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SAVING A SUBMARINE

Saving A Submarine (1922)

Salvaging a sunken submarine.

MR. A. J. COOK

Mr. A. J. Cook (1926)

Miners' Secretary, A. J. Cook, unveils banner bearing portrait of Lenin and...

A BLAZE A MILE UNDER THE EARTH aka A'BLAZE A MILE UNDER THE EARTH

A Blaze A Mile Under The Earth AKA A'blaze A Mile Under The Earth (1930)

A fire in an oil well...

A TOUR THRU THE ROUGE PLANTS  aka A TOUR THROUGH THE ROUGE PLANTS

A Tour Thru The Rouge Plants AKA A Tour Through The Rouge Plants (1930-1939)

Great film of all...

TAKEN FOR A RIDE

Taken For A Ride (1931)

A journey over the George Washington Bridge in New York.

GIANT CONVEYOR CARRIES BALES A MILE

Giant Conveyor Carries Bales A Mile (1914-1918)

Good shots of cotton processing in United States of...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1930-1939)

Corn harvesting competition. A strongman pulls a lorry with his hair.

 

 

A ZEPHYR PULLMAN

A Zephyr Pullman (1934)

A new American all steel train is presented to British audience.

STEEL MAKING

Steel Making (1948)

Largest & smallest penknives, silver display, metal exhibition.

"Poison Gas" - As A Help (1923)

Cotton crop is sprayed by a crop plane.

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB

Mary Had A Little Lamb (1930)

Various shots of a tame sheep which eats from peoples' hands and runs...

A LADY STEEPLEJACK aka WOMAN STEEPLEJACK

A Lady Steeplejack AKA Woman Steeplejack (1919)

A Lady steeplejack seen working on the maintenance...

A DIFFICULT FACE TO WASH

A Difficult Face To Wash (1921)

A steeplejack climbs across the face of the second largest clock in the...

THE APOLLO XI BLAST OFF

The Apollo Xi Blast Off (1969)

Some excellent footage from Cape Kennedy showing the launch of American...

 TELEVISION IN A BANK

Television In A Bank (1959)

Televisions used in Manchester bank so clients can view statements housed...

US TROOPS IN ENGLAND

Us Troops In England (1949)

US troops jitterbugging, cycling, at church and a plane arriving.

B.O.A.C.

B.O.A.C. "Britannia" (1953)

BOAC Britannia

CANADA BUILDS A NEW TOWN

Canada Builds A New Town (1949)

Canada builds dam, power station and town around it.

SEARCH FOR MISSING AMERICAN AIRCRAFT aka HUNT FOR MISSING AMERICAN

Search For Missing American Aircraft AKA Hunt For Missing American (1956)

Inconclusive footage...

A NEW FARM TRACTOR

A New Farm Tractor (1914-1918)

Cletrac tractor driven by a woman pulls a mechanised tiller or plough along a...

TV SCREEN

Tv Screen (1960-1969)

A close up of a television screen

SUGAR MOUNTAIN A MILE LONG

Sugar Mountain A Mile Long (1937)

Mountains of sugar beet being moved onto trucks and taken to...

LIKE A MIGHTY TORCH

Like A Mighty Torch (1928)

Dramatic footage of an oil gusher on fire in middle of Santa Fe oil district,...

A ONE WOMAN JOB!

A One Woman Job! (1928)

A woman who runs a railway station in Shrewsbury is featured - she does all the...

LAYING A

Laying A "Talk-Highway" (1922)

Interesting item showing the laying of an under sea telephone cable...

BUILDING A HOUSE

Building A House (1940-1949)

Educational film showing the various stages of building a house.

VISIT TO A FARM

Visit To A Farm (1940-1949)

Educational film showing the work of a farm.

A TALL STORY

A Tall Story (1923)

Large wireless mast in the United States of America under construction.

LIVER BUILDING - LIVERPOOL

Liver Building - Liverpool (1920-1929)

View of the Liver Building from a boat on the Mersey in Liverpool.

BUILDING A CONVENT

Building A Convent (1963)

Nuns working on the building of a new Convent.

A MIGHTY SPLASH TANKER LAUNCHING

A Mighty Splash Tanker Launching (1920)

When an oil tanker is launched, many are hurt by the enormous...

A QUEER LIFT!

A Queer Lift! (1931)

Canal barges are transported by a large "lift".

RECONSTRUCTION OF ELSTREE STUDIOS

Reconstruction Of Elstree Studios (1947)

Framework of the new studios, equipment and props.

WHEN THEY HAVE A FIRE ... IT IS A FIRE!!

When They Have A Fire ... It Is A Fire!! (1932)

Incredible fire in American timber yard - so...

THE FORGE - A CLASSROOM FILM

The Forge - A Classroom Film (1940-1949)

Educational film showing work in a forge.

BUILT IN A DAY

Built In A Day (1930-1939)

Building workers create a concrete house at top speed.

A SHORT LIFE AND A GAY ONE

A Short Life And A Gay One (1921)

An item showing Christmas turkeys on a farm being fed, and...

A TURKEY FARM

A Turkey Farm (1946)

John Parsons running after turkeys on a farm.

ROYAL ENGINEERS BUILD A BRIDGE

Royal Engineers Build A Bridge (1963)

Royal Engineers build a bridge in Bath.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1934)

German Toy Fair, Swiss Onion Fair and Rocket Air Mail Failure.

A BUMPER CROP

A Bumper Crop (1923)

A bumper crop of hops keep the pickers busy in Kent.

WATER POWER - A NOVEL MACHINE

Water Power - A Novel Machine (1933)

A new invention for harnessing water power and a hydrofoil are...

B.S.A. FACTORY

B.S.A. Factory (1956)

Various shots of the exterior of the B.S.A. factory at Smallheath, Birmingham.

A NOVEL CRAFT

A Novel Craft (1922)

A new type of boat is demonstrated - the Vane-wheel ship.

SEWING A BOAT

Sewing A Boat (1933)

A small boat is made by gluing then stitching pieces of wood together.

A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE

A Beautiful Tribute (1932)

Lord Grey of Fallodon dedicates new Bridge over Aira Force, a Lakeland...

STORY OF A BLANKET

Story Of A Blanket (1940)

The manufacture of a blanket. From Sheep to sleep. Good scenes of textile...

A LUCKY ESCAPE

A Lucky Escape (1925)

Derailed coal trucks cause a lot of damage but luckily no one is injured. Wales.

MR. BALFOUR BECOMES A CHANCELLOR

Mr. Balfour Becomes A Chancellor (1910-1919)

Arthur James Balfour - being made Chancellor of a University?

A LITTLE HELP IS...

A Little Help Is... (1921)

E.B. Croasdell, the mayor of Hornsey, presents a tractor, thresher and plough...