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SHACKLETON!...EXPLORER!!

Shackleton!...Explorer!! (1932)

Unveiling a statue of Ernest Shackleton in London.

YALE V. PRINCETON USA aka DOGGED YALE

Yale V. Princeton USA AKA Dogged Yale (1936)

American football game between Princeton and Yale...

THE BUFFER BELT - A PARIS NOVELTY

The Buffer Belt - A Paris Novelty (1925)

Funny film showing a belt which prevents men and women...

READY FOR THE SUN

Ready For The Sun (1936)

Ladies model the latest swimsuits.

HIGH COMMAND CHANGES

High Command Changes (1941)

A look at two officers taking over High Command in the British army.

WOMEN OF PERSIA known on old database as

Women Of Persia Known On Old Database As "The Lure Of The East" (1931)

Near Shiraz in Persia -...

IN THE GOOD OLD STYLE

In The Good Old Style (1928)

Decorated Shire Horses compete in a Manchester Horse Show.

 

 

200,000 ATTEND OPEN AIR MASS

200,000 Attend Open Air Mass (1926)

Mass on a huge scale in a stadium in Chicago during International...

VILLAGE FOLK SINGERS AND DANCERS

Village Folk Singers And Dancers (1927)

Quaint item about a visit to Britain by some Dutch country...

RIO LIKES IKE

Rio Likes Ike (1960)

President Dwight Eisenhower gets huge ticker tape welcome in Rio, Brazil. South...

SIR WINSTON BACK HOME

Sir Winston Back Home (1962)

Crowds cheer Sir Winston Churchill as he leaves Middlesex Hospital and...

RAILWAY BREAKDOWN GANG

Railway Breakdown Gang (1940)

Railway engines on the move in foggy weather - railway workers set out to...

CARING FOR AMERICAN SERVICEMEN

Caring For American Servicemen

Wounded servicemen are cared for in American hospital.

SIR MILES THOMAS

Sir Miles Thomas (1947)

Shots of Sir Miles Thomas speaking from his desk. Mute item.

MOUNT NANGA PARBAT CONQUERED

Mount Nanga Parbat Conquered (1953)

Expedition members welcomed in Gilgit and Karachi after conquering...

FRENCH AIRBORNE TROOP MANOEUVRES

French Airborne Troop Manoeuvres (1952)

Various training practices of French paratroopers

RIDGEWAY AT S.H.A.P.E. H.Q.

Ridgeway At S.H.A.P.E. H.Q. (1952)

Meeting of General Ridgeway and Montgomery in Paris

NATIONALIST LEADER MESSALI HADJ FREED

Nationalist Leader Messali Hadj Freed (1959)

Nationalist leader Messali Hadj freed in France.

INDUSTRIAL FAIR

Industrial Fair (1962)

Shots of exhibits - Fiat & Renault.

SURFING THE SEVERN BORE

Surfing The Severn Bore (1967)

Canoeists and Saymer the surfer on the river.

RUSSIA STRIKES, 1000 MILE FRONT OFFENSIVE

Russia Strikes, 1000 Mile Front Offensive (1916)

Russian troop movement scenes.

SCULPTURE IN BATTERSEA PARK

Sculpture In Battersea Park (1966)

Open air sculpture display in Battersea Park attended by Princess...