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THEATRE MASKS

Theatre Masks (1956)

Dyke Richens and his partner design and make lifelike masks and animal costumes for...

THE SECOND TEST

The Second Test (1931)

Shots from the Cricket match between England and New Zealand from The Oval.

CAIRO - FROM AN AERO! [on sleeve as CAIRO AERIL]

Cairo - From An Aero! [on Sleeve As Cairo Aeril] (1932)

Aerial shots of Cairo taken from a...

THE FOUR-YEAR-OLDER

The Four-Year-Older (1932)

Four-year-old Jackie Overhill swims and dives into an open-air swimming pool.

STRETCHING THINGS TOO FAR!

Stretching Things Too Far! (1933)

Policemen in training are stretched on a special machine to reach...

LONDON'S FAMOUS CLUBS AND CABARETS NO. 2 -

London's Famous Clubs And Cabarets No. 2 - "Playtime At The Piccadilly" (1926)

Acts from the...

WAVES THAT ARE 'WITCHING

Waves That Are 'witching (1933)

The latest hairstyles filmed at the International Hairdressing...

 

 

FOLLOW THIS PLOUGH

Follow This Plough (1937)

Massive plough used to turn valuable soil covered by layers of sand in...

HOW GERMANY SAW IT

How Germany Saw It (1943)

Captured Nazi propaganda film showing German army and air force in action.

VIM AND VIGOUR!  FILMED AT POLYTECHNIC, CHISWICK

Vim And Vigour! Filmed At Polytechnic, Chiswick (1932)

Sports display by young people of various...

'MOPPING UP' IN LIBYA

'mopping Up' In Libya (1942)

British armoured cars and infantry advance through the Libyan desert.

THE ROYAL TOUR

The Royal Tour (1940)

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth watch exercises by Air Raid Precautions...

MORE TROOPS FROM

More Troops From "Down Under" (1940)

Australian troops arrive in Britain after long sea journey.

BLOOD BANK TRAILER

Blood Bank Trailer (1949)

Trailer item calling for donations of blood.

OLDEST SMITH

Oldest Smith (1937)

Very elderly blacksmith at work.

WORKERS FROM WALES

Workers From Wales (1946)

Welsh girls learn to make electric lamps in London so they can help run a...

BENES RETURNS TO PRAGUE - 1945

Benes Returns To Prague - 1945 (1945)

Dr Edouard Benes, President of Czechoslovakia returns home to...

FLEET AIR-ARM ON PARADE - BANDS ETC

Fleet Air-Arm On Parade - Bands Etc (1939)

Naval cadets and Wrens' marching band drilling on parade...

COSMETIC FACTORY - Colour

Cosmetic Factory - Colour (1972)

Brilliant item showing women cosmetic factory workers being...

OVERHEAD ELECTRIC TRAIN JOURNEY

Overhead Electric Train Journey (1970)

Various shots of British Rail trains en-route to ends and...

WELCOME THE QUEEN - 1B

Welcome The Queen - 1b (1954)

Mute duplicate footage from documentary tracing the Royal Tour of the...

THE ROYAL AIRFORCE COLLEGE CRANWELL

The Royal Airforce College Cranwell (1961)

A dramatised documentary following the progress of two...

HIROSHIMA - DATE WITH HISTORY

Hiroshima - Date With History (1943-1945)

Documentary covering the decisions surrounding the dropping of...

THIS DAY - FEBRUARY 19  NO 2

This Day - February 19 No 2 (1922-1954)

Short Documentary film about events around that date throughout...

CEMENT

Cement (1940-1949)

Processes involved in making cement - an educational film originally shown in schools.

TELE-MAGAZINE NO 1

Tele-Magazine No 1 (1949-1950)

Series of stories including dogs playing football and a funfair ride called...

RUBBISH TIP STATEN ISLAND

Rubbish Tip Staten Island (1972)

Lorries emptying rubbish at land fill site.

UNIDENTIFIED CRICKET MATERIAL

Unidentified Cricket Material (1960-1969)

Various shots of unknown cricketers playing match.

KING AND QUEEN SEE AUSTRALIANS V MIDDLESEX AT LORDS

King And Queen See Australians V Middlesex At Lords (1948)

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth...

ADELAIDE CRICKET: MIGHTY BATTLE IN 4TH TEST aka 4TH TEST MATCH AT ADELAIDE

Adelaide Cricket: Mighty Battle In 4th Test AKA 4th Test Match At Adelaide (1955)

Footage of...

THOROUGHBRED   HERE'S TO THE HORSE  - reel 1

Thoroughbred Here's To The Horse - Reel 1 (1940-1949)

Documentary all about horses - working horses,...