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Archive Films by Getty Images
France
AD-149 Beta SP; 16mm
Color
Travelogue
1940s; 1950s
1940s, 1950s, travelogues, Europe, France, French, Parisians, Europeans, Notre Dame de Paris, ; gothic architecture, Ile de la Cite, islands, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic, ; churches, cathedrals, religion, religious, tourists, tourism, sightseeing, bridges, monuments, ; rivers, French history, French culture, French lifestyles, childhood, fun, outdoor leisure ; activities, recreation, water sports, track & field, equestrian sports, horseracing, horse races, ; cities, urban, metropolitan, traffic, buses, underground, maps, gardens, parks, crowds, palaces, ; royalty, chateaux, manor house, manor houses, Baroque Architecture, cityscapes, viewpoints, ; strongmen, strong men, strength athletics, professional athletes, weightlifters, Place du Trocadero, ; toys, boats, model boats, tugboats, Gates of Paris, Arc de Triomphe de la Porte St-Denis, ; Arc de Triomphe de la Porte St-Martin, St. Denis Gate, Theatre Historique, Theatre des Nations, ; Thaetre Italien, Theatre de Paris, Opera-Comique, Theatre Sarah Bernhardt, Theatre du Peuple, ; Theatre de la Cite, Theatre Sarah-Bernhardt, Theatre des Nations, Theatre de la Ville, Theatre ; Lyrique, St. Martin Gate, church of the Madeleine, government buildings, Montmartre, sunsets, ; dusk, atmospheric, scenic, street markets, outdoor marketplaces, retail, Notre Dame Cathedral, ; cathedrals, churches, gothic architecture
Travelogue from the 1940s or 1950s filmed in Paris. Includes street scenes on well-known boulevards and squares with traffic and pedestrians, crowded buses departing on Avenue de lOpera, artists painting prominent structures, bridges and people fishing on the Seine, children and adults sailing toy sailboats and model boats on the Jardin des Tuileries pond, views of the Paris cityscape from the Eiffel Tower platform observation deck, and prominent structures including Notre Dame de Paris, including atmospheric shots with structures silhouetted at sunset. Competitive events such as hydroplane motorboat races on the Seine River, cycling, race walking and horse racing. Great shots of children roller skating on the Place du Trocadero and good shots of an outdoor marketplace. ************************************************************************************************ 00:59:53:19 France Roll 10b Paris, France VS hydroplane motorboat races on Seine River near Eiffel Tower (hydroplaning, water sports, racing, hydroplanes, motorboats, powerboats) 01:03:55:25 Paris, France VS people shopping from produce stands w vendors at outdoor marketplace. VS vendors transporting loads of goods down market street. Nun shopping at market. VS crates & baskets of produce. Street vendor serving food to customers. (good shots, outdoor marketplaces, shopping, French culture, French cuisine, produce, fruit, vegetables, food, street markets, retail) 01:05:21:06 Paris, France People browsing shopping from vendors selling stamps at outdoor stand. Framed paintings displayed on street leaning against storefront. VS framed painting of boat passing through harbor. VS furniture restorer furniture repairman weaving chair seat. Flower stands in outdoor market. Florist watering flowers. 01:06:22:10 Paris, France VS gardener tending to flowerbed (gardening) in Tuileries Gardens. WS LS Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel from Tuileries Gardens (Jardin des Tuileries). PAN Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel & Louvre. LA CU sign for Musee du Louvre: Entree Principale. VS Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (including from Tuileries Gardens). LS Obelisk of Luxor & Arc de Triomphe in distance from underneath arch of Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. Statues in Tuileries Gardens (Jardin des Tuileries) including Theseus slaying the Minotaur ("Thesee Terrassant le Minotaure") by Etienne Jules Ramey. 