown, the entrance of the Terres des Hommes park (the site of Expo 1967), people riding the train inside the exposition, views of the […]
Hamburg 1975 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting West Germany, probably in 1975 It contains stock footage of an amusement park in Hamburg, probably during the DOM fun fair,: people riding the rollercoaster, views from the point of view of someone riding the rollercoaster, the Heinrich Hertz Tower, visitors walking along the carousels, and […]
Rimini (Fiabilandia) 1970 archive footage
Archival footage shot in the summer of 1970 by Carlo Casu, an Italian filmmaker who gave the rights to distribute his historical footage. It contains stock footage of Fiabilandia, an amusement park in Rimini: the castle at the entrance of the park, people riding a sightseeing train, visitors on a paddle steamer tour, children riding […]
Milan 1969 archive footage
Archival footage shot by Carlo Casu, an Italian filmmaker who gave the rights to distribute his historical footage, in 1969. It contains stock footage of the Little Train of the Gardens (Trenino dei Giardini) in Milan, a place where children can ride a miniaure train still today: children riding the train with their parents and […]
Disneyland 1979 archive footage
Archival footage shot by Otto Wolf, a Swiss filmmaker, while visiting the USA in 1979. It contains stock footage of Disneyland, the theme park in Anaheim, California: the monorail system, the skyway, visitors walking to Cinderella Castle, the Main Street parade, a dancing show, the Main Street Electrical Parade (at night), and more. The price […]
Hamburg 1972 archive footage
Archival footage shot by Otto Wolf, a Swiss filmmaker, while visiting Northern Europe in 1972. It contains stock footage of Hamburg, at that time part of West Germany: a ferry arriving at the port, downtown traffic, Reeperbahn District and its sexy shops, Hamburg Summer DOM festival (carousels, neon signs at night, restaurants), and more. The […]
Disneyland 1967 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an Italian filmmaker while visiting the USA, probably in the early summer of 1967. It contains stock footage of Disneyland, a theme park in Anaheim, California: cars parked outside the resort, visitors walking inside the park, Main Street, Frontierland and the Mark Twain Riverboat, the Jungle Cruise, and more. The price […]
Berlin (West Berlin) 1981 archive footage
Archival footage shot by a West German filmmaker. It contains stock footage of the Deutsch-Französische Volksfest 1981, an event held in the French sector of the city in the districts of Wedding and Reinickendorf to bring the occupiers and the Berliners closer together: crowds walking, various rides, aircraft taking off from Tegel Airport (shot […]
Exeter 1963 archive footage
Archival footage shot in 8mm by an amateur filmmaker in England, probably in 1963. It contains stock footage of Exeter, Devon: traffic and pedestrians in High Street, cars parked in front of the Cathedral, children riding boats (probably in the Pleasure Beach of the near town of Exmouth), people waiting for the train at St […]
Knott’s Berry Farm (Buena Park) 1982 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting East Coast on February 1982. It contains stock footage at Knott’s Berry Farm, a theme park in Buena Park, California, also known as Knotts Old Time Adventure: people buying tickets, the roller coaster, the Timber Mountain Log Ride, the Calico Mine Ride, the Chicken Dinner Restaurant, […]
Barcelona 1975 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting Spain in 1975. It contains stock footage of Barcelona, Catalonia: the Tibidabo amusement park (carousels, families, children), the Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Tibidabo hill, the Santa Maria ship, cableway cabins at Port Vell, cruise ships approaching the port, and more. The price […]
San Francisco 1983 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while touring the USA in Autumn 1983. It contains stock footage of San Francisco: people walking on Powell Street, panoramic views of the Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco City Hall, St. Mary’s Cathedral, the Camera Obscura in the Richmond District, the Golden Gate Bridge, Pier 39, the Old […]
San Francisco 1979 Archive Footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting California in 1979. It contains footage of San Francisco: the skyline of the city, traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge, tourists visiting the Presidio Information Center, Lombard Street, the financial district skyline, a panoramic view of the Transamerica Pyramid from the rooftop of Coit Tower, a […]