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Japanese man in a suit leads women in kimono along a gravel path by a temple wall in Nara Park, Japan, circa 1953

A man in a light suit and tie walks ahead of companions in kimono, Nara Park, circa 1953.

1953 · Nara Park, Nara Prefecture, Japan

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Man in a grey-blue suit strides toward the camera beside women in red and purple kimono, Nara, Japan, circa 1953

Mid-stride, the man nears the camera as two women in kimono walk side by side on the right.

1953 · Nara Park, Nara Prefecture, Japan

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Woman in glasses carries a wrapped bundle beside a suited man on a Nara path, with women in kimono, circa 1953

A woman in glasses carrying a pale bundle keeps pace with the man in the suit, Nara Park, circa 1953.

1953 · Nara Park, Nara Prefecture, Japan

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Young woman in a red kimono walks with a man in a suit and companions near the camera in Nara, Japan, circa 1953

The group draws close to the camera, the young woman in red holding a closed umbrella and handbag.

1953 · Nara Park, Nara Prefecture, Japan

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Cristo Redentor statue silhouetted on its domed base, Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, circa 1977 Super 8

The Christ the Redeemer statue on Loma Isabel de Torres, seen from below against a cloudy sky, circa 1977.

1977 · Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic

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Low-angle Super 8 view of the Christ statue and dome on the Isabel de Torres summit above Puerto Plata, circa 1977

Looking up at the summit statue and the lamp posts ringing its dome, Puerto Plata, circa 1977.

1977 · Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic

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Centred view of the Cristo Redentor figure over its dome, Isabel de Torres, Dominican Republic, grainy circa 1977 home movie

The figure stays centred above its dome as cloud streaks across the sky behind, Isabel de Torres, circa 1977.

1977 · Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic

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Backlit Christ the Redeemer statue against cloud on the Puerto Plata mountain summit, Dominican Republic, Super 8 circa 1977

Backlight turns the summit statue and dome into silhouette against bright cloud, Puerto Plata, circa 1977.

1977 · Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic

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Pedestal inscription of the Queen Victoria statue in Kings Park, Perth, circa 1966, with gilt capitals on speckled granite and the top line in shadow.

The pedestal text of the Queen Victoria statue in Kings Park, Perth, filmed on 8mm circa 1966.

1966 · Kings Park, Western Australia, Australia

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Granite base of the Kings Park Queen Victoria memorial in Perth, circa 1966, with the final word 'Federated' fully in frame below 'was colonized and'.

The full closing line 'and federated' comes into frame as the handheld camera settles.

1966 · Kings Park, Western Australia, Australia

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Mid-1960s 8mm frame of the Victoria memorial text in Kings Park, Western Australia, shifted slightly left, with the dates 1837-1901 near the centre.

The framing drifts left across the gilt memorial text during the six-second hold.

1966 · Kings Park, Western Australia, Australia

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End of the shot of the Kings Park statue pedestal, Perth, circa 1966: the shadowed name 'Victoria' sits lower in frame above 'Queen and Empress 1837-1901'.

The camera lifts at the end of the shot, bringing the shadowed name 'Victoria' further into view.

1966 · Kings Park, Western Australia, Australia

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Queen Victoria statue in Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia, circa 1966, white marble on a granite pedestal against dark pines and blue sky.

The Queen Victoria statue in Kings Park, Perth, filmed from a low angle on 8mm colour film, circa 1966.

1966 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Sunlit marble figure of Queen Victoria holding a sceptre, Kings Park, Perth, circa 1966, with tall pines behind the granite pedestal.

Strong sunlight picks out the marble figure of Queen Victoria against shaded pines in Kings Park, Perth, circa 1966.

1966 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Low-angle 8mm frame of the Queen Victoria memorial in Kings Park, Western Australia, circa 1966, with gilt pedestal lettering at the bottom edge.

Gilt lettering on the granite pedestal sits at the foot of the frame below the marble statue of Queen Victoria, Kings Park, circa 1966.

1966 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Crowned marble statue of Queen Victoria on its tall granite base in Kings Park, Perth, circa 1966, bright against dark tree trunks.

The closing frame of the shot: the Queen Victoria statue on its granite base among the pines of Kings Park, Perth, circa 1966.

1966 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Stone facade and pediment of Saint Joseph's Oratory, Montreal, circa 1950, with the base of the dome rising behind in 8mm colour film.

The shot begins on the upper stone facade of Saint Joseph's Oratory, Montreal, circa 1950, in hard sun and shadow.

1950 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Mid-tilt view of Saint Joseph's Oratory, Montreal, circa 1950: cornice, pointed turret and arcaded drum beneath the dome's sunlit edge.

Partway through the tilt, the turret and arcaded drum of Saint Joseph's Oratory come into view below the dome.

1950 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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The great dome of Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal, circa 1950, filling the frame from below with the lantern base just entering at top.

The great dome of Saint Joseph's Oratory fills the frame, dark on its shaded side with a bright sunlit edge.

1950 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Dome and lantern of Saint Joseph's Oratory on Mount Royal, Montreal, circa 1950, against blue sky and white cloud on 8mm home movie film.

The tilt ends on the dome and lantern of Saint Joseph's Oratory, Montreal, against a blue sky with scattered cloud, circa 1950.

1950 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Bronze horse-and-rider statue before a rough-cut stone building, likely Arizona, circa 1965, in magenta-faded home movie film.

A bronze rider and horse stand before a low stone building with a shingle roof, circa 1965, likely Arizona.

1965 · Arizona, United States

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Bronze rider holding the reins beside a multi-pane window on a stone building, likely Arizona, circa 1965 home movie frame.

The rider's hand rests at the reins as the horse's head rises at the right of the frame.

1965 · Arizona, United States

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Bareheaded bronze horseman under a long sloping shingle roof, probably Arizona, circa 1965, on faded colour film stock.

The long shingle roof slopes across the frame above the bronze horseman.

1965 · Arizona, United States

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Unidentified bronze equestrian sculpture beside rough stonework and a shrub, American Southwest, circa 1965 amateur film.

The static shot ends as it began, with the unidentified bronze held against the stonework.

1965 · Arizona, United States

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