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LINER SPEED TRIALS

Liner Speed Trials (1961)

Speed trials for the SS Oriana in the Clyde off the Isle of Arran.

SPEEDING UP THE MAILS

Speeding Up The Mails (1932)

Sacks of letters loaded from van onto a plane - Airmail to the Ottawa...

THE DRUM OF FORTUNE

The Drum Of Fortune (1933)

Scenes from the drawing of the Irish Sweepstake or Lottery in Dublin.

THREE MINUTES IN JAPAN

Three Minutes In Japan (1921)

Japanese scenes focusing on the making of parasols, artificial flowers...

THE TENNIS ROBOT

The Tennis Robot (1939)

Footage of a tennis player demonstrating how the new Tennis Robot machine works,...

WHIPPET RACING  Dublin issue

Whippet Racing Dublin Issue (1941)

Coal miners racing Whippets, crowds and bookies watch.

AERIAL BOMBARDMENT OF BARDIA

Aerial Bombardment Of Bardia (1941)

Biplanes flying over desert in North Africa.

 

 

1945 PILGRIMAGE TO CANTERBURY

1945 Pilgrimage To Canterbury (1945)

Enthronement of the 97th Archbishop of Canterbury.

LANDSLIDE IN RIO DE JANEIRO aka BRAZIL FLOOD

Landslide In Rio De Janeiro AKA Brazil Flood (1938)

Scenes of the destruction left after severe...

US COAST DEFENCE

Us Coast Defence (1939)

Footage of a demonstration of America's defence system.

SPEED CAR TO INVADE AMERICA aka THE COOPER CAR AIDS EXPORT

Speed Car To Invade America AKA The Cooper Car Aids Export (1949)

The Cooper car company show...

SUMMER! - SUNSHINE HOME

Summer! - Sunshine Home (1954)

Princess Margaret opens an home for blind babies in Southerndown.

IT'S MISS POLAR BEAR - NOT MISTER

It's Miss Polar Bear - Not Mister (1950)

Baby polar baby - Brumas - comes out to meet the visitors at...

Selected Originals - 'DIOR' COMES TO BLENHEIM

Selected Originals - 'dior' Comes To Blenheim (1958)

Material relating to newsreel story "'Dior'...

ACHTUNG MOTHS aka GERMAN PILOTS TAKE OVER BRITISH PLANES

Achtung Moths AKA German Pilots Take Over British Planes (1955)

Ex-Luftwaffe pilots take...

ITALIAN OLD LADIES

Italian Old Ladies (1956)

Three old ladies who've made the century in Britain, Italy and Germany.

PLAYS ANY POSITION, WHAT OFFERS?

Plays Any Position, What Offers? (1966)

A football playing, beer drinking horse from Basildon in...

BOTANY AND ARTHUR MARSHALL

Botany And Arthur Marshall (1946)

Item shows Arthur Marshall in both of his jobs - as a school master,...

FUNERAL OF EDWARD VII

Funeral Of Edward VII

Confused cuts from Queen Victoria and King Edward VII's funerals.

US BOMBERS HIT JAP BASES

Us Bombers Hit Jap Bases (1944)

American bombers attack Japanese air bases in Pacific.

AERO MINOR - MOUNTAIN CLIMBING CAR

Aero Minor - Mountain Climbing Car (1948)

Footage of car making its way up steep mountainside....

WORLD PETROLEUM CONGRESS

World Petroleum Congress (1955)

Various shots of the Naples Italian Petroleum show and the Congress...

KING OF NEPAL REVIEWS GURKHAS

King Of Nepal Reviews Gurkhas (1960)

King Mahendra of Nepal reviews Gurkha troops at Buckingham...

SNOOKER

Snooker (1960-1969)

Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins playing snooker. Small crowd of people standing watching.

DROUGHT

Drought (1970-1979)

Skeleton of animal on ground. Dust blowing around in whirlwind. Female carrying on her...

NAVAL RESERVES IN CAMP

Naval Reserves In Camp (1914-1918)

Good shots of British Naval Reserves in a camp.

DEMO OF CUTTING TOOL UNDERWATER

Demo Of Cutting Tool Underwater (1920-1929)

Demonstration of tool for cutting things under water.

PORT OF LONDON

Port Of London (1940-1949)

Educational film about cargo trade featuring various London docks.