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CHANNEL CONQUERED AGAIN

Channel Conquered Again (1926)

Mother of two, Mrs. Corson, successfully swims The English Channel.

WORLD TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

World Tennis Championship (1928)

King George V and Queen Mary watch the tennis at Wimbledon.

LORD JELLICOE

Lord Jellicoe (1925)

Lord Jellicoe returns from New Zealand and unveils a war memorial in Preston.

Selected Originals - MOTOR RACERS USE ICE TRACK

Selected Originals - Motor Racers Use Ice Track (1959)

Material relating to newsreel story - MOTOR...

CLOUDS

Clouds (1947)

Shots of clouds.

BENES RETURNS TO PRAGUE - 1945

Benes Returns To Prague - 1945 (1945)

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

BRITAIN CAN TAKE IT

Britain Can Take It (1940)

Good Blitz style scenes from bomb wrecked street in North London.

 

 

CONVOY STORY

Convoy Story (1941)

Ships in a British convoy defend themselves from aerial attack.

GOOD REASON TO BUY BONDS

Good Reason To Buy Bonds

An American bomber crash lands after damage during raid over Japanese...

G.N. MEDALS AND & EISENHOWER WITH VIP's

G.N. Medals And & Eisenhower With Vip's (1945)

King presents men with medals & General Eisenhower...

SURRENDER OF GERMAN U-BOATS

Surrender Of German U-Boats (1945)

Material showing submarine base. Surrender of U-Boats U802 and...

ELECTION OF NEW LORD MAYOR OF LONDON aka CITY OF LONDON'S SHERIFFS AT GUILDHALL

Election Of New Lord Mayor Of London AKA City Of London's Sheriffs At Guildhall (1949)

Various...

ACCOLADE FOR SIR LEN aka LEN HUTTON INVESTITURE

Accolade For Sir Len AKA Len Hutton Investiture (1956)

Cricketer Len Hutton goes to Buckingham...

NEWSPAPER STRIKE

Newspaper Strike (1954)

Fish and chip shop with sign "Bring your own newspaper", Board "No papers".

VETERAN CAR RALLY

Veteran Car Rally (1957)

Various shots of old cars and people looking at them.

DEMONSTRATIONS IN ALGIERS

Demonstrations In Algiers (1960)

Troops and civil demonstrators surround the barricade.

CHIANG KAI SHEK INSTALLED AGAIN AS PRESIDENT OF CHINA aka CHIANG KAI SHEK

Chiang Kai Shek Installed Again As President Of China AKA Chiang Kai Shek (1966)

Mass street...

CHILDREN GROW VEGETABLES FOR WAR EFFORT aka CHILDREN GROW VEGETABLES

Children Grow Vegetables For War Effort AKA Children Grow Vegetables (1914-1918)

Boys and girls in...

ARTILLERY SPORTS WOOLWICH

Artillery Sports Woolwich (1914-1918)

Artillery Sports at Woolwich, Greater London.

KITCHENER'S ARMY - TRAINING IN TRENCH DIGGING AND SIGNALLING

Kitchener's Army - Training In Trench Digging And Signalling (1914-1918)

British troops practice...