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VIRGINIA - STOCK CAR RACE

Virginia - Stock Car Race (1953)

Lots of smashes and crashes at American stock car race.

DUKE IN YORKSHIRE

Duke In Yorkshire (1953)

Prince Philip visits new laboratories in Sheffield (B.I.S.R.A.) and goes down...

US REARMAMENT IN FULL BLAST

Us Rearmament In Full Blast (1951)

Mass production of arms in American factories.

OIL AND WAR - WASHINGTON

Oil And War - Washington (1951)

American Secretary of State considering Russian peace offer for Korea.

OIL AND WAR - NEW YORK

Oil And War - New York (1951)

Soviet delegate in the United Nations calls for peace in Korea.

CALIFORNIA OIL TANK BLAZE

California Oil Tank Blaze (1951)

A massive fire in a Los Angeles oil refinery sends up clouds of black...

SACRAMENTO, CAL. Part of NEWS IN FLASHES

Sacramento, Cal. Part Of News In Flashes (1951)

A toy lending library is set up for local children...

 

 

FLORIDA

Florida (1957)

Florida drivers show how much modern cars can stand at thrilling show.

OIL IN SURREY

Oil In Surrey (1958)

Good scenes of an oil drilling rig at work - near Guildford.

OLD CARS BURN UP

Old Cars Burn Up (1958)

Scrap cars are fed into a smoke eliminating furnace in New York.

AIR SAFETY A STAGE NEARER

Air Safety A Stage Nearer (1959)

Airline representatives attend demonstration of new navigating aid...

PONIES SWIM TO SALE

Ponies Swim To Sale (1959)

Wild ponies are herded across water to Chincoteague Island for annual horse...

PLOUGHING OLD AND NEW

Ploughing Old And New (1959)

Horse and tractor ploughing competition in Shrewsbury.

DOUGHBOYS

Doughboys (1942)

American bakers make bread for servicemen.

STEEL TOWN

Steel Town (1953)

New furnace lit in major American steel works.

NEWS FROM U.S.A. - GLASS AND STONE ROUND HOUSE

News From U.S.A. - Glass And Stone Round House (1954)

One of many proposed homes of the future is...

B.E.A. CHIEF GETS TOUGH

B.E.A. Chief Gets Tough (1955)

Strike crisis in B.E.A. resolved with firm hand.

NEWS FLASHES - U.S. JET SEA PLANE

News Flashes - U.S. Jet Sea Plane (1955)

The world's first multi jet flying boat is revealed to...

NEW YORK BUILDING COLLAPSES

New York Building Collapses (1955)

Workmen are trapped as the New York building under construction...

VOLUNTEERS IN PRACTICE CRASH

Volunteers In Practice Crash (1955)

Volunteer 'passengers' take part in sea crash rescue experiments...

USA BUILDS WEATHER ISLANDS

USA Builds Weather Islands (1955)

In the Atlantic Ocean off the US coast, towers are built to house...

TEN MILLION DOLLAR OIL BLAZE

Ten Million Dollar Oil Blaze (1955)

Fuel tanks explode killing two people in oil refinery blaze at...

WEEKEND SUBMARINERS

Weekend Submariners (1955)

Midget submarine for sportsmen and scientists is tried in California.

WAVE MAKING MACHINE

Wave Making Machine (1955)

New US machine simulates waves of hurricane force for testing sea wall...

AMERICAN WATERCOPTER

American Watercopter (1955)

A cross between a helicopter, a kite and a water skis, show its paces in...

Special - QUEEN OF INDUSTRY

Special - Queen Of Industry (1955)

Miss Aberdeen becomes Scotland's Queen of Industry in Glasgow...

SUCCESSOR TO VISCOUNT

Successor To Viscount (1963)

B.A.C. One-Eleven aircraft, designed for middle distance, will make first...

PAINT FACTORY FIRE

Paint Factory Fire (1966)

Night time shots of a large fire at a paint manufacturing factory in Toledo,...

TRIDENT 3B TEST FLIGHT

Trident 3b Test Flight (1969)

New Trident 3b aircraft on test flight. Hatfield in Hertfordshire.

NEW BOAC STEWARDESS UNIFORMS

New BOAC Stewardess Uniforms (1969)

New uniforms for BOAC stewardesses. London.

FLYING BOAT DOCK

Flying Boat Dock (1948)

A new flying boat dock is established in Southampton, Hampshire.

B.E.A. HAT

B.E.A. Hat (1950)

Footage of new hat for air stewardesses working for B.E.A. in Northolt, Greater London.

REMOTE CONTROLLED LAUNCH

Remote Controlled Launch (1950-1951)

Remote controlled launch is tested off coast of Portsmouth, Hampshire.

HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING UNITS

Hydrostatic Weighing Units (1952)

Footage of Hydrostatic aeroplane weighing machine being demonstrated...

RSPCA RESCUE

Rspca Rescue (1952)

RSPCA rescue mission in Cornwall

P.L.A. HEALTH SHIP

P.L.A. Health Ship (1948)

A look at the work of a Port of London Authority health ship. Gravesend,...

KITCHEN WEAVER

Kitchen Weaver (1949)

Mr. Jarvis of Lavenham, Suffolk, operates hand loom in his kitchen.

PRIVATE SMITH GOES GLAMOROUS

Private Smith Goes Glamorous (1945)

Designer Peter Russel redesigning uniforms into civilian clothes.

GLIDING

Gliding (1953)

Cadets learn how to control gliders at R.A.F. base in Detling, Kent.

 DROUGHT STORY: U.S.A

Drought Story: U.S.A (1930-1939)

American farmers are affected by lack of rain.

JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER SURE PROSPERITY IS COMING BACK

John D. Rockefeller Sure Prosperity Is Coming Back (1932)

Rockefeller talks about economies rise...

AMBRIDGE aka RIOTS IN USA BY METALWORKERS ON STRIKE AT AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA

Ambridge AKA Riots In USA By Metalworkers On Strike At Ambridge, Pennsylvania (1937)

A...

BOULDER DAM, COLORADO

Boulder Dam, Colorado (1934)

Work proceeds on the massive Boulder Dam in Colorado.

OU VONT LES VIEILLES VOITURES? aka OLD CAR DUMP, USA, 1931

Ou Vont Les Vieilles Voitures? AKA Old Car Dump, Usa, 1931 (1932)

Old cars are crushed and...

BLACK CANYON DAM, USA

Black Canyon Dam, USA (1924)

American workmen constructing the Black Canyon Dam.

STRIKE RIOTS - AMERICA

Strike Riots - America (1937)

Footage from the Republic Steel strike in America. Violent clashes and...

HOOVER DAM

Hoover Dam (1933)

The Hoover Dam under construction in the Boulder Canyon, Nevada, United States of...

PICARD'S BALLOON AT CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR aka PICCARD'S BALLOON AT CHICAGO...

Picard's Balloon At Chicago World's Fair AKA Piccard's Balloon At Chicago... (1934)

Air...

COAL STRIKE IN AMERICA

Coal Strike In America (1941)

Strikers and workers during the coal strike in America in 1941.

FLYING FORTRESS

Flying Fortress (1940)

US super plane Flying Fortress is being assembled in American factory.