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A BIG PULL

A Big Pull (1933)

Item showing how the Canadian Mines Department check ropes for safety.

THE BIG PULL

The Big Pull (1959)

New Haw win the Catchweight final in the Tug of War National Championships.

 FRENCH ARTILLERY FIRING   aka ARTILLERY - BIG GUNS CROSS PONTOON BRIDGE, PULLED...

French Artillery Firing AKA Artillery - Big Guns Cross Pontoon Bridge, Pulled... (1914-1918)

Oxen...

 FRENCH BIG GUNS   aka CAMOUFLAGED FRENCH GUNS BEING MOVED

French Big Guns AKA Camouflaged French Guns Being Moved (1914-1918)

Camouflaged French guns being...

RECORD BANANA CROP IN COLOMBIA

Record Banana Crop In Colombia (1956)

A ten million dollar crop makes 1956 a bumper year for...

FAIRGROUND

Fairground (1972)

Shots of Big Wheel, waltzers and dodgems at a fairground.

BIG GAME OF THE SEA

Big Game Of The Sea (1934)

Giant fish being caught off American Coast.

 

 

GOODBYE PICCADILLY

Goodbye Piccadilly (1929)

Welsh Guards leave London for Egypt.

PARIS STREET

Paris Street (1914)

Private vehicles are requisitioned for the war.

CAPTURED EMDEN GUN

Captured Emden Gun (1914-1918)

British soldiers show off a captured German Emden gun.

GETTING RENOWN READY

Getting Renown Ready (1921)

Sailors haul cargo on board and prepare battleship "Renown" for the Prince...

THE LARGEST MARBLE MONOLITH IN THE WORLD

The Largest Marble Monolith In The World (1929)

The world's largest marble monolith begins its...

£6,000,000 WARSHIP

£6,000,000 Warship (1921)

Various shots of HMS (H.M.S) Hood, the £6,000,000 warship.

CUTS / OUT TAKES for SALVAGE ATTEMPT FAILS in G 1310

Cuts / Out Takes For Salvage Attempt Fails In G 1310 (1926)

Cuts (out takes, rushes) for SALVAGE...

SAND CART

Sand Cart (1938)

Wide sand proof wheels stop a cart full of barrels from sinking on the beach. Dungeness,...

DOGS ON WHEELS

Dogs On Wheels (1938)

'Dog drown carriage' with puppies in - interesting.

CYCLE SPRINGING

Cycle Springing (1950)

Jim Fletcher tests out shock absorbers on his bicycle.

FRANCO

Franco (1970-1979)

Various shots of General Franco participating in leisure activities.

Portuguese Troops Training

Portuguese Troops Training (1914-1918)

Portuguese troops operating artillery guns.

GUNS

Guns (1914-1918)

French soldiers fire big gun.

SIGNAL WOMEN

Signal Women (1943)

Item showing signal women at a railway station in Saughall, Cheshire.

MIXED MINIATURES

Mixed Miniatures (1928)

A miniature circus is demonstrated - animals are pulled around in little model...

DELVING INTO FLORIDA

Delving Into Florida (1936)

Construction begins on the Florida canal. America (USA).

ANIMAL ROLL CALL

Animal Roll Call (1957)

Canadian national park holds a census of all its varied wild life - from elks to...

BIG GUNS TO TAKE FRESH POSITIONS

Big Guns To Take Fresh Positions (1914-1918)

Transporting Big Guns

PRESIDENT POINCARE

President Poincare (1913-1920)

French President Raymond Poincare visits Britain.

ARTILLERY THROUGH THE AGES

Artillery Through The Ages (1925)

A look at various guns and cannons from different eras pulled by a...

BIG SCALE MANOEUVRES IN USA

Big Scale Manoeuvres In USA (1941)

The American First Army Corps carry out big scale manoeuvres in...

MORE DISARMAMENT

More Disarmament (1930)

A start is made on taking obsolete guns to be broken up. Shoeburyness, Essex.

WHALING SHIP

Whaling Ship (1930)

Whale fishermen kill whale and drag it across beach.

Women War Workers' Parade

Women War Workers' Parade (1910-1914)

Footage of women war workers pageant in aid of funds for limb less...

TESTING ARTILLERY GUNS

Testing Artillery Guns (1914-1918)

Testing artillery guns moving over rough ground.

ALDERSHOT - RECRUITS TAUGHT TO CONSTRUCT BRIDGES

Aldershot - Recruits Taught To Construct Bridges (1914-1918)

Footage of soldiers learning to build...

ARMY MANOEUVRES TINTED

Army Manoeuvres Tinted (1925)

40,000 troops take part in military manoeuvres in Delhi, India. Brown...

MOBILE POST-OFFICE aka G.P.O. LONDON

Mobile Post-Office AKA G.P.O. London (1936)

The Post Master General launches the first mobile post...

GETTING READY FOR THE GRAND MANOEUVRES

Getting Ready For The Grand Manoeuvres (1925)

Improvements in the army include new tanks, tractors...

GETTING READY FOR THE GRAND MANOEUVRES TINTED

Getting Ready For The Grand Manoeuvres Tinted (1925)

Improvements in the army include new tanks,...

HAND SHADOWS

Hand Shadows (1953)

Edward Victor makes clever hand shadows on the wall.

SEA SCHOOL

Sea School (1964)

A look at the training of sea cadets at a centre in Liverpool.

MANY INVENTIONS

Many Inventions (1929)

Two inventions are shown - a three wheeled taxi and a globe which has jigsaws...

THEY LOVE OUR BOBBIES

They Love Our Bobbies (1929)

Metropolitan policemen meet gendarmes in Paris. France.

FLOODS IN CHINA

Floods In China (1938)

The Yellow river floods causing death and destruction in central China.

UNVEILING NEWCASTLE'S WAR MEMORIAL

Unveiling Newcastle's War Memorial (1923)

Edward, Prince of Wales, unveils Newcastle's war memorial.

MAKING BALLOONS GODALMING

Making Balloons Godalming (1938)

Balloon barrages to defend British cities are made in a large hangar...

ST. PATRICKS DAY CELEBRATIONS aka ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATIONS

St. Patricks Day Celebrations AKA St. Patrick's Day Celebrations (1930)

The Irish National Army...

CARNIVAL DAY

Carnival Day (1925)

People wear fancy dress during procession in aid of Coventry Hospital.

BARGE ON ROAD

Barge On Road (1944)

A 60 ton barge built inland is transported on a big trailer to the coast. ...

THE VIKING SHIP

The Viking Ship (1929)

Replica of Viking ship on the River Thames, London.

SORTING CLOTHES FOR EUROPE: USA

Sorting Clothes For Europe: USA (1943)

Religious groups in America donate clothes to Europe.

SPRING FISHING ON RIVER DON

Spring Fishing On River Don (1957)

Fishermen bring in catch of Sturgeon and Beluga, and women tin...