My films

The 'My films' feature allows you to build a personal list of films from the Moving Image Archive catalogue. To add films to your list use the 'Add to my films' button on the full description page for each film or in your search results.

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'SILVER BUTTONS' added to 'My films'.

Films with full length videos

'SILVER BUTTONS' thumbnail

SILVER BUTTONS [5886]

Mary Howie, a hill farmer and shepherd, talks about her life looking after sheep and Galloway cattle in the Lothians. [The 'Silver Buttons' of the title refers to her tongue in cheek description of her standard of living "with silver buttons on her jacket, champagne once a day and perhaps several holidays'!]

Full length video available

Onsite only

1985

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