01:08:01:28 Paris, France MS statue of Saint Genevieve on Pont de la Tournelle bridge. VS Joan of Arc equestrian statue at Place des Pyramides. Henri IV Equestrian Statue. Flag of France (French flag) on flagpole. Facade Luxembourg Palace (Palais du Luxembourg) from Jardins du Luxembourg. VS women sitting on park benches & children playing nearby. VS children sailing toy sailboats in pond (grand basin). (good shots, childhood, recreation, leisure, toys, model boats) 01:09:47:26 Paris, France LS WS Obelisk of Luxor & Arc de Triomphe. VS children & adults sailing toy sailboats & model boats (scale boats) in Tuileries Gardens pond (Jardin des Tuileries). (good shots, childhood, recreation, leisure, toys, model boats) 01:12:29:11 Paris, France VS children roller skating in circle on Place du Trocadero w Eiffel Tower in BG on some shots. CU sign WC Public Aquarium - Defense de Patiner (projected backwards). Children roller skating down ramp on Place du Trocadero w Eiffel Tower in BG. (great shots, childhood, recreation, leisure, fun, roller skating, roller skate, Paris, Parisians, French culture, French lifestyles) 01:13:21:25 Paris, France VS race walking event w race walkers racing down street. (good shots, race walking, speedwalking, athletics, athletes, track and field, racing, races, sports) VS cyclists walking on street w bicycles & talking before race. VS cyclists taking off & bicycling on road as supporters watch. WS row of cyclists lined up prepared to take off. VS crowds of spectators watching from sidelines along road. VS cyclists racing on road. (good shots, competitive cycling, bicycle racing, bicyclists) 01:15:21:16 Paris, France Hippodrome de Longchamp? VS crowds of spectators on trackside terrace (grandstands) & racetrack grounds w jockeys riding past on racehorses in some shots. VS horse races on racetrack. HA LS PAN racehorses taking off from starting line & racing on racetrack. (good shots, horse racing, racetracks, spectators, equestrian sports) 01:17:28:11 Paris, France LS WS Eiffel Tower from Place de la Concorde. WS PAN Place de la Concorde w Hotel de Crillon, French Naval Ministry, Eglise de la Madeleine, & Obelisk of Luxor, traffic driving in FG. Traffic cop (policeman) directing traffic in Place de la Concorde. LS Eglise de la Madeleine from fountain in Place de la Concorde. LS PAN Hotel de Crillon to Eglise de la Madeleine & French Naval Ministry from fountain in Place de la Concorde. LA TU Obelisk of Luxor. 01:18:51:29 Paris, France VS Arc de Triomphe at end of Champs Elysees. VS sculptures on Arc de Triomphe. VS people gathered around the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier & Eternal Flame beneath Arc de Triomphe. HA Eternal Flame of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Facade Arc de Triomphe. WS facade Church of Invalides (St. Louis des Invalides). LS Pantheon facade from fountain on street w pedestrians & traffic crossing in front. LS dome of Pantheon partially covered in scaffolding. 01:20:28:21 Paris, France LA silhouetted dome of Pantheon. WS LS silhouetted Notre Dame de Paris. WS traffic in silhouetted Place de la Concorde w Obelisk of Luxor & Eiffel Tower in distance at dusk sunset. VS WS LS silhouetted Obelisk of Luxor & Arc de Triomphe in distance at dusk sunset. WS silhouetted Arc de Triomphe at dusk sunset. WS silhouetted Eiffel Tower at sunset (sundown). VS WS LS silhouetted Notre Dame de Paris at sunset (sundown). (good shots, Paris, France, atmospheric, silhouettes, sunsets, dusk, twilight, backlit) 01:21:59:15 Paris, France WS facade Eglise de la Madeleine. PAN colonnade along side of Eglise de la Madeleine to facade. WS courtyard lined in