Florence 1953 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting Italy, probably in 1953. It contains stock footage of Florence: city panoramas from Piazzale Michelangelo, including views of the Duomo and Santa Croce Church, horse carriages parked and waiting for tourists, workers rebuilding a bridge over the Arno River after World War II destruction, a horse […]
Pisa 1974 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting Italy in the summer of 1974. It contains stock footage of Pisa, Tuscany: a man riding a horse carriage for sightseeing tours, a policeman (vigile urbano) surveying the street, crowds walking among the stands of an outdoor market, Piazza dei Miracoli – Square of Miracles (the […]
England 1960s: The float parade archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker in June 1962 in Watford, Hertfordshire. It contains footage of a parade of people and floats, with a crowd watching: an orchestra opening the parade, a group of people riding Vespa mopeds, men in typical old-time clothes riding a horse carriage, a large group of floats, and more. […]
Sorrento 1957 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting Italy in 1957. It contains stock footage of Sorrento, a town overlooking the Bay of Naples: a man riding a sightseeing horse carriage, fishermen working on their nets on Marina Grande beach, ships docking at the port, views of the coastline from the ferry leaving the […]
Procida 1957 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting Italy in 1957. It contains stock footage of Procida, an island in the Gulf of Naples: views from the ferry approaching the port, a boat approaching the ferry with two men trying to sell lemons to passengers, a horse carriage arriving at the port and waiting […]
Nice 1960 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting Southern France in 1960. It contains stock footage of Nice, French Riviera: the Fountain of Three Graces, the Monument du Centenaire, children riding in a horse carriage, vintage cars traffic on the Promenade des Anglais, the Westminster Hotel and the Negresco, the beach, people walking in […]
London (Festival of London Stores) 1970 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker during the Festival of London Stores parade, probably in 1970 It contains stock footage of the parade made of floats and people walking, probably in Oxford Street near Selfridges: guards riding horses, Miss London sitting on a horse carriage, double-decker buses with logos of the stores, orchestras playing […]
Quebec City 1965 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while travelling Canada in the summer of 1965. It contains stock footage of Quebec City, the capital city of Quebec: a policeman surveying one of the gates of the Parliament complex, “La Halte dans la forêt” statue made by Louis-Philippe Hébert on the facade of the Parliament Building, […]
Innsbruck 1969 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting Austria in the summer of 1969. It contains stock footage of Innsbruck, capital of Austria’s western state of Tyrol: St. Anna’s Column (Annasaule monument), traffic in the city center (pedestrians, cars, buses and tram), the Goldenes Dachl (golden roof), horse carriages for tourists, the Triumphpforte (Triumph […]
Memphis (Egypt) and Saqqara 1978 archive footage
Archival footage shot by a West German filmmaker while visiting Egypt (probably) in 1978. It contains stock footage of Memphis, an important center during much of Egyptian history, and Saqqara, a vast, ancient burial ground: Colossal statue of Ramesses II, Alabaster Sphinx, Saqqara Step Pyramid, horse carriages in the archaeological site, and more. The price […]
Mallorca 1968 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker during his summer holiday 1968 in the Balearic Islands. It contains stock footage of the island of Mallorca: the beach of Cala Millor, a boat trip with views of the cityscape, La Seu Cathedral, vintage cars driving in the street, the Born boulevard in Palma de Mallorca, tourists […]
Pisa 1967 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting Italy in October 1967 It contains stock footage of the city of Pisa, Tuscany: Piazza dei Miracoli (the leaning tower, the Duomo – Cathedral, the Baptistry), panoramas of the city from the top of the leaning tower, a horse carriage waiting for tourists for sightseeing tours, […]
Assisi 1967 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting Italy in October 1967 It contains stock footage of Assisi, a town in the Umbria region, known for being the birthplace of St. Francis: the Cathedral, traffic and pedestrians in the narrow medieval streets, a horse carriage waiting for tourists for a sightseeing tour, a friar […]