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INDIAN FUNERAL

Indian Funeral (1930)

Two stories - one about eating dogs (!), the other showing an Indonesian funeral.

BOYS WILL BE BOXERS

Boys Will Be Boxers (1931)

Boys learn how to box in a school playground.

HAILE SELASSIE ENTERS ADDIS ABABA

Haile Selassie Enters Addis Ababa (1941)

Haile Selassie gets ecstatic welcome from his subjects on...

THE GREAT STORM

The Great Storm (1927)

Buses and cars are not deterred by tyre deep flood waters in South London

IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA

In The Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia (1928)

President Coolidge and his wife holiday in...

BATTLING SIKI ARRIVES IN CORK

Battling Siki Arrives In Cork (1923)

Boxer Battling Siki arrives in Cork for his fight with Mike...

SCOTLAND aka PRIME MINISTER RECALLED

Scotland AKA Prime Minister Recalled (1939)

Neville Chamberlain is forced to cut short his holiday...

 

 

HMS ILLUSTRIOUS

HMS Illustrious (1942)

Good shots of aircraft landing and taking off from carrier ship HMS Illustrious.

PREPARING CORONATION SCOT FOR US TRIP

Preparing Coronation Scot For Us Trip (1939)

Preparing the steam locomotive the Coronation Scot for...

CANADA - BOMBER CREWS GET WINGS

Canada - Bomber Crews Get Wings (1942)

Newly graduated Canadian airmen get their 'Wings' at a...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 15 - MONTE CARLO MODES

Feminine Pictorialities No. 15 - Monte Carlo Modes (1934)

Fashionable women wander around Monte...

Selected Originals - MOSCOW - MAY DAY CELEBRATION aka MAY DAY IN MOSCOW

Selected Originals - Moscow - May Day Celebration AKA May Day In Moscow (1957)

Material...

TOMMY FARR KNOCKED OUT

Tommy Farr Knocked Out (1951)

Boxer Tommy Farr knocked out by Frank Bell in second round.

INDOOR MILER SETS RECORD

Indoor Miler Sets Record (1959)

Exciting mile race at Knights of Columbus indoor games in New York.

TITO FREES ARCHBISHOP

Tito Frees Archbishop (1951)

Tito frees Archbishop Stepinac on parole after he was convicted of being...

CRASH AND STAY ALIVE

Crash And Stay Alive (1962)

Car smashing demonstration of the use of safety belts.

ROYAL FILM EVENING

Royal Film Evening (1963)

Lord Snowdon attends premiere of 'Sparrows Can't Sing' in London's West End.

HOVERCRAFT RIDE GALE

Hovercraft Ride Gale (1964)

Westland Hovercraft are demonstrated in Lee On Solent.

CAIRO BALLET

Cairo Ballet (1969)

The Royal Ballet dance 'Swan Lake' outdoors near pyramids in Cairo, Egypt.

LONDON JAZZ CLUB

London Jazz Club (1950)

Excellent footage of teenager dancing to the music of Humphrey Lyttleton and his...

TIN PAN ALLEY

Tin Pan Alley (1951)

Excellent story about the music industry at Denmark Street, London - includes many...

GERMAN INVASION OF RUSSIA - JUNE 1941

German Invasion Of Russia - June 1941 (1941)

German troops attack Soviet Union.

CINEMA EXHIBITORS EMPLOYEES DINNER

Cinema Exhibitors Employees Dinner (1947)

Cinema exhibitors and employees dinner and dance. Herbert...

POLISH WOMEN TROOPS

Polish Women Troops (1943)

Polish women soldiers at training.

 DUKE OF EDINBURGH VISITS AERO RESEARCH LIMITED AT DUXFORD

Duke Of Edinburgh Visits Aero Research Limited At Duxford (1955)

Duke of Edinburgh looks...

 SOS IN THE ALPS

Sos In The Alps (1955)

German mountain rescue workers show off their skills in Tauplitz.

OVERHEAD ELECTRIC TRAIN JOURNEY

Overhead Electric Train Journey (1970)

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

KIESINGER IN BERLIN

Kiesinger In Berlin (1968)

Press conference given by German Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger.

CAMDEN COUNCIL VANDALISM

Camden Council Vandalism (1970-1979)

News report about Camden Council wrecking empty flats in Hampstead to...

GEORGES CARPENTIER

Georges Carpentier (1910-1919)

Footage of the boxer George Carpentier.

MILITARY COMMISSION

Military Commission (1920-1929)

Footage of military commission inspecting American troops.

THE LADY CAR MEN aka WOMEN COACH DRIVERS

The Lady Car Men AKA Women Coach Drivers (1900-1910)

Item showing women coach drivers in the 1900s.

"Waltzing Matilda" Relived Again (1963)

'Waltzing Matilda' episode re-enacted in Winton, Australia.

HORSE OF THE YEAR

Horse Of The Year (1969)

The 1969 (21st anniversary) Horse of the Year show at Wembley Arena. London.