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US WHEAT TRAIN DISASTER

Us Wheat Train Disaster (1938)

Men try to save thirty car loads of wheat after a train crash in...

HURRICANE  SWEEPS U.S.A.

Hurricane Sweeps U.S.A. (1938)

A hurricane causes widespread damage to property on the East Coast of...

CATHOLIC CONGRESS - NEW ORLEANS

Catholic Congress - New Orleans (1938)

100,000 Roman Catholics gather for the 8th National...

STREET CLEANERS STRIKE - PHILADELPHIA

Street Cleaners Strike - Philadelphia (1938)

Rubbish piles up as street cleaners go on strike in...

ANTHONY EDEN IN NEW YORK

Anthony Eden In New York (1938)

Anthony Eden gives a speech about democracy on his visit to New York,...

NEW FIRE FLOAT - NEW YORK

New Fire Float - New York (1938)

The world's largest fire float with nine hoses is tested in New York...

AMERICA'S SIDE WALK CLUB aka AMERICA'S SIDEWALK CLUB

America's Side Walk Club AKA America's Sidewalk Club (1938)

People in the Sidewalk Club stand and...

 

 

BIG FIRE IN FILM COLONY

Big Fire In Film Colony (1938)

Dramatic forest fire sweeps down and destroys 300 homes in Santa Monica...

DAREDEVIL CAR CRASH IN LOS ANGELES

Daredevil Car Crash In Los Angeles (1938)

Carey Loftin purposely crashes his car into a brick wall,...

ANGLO - AMERICAN NEW TRADE PACT

Anglo - American New Trade Pact (1938)

American Foreign Secretary Cordell Hull makes speech praising...

TOYS COLLECTED - NEW YORK

Toys Collected - New York (1938)

Old toys are collected and repaired to be given to the poorer children...

PLANE CRASH - SAN FRANCISCO

Plane Crash - San Francisco (1938)

The wreckage of an airliner in which 5 people died is washed up at...

FUNERAL UNIDENTIFIED ITEM

Funeral Unidentified Item (1924)

Unidentified item showing a funeral - probably American President,...

USA FLYER aka U.S.A. FLIERS

USA Flyer AKA U.S.A. Fliers (1924)

American World Fliers are greeted by the President in Washington. ...

THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN JEWS

Thousands Of American Jews (1929)

Protest by American Jews outside British Consul in New York...

SPEND LESS ON ARMAMENTS SAYS UNCLE SAM aka SPEND LESS ON ARMENENTS

Spend Less On Armaments Says Uncle Sam AKA Spend Less On Armenents (1929)

The United States...

HERE'S SENSATION

Here's Sensation (1929)

Racing driver Jimmy Gieson is seriously injured when he crashes at 100 miles an...

HEAD-ON

Head-On (1929)

Footage of the wreckage left when two trains collided head-on at full speed. Andover,...

MR RAMSAY MACDONALD

Mr Ramsay Macdonald (1929)

Ramsay Macdonald is awarded honorary degree by Washington University, United...

DISASTROUS FIRE

Disastrous Fire (1925)

A fire causes a lot of damage and destroys warehouses on Jersey City's waterfront....

DISASTROUS FIRE CUTS

Disastrous Fire Cuts (1925)

Cuts (rushes, out takes) for DISASTROUS FIRE in G 1155.

A FIGHT FOR LIFE

A Fight For Life (1925)

Men try to free Floyd Collins who has been trapped in a cave by a boulder.

KING COAL TAKES TOLL

King Coal Takes Toll (1925)

The injured are treated and bodies recovered after gas explosion in coal...

KING COAL TAKES TOLL TINTED

King Coal Takes Toll Tinted (1925)

Yellow tinted version of the rescue attempts at a coalmine after a...

90 MILE AN HOUR

90 Mile An Hour (1929)

Gale force winds cause havoc in Michigan in the United States of America.

LIKE THE BAD OLD DAYS

Like The Bad Old Days (1929)

Footage of train derailment following bandits attack in Sangus, United...

ATLANTIC LINER ABLAZE

Atlantic Liner Ablaze (1930)

New York's fire-fighters tackle blaze on German liner "Munchen." America....

SKY-SCRAPER FIRE FIGHTER

Sky-Scraper Fire Fighter (1930)

A 175 foot high fire tower uses 4 nozzles to spurt out 28,000 gallons...

AMERICA HAS HER UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM TOO

America Has Her Unemployment Problem Too (1930)

40,000 Communists demonstrate against unemployment...

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 PERIL THAT WILL INCREASE WHEN WE ALL FLY aka  A PERIL THAT EVIL

A Peril That Will Increase When We All Fly AKA A Peril That Evil (1929)

Miraculously all 32...

AMAZING PRISON RIOTS

Amazing Prison Riots (1929)

A riot in Auburn State Penitentiary leads to death and destruction. New...

PRISON FIRE HORROR

Prison Fire Horror (1930)

Firemen put out the last of the fire in a prison which killed 319 men who were...

WASHINGTON aka INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE

Washington AKA Inside The White House (1939)

Footage of the interior of the White House in...

CALIFORNIA'S MOVING

California's Moving (1939)

Footage of large landslip in California in the United States of America.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ON EUROPEAN PEACE

President Roosevelt On European Peace (1939)

President Roosevelt gives a speech on the need for...

JUSTICE HUGHES CELEBRATES

Justice Hughes Celebrates (1939)

The Lord Chief Justice Charles Evens celebrates his birthday in the...

ROOSEVELT XMAS PARTY Dublin issue

Roosevelt Xmas Party Dublin Issue (1942)

President Roosevelt carves the turkey at the annual...

WARDENS' MASS ENLISTMENT Dublin issue

Wardens' Mass Enlistment Dublin Issue (1942)

20,000 members of the Building Employers Union enlist...

US CONFISCATES ENEMY RADIOS

Us Confiscates Enemy Radios (1942)

America confiscates radios and cameras from Japanese, German and...

NURSES IN TRAINING Dublin issue

Nurses In Training Dublin Issue (1942)

American nurses in white uniforms march about their camp...

NORMANDIE FIRE - FIRST PICTURES

Normandie Fire - First Pictures (1942)

Fire rages on the liner ship Normandie during her conversion...

WOMEN TRAFFIC COPS Dublin issue

Women Traffic Cops Dublin Issue (1942)

Women traffic police in California are sworn in and seen at...

CHILDREN FINGERPRINTED Dublin issue

Children Fingerprinted Dublin Issue (1942)

Children have their fingerprints taken at Lynnwood in...

NORMANDIE CAPSIZES Dublin issue

Normandie Capsizes Dublin Issue (1942)

Liner ship Normandie after capsizing following a fire on her...

THE BUTLERS BALL

The Butlers Ball (1939)

Good footage of the Butlers charity Ball in New York in the United States of...

BLAZING LUMBER YARD

Blazing Lumber Yard (1922)

Night shots of fire in lumber yard in Indianapolis.

A TRAGEDY OF THE STORM

A Tragedy Of The Storm (1922)

Bridge collapses in storm and train smashed into river, America.

BROOKLYN / SILVERDASH

Brooklyn / Silverdash (1939)

Large ship the Silverdash on fire in Brooklyn dock, New York in the United...

GALE IN CALIFORNIA

Gale In California (1939)

Footage of the damage caused by strong winds in California in the United...