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FROGMEN PICK-UP PICKUP

Frogmen Pick-Up Pickup (1959)

Military exercise - frogmen throwing plastic explosive into the sea.

A GREAT SOLDIER PASSES

A Great Soldier Passes (1932)

Funeral parade in London for Field Marshall Viscount Plumer of Messines.

AMERICA HAS HER UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM TOO!

America Has Her Unemployment Problem Too! (1930)

Police use tear gas to disperse protesters.

WITH ALL THE IMPRESSIVE POMP - mute version

With All The Impressive Pomp - Mute Version (1931)

Archbishop Damaschinos blesses the sea for...

THE KING ABDICATES version 1 of 2

The King Abdicates Version 1 Of 2 (1936)

King Edward VIII abdicates - various archive shots of...

THE GLENS OF ANTRIM

The Glens Of Antrim (1935)

A tour around the scenic sights of County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

THE CITY MOVES!  - A CONTINENTAL SIDELIGHT

The City Moves! - A Continental Sidelight (1930)

Holidaymakers leave Berlin for their summer break...

 

 

OUR GRACIE LNER

Our Gracie Lner (1938)

Gracie Fields opens a sale of handicrafts made by disabled men at Smethwick.

PARISIAN CAPES AND SHAPES

Parisian Capes And Shapes (1920-1929)

Fashion item - beautiful frocks are modelled including one trimmed...

THE MINERS OF MANGANESE

The Miners Of Manganese (1931)

Men work at the manganese mines of Morocco.

PLEASANT SPECTACLE FOR PARIS

Pleasant Spectacle For Paris (1920)

The R.33 airship flies over the Eiffel Tower in Paris. France.

BLESSING THE HOUND'S BEFORE THE HUNT aka BLESSING THE HOUNDS BEFORE THE HUNT

Blessing The Hound's Before The Hunt AKA Blessing The Hounds Before The Hunt (1924)

French...

THE KING SEES THEM

The King Sees Them "Go To It!" (1940)

King George VI and Herbert Morrison visit the Woolwich Arsenal.

MR. CHURCHILL IN AMERICA aka CHURCHILL ARRIVES IN U.S. aka MR. CHURCHILL TO...

Mr. Churchill In America AKA Churchill Arrives In U.S. AKA Mr. Churchill To... (1952)

Winston...

Selected Originals - TOY FAIR aka NEW IDEAS IN TOYS

Selected Originals - Toy Fair AKA New Ideas In Toys (1951)

Material related to newsreel story...

LIGHTING UP FOR CHRISTMAS

Lighting Up For Christmas (1957)

London's West End puts on its Christmas decorations as the shopping...

VILLAGE aka GREAT TEW issue title is CHARMED I'M SURE

Village AKA Great Tew Issue Title Is Charmed I'm Sure (1939)

Travelogue item about pretty village...

Selected Originals - DE GAULLE

Selected Originals - De Gaulle (1958)

Material relating to newsreel story "De Gaulle Triumphs" -...

ANGRY TEACHERS MARCH

Angry Teachers March (1961)

Members of the National Union of Teachers go to lobby MPs at the House of...

A TUDOR VILLAGE DOWN UNDER

A Tudor Village Down Under (1964)

A model of a Tudor English village is built by a man with Polio in...

A-LEVEL JIM CLARKS

A-Level Jim Clarks (1966)

Schoolboys build their own go-carts.

TRAIN CRASH

Train Crash (1968)

11 people die when train and transporter crash at level crossing. Hixon,...

CIGARETTE TESTING

Cigarette Testing (1949)

Footage of experiments being carried out on different types of cigarettes in...

SOUND QUIZ

Sound Quiz (1953)

Eamonn Andrews introduces the Pictorial mystery sounds quiz.

WIND TUNNEL TEST PROPELLORS FOR GIANT PLANES

Wind Tunnel Test Propellors For Giant Planes (1945)

Large aeroplane propellors are tested in a wind...

CANADIAN SIGNAL CORPS

Canadian Signal Corps (1943)

Out-takes from UN848 (Canadian Signals Unit) plus extra sequence.

ICE CARNIVAL

Ice Carnival (1946)

Performers take part in an Ice Carnival.

HUSH DON'T WAKE THE BOBBY

Hush Don't Wake The Bobby (1909)

Early comedy film. Policeman tries to keep people from upsetting his...

CONVOY PARKED - ITALY

Convoy Parked - Italy (1944)

Troops enter town (Italy ?). Footage of large convoy on side of road.

US WELCOMES GENERAL WAINWRIGHT

Us Welcomes General Wainwright (1945)

Great reception for General Wainwright in America.

GAITSKELL VISITS BULGANIN AND KHRUSHCHEV AT CLARIDGES

Gaitskell Visits Bulganin And Khrushchev At Claridges (1956)

Hugh Gaitskell sees Bulganin and...

PRINCE BERNHARD TOURS SOUTH AMERICA

Prince Bernhard Tours South America (1959)

Prince Bernhard of Holland visits Paraguay as part of a...

CUBANS CELEBRATES AS GOVERNMENT SEIZES US PROPERTY

Cubans Celebrates As Government Seizes Us Property (1960)

Property worth nearly a billion dollars...

QUEEN AT THE TROOPING THE COLOUR

Queen At The Trooping The Colour (1976)

Close shots of Queen Elizabeth II saluting.

BANTAM PACK - ANIMALS BEAUTY PARLOUR

Bantam Pack - Animals Beauty Parlour (1950)

Quirky stuff - probably designed for children - dogs at...

WAR GARDENS' SPLENDID YIELD

War Gardens' Splendid Yield (1914-1918)

Celebration of harvest in war gardens. Leyton, Greater London.

DEFENCE PRACTICE

Defence Practice (1930-1939)

US Navy Air Arm manoeuvres off Virginia Coast. Planes take off from an aircraft...

AUDITION - REVUDEVILLE

Audition - Revudeville (1932)

Unusual footage of auditions for a revue show at the Windmill Theatre in...