colonnade. WS Hotel de Ville near Seine. MS Conciergerie & Pont au Change. TU from gates of Palais de Justice to Sainte-Chapelle facade & spire. VS church towers. VS facade Paris Mosque (Grande Mosquee de Paris, Paris Great Mosque, mosques, Islam). HA PAN Palais du Trocadero (Palais de Chaillot, Place du Trocadero) from Eiffel Tower platform observation deck. 01:23:58:06 Paris, France VS traffic & pedestrians on main streets. PAN Tour Saint Jacques (St Jacques Tower, Saint Jacques Tower) & Theatre de la Ville. VS traffic on Rue di Rivoli? WS traffic & pedestrians crossing street (probably Rue de la Paix) towards Place Vendome. LA TD Vendome Column. CU street sign for Place Vendome (projected backwards). WS PAN Place Vendome. LA sign for Molyneux on store facade (House of Molyneux, beauty & fashion). VS people walking underneath portico. VS trinkets in window display. 01:26:12:13 Paris, France VS traffic on Avenue de lOpera leading to Palais Garnier (Opera Garnier). VS people walking down stairway entrance into Opera metro station (Paris Metro), TU Palais Garnier. MS facade Palais Garnier. People crossing crosswalk & walking down into Opera metro station (Paris Metro) Bus conductor on crowded bus ringing bell which then pulls away on Avenue de lOpera. VS people taking bus tickets from dispenser on street. People boarding crowded bus. Bus conductor ringing bell as people board crowded bus, which then pulls away on Avenue de lOpera. MS people looking at Metro map. 01:27:29:10 Paris, France Men huddled around stand. Street cleaner (street sweeper) sweeping water on gutter. Cars driving over cobblestone street. VS stone pavers (stonemasons) laying cobblestone on street. HA PAN horse-drawn cart following traffic on street. VS strongman (strength athlete) lifting heavy barbell over his head including w one hand as crowd watches on street (strength athletics, strength athletes). 01:29:09:26 Paris, France WS Eiffel Tower from Champ de Mars. WS LS Eiffel Tower & Equestrian statue of Marechal Joffre. LS Eiffel Tower & River Seine. WS Pont de la Tournelle bridge w Notre Dame de Paris in BG. LA TD Eiffel Tower from Palais du Trocadero (Palais de Chaillot) w bronze statues in FG. MS WS Eiffel Tower from Palais du Trocadero w bronze statues in FG. TU Eiffel Tower from Palais du Trocadero. LA top of Eiffel Tower. 01:30:31:05 Paris, France VS HA elevator POV going up Eiffel Tower of Palais du Trocadero (Place du Trocadero), Paris cityscape, Seine River, & Arc de Triomphe. VS HA Paris cityscape, Arc de Triomphe, & Seine River (from Eiffel Tower platform observation deck.) 01:31:48:22 Paris, France VS bridges over Seine River including Pont de la Tournelle, Le Pont Neuf, Le Pont Saint Michel. WS Pont de la Tournelle bridge over River Seine w rainbow. 01:33:16:21 Paris, France LS Notre Dame de Paris & Ile de la Cite from underneath archway (or bridge). Notre Dame de Paris towers & spire from behind window. VS facade Notre Dame de Paris. INT Rose Window. People walking outside Cathedral. VS Notre Dame Western facade & towers. Notre Dame Western Facade from Seine. 01:34:42:29 Paris, France VS people fishing off Seine quays. People browsing shopping at used bookstalls (good shots, bookstalls, book stands, bouquinistes, shopping). 01:35:50:21 Paris, France VS street scenes w pedestrians. Sign for Francois Quintin and Robert Gauthier LS Porte Saint-Denis. VS facade Basilique du Sacre Coeur (Basilica of the Sacred Heart). People looking at Basilique du Sacre Coeur. Painter drawing painting of garden on canvas. Painter setting up canvas on La passerelle des Arts (Pont des Arts, Artists Bridge) w Pont Neuf in BG. VS artist sketching drawing of Notre Dame de Paris. (good shots, artists, painters, fine art, Paris lifestyles, Paris cultures) 01:38:00:00 OUT
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