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"Warspite" (1948)

Salvage men break up the battleship 'Warspite', run aground on the Cornish coast.

SHIP BREAKERS issue title is BREAK AWAY

Ship Breakers Issue Title Is Break Away (1939)

Breaking up old Cunarder, the Berengaria, provides...

SPRING IS HERE ... DEFINITELY! aka DEFINATELY

Spring Is Here ... Definitely! AKA Definately (1932)

Icebreakers break up the frozen surface of the...

HONG KONG, CHINESE QUARTER

Hong Kong, Chinese Quarter (1953)

Hilltop wooden shacks, men and women breaking up stones & market...

NEW JEWELLERY aka REMAKING OLD JEWELLERY

New Jewellery AKA Remaking Old Jewellery (1961)

A designer creates new jewellery by breaking up old...

IT HAPPENED!

It Happened! (1933)

A riot breaks out when American police break up striking Iron and Steel workers.

INDUSTRIAL CRANE PICKS UP EGG aka CRANE AND EGG

Industrial Crane Picks Up Egg AKA Crane And Egg (1956)

Impressive stunt by experienced crane...

 

 

STRIKE PARALYSES CANADIAN TOWN

Strike Paralyses Canadian Town (1949)

Police break up strikers in an asbestos mining town in Quebec.

ASBESTOS STRIKE

Asbestos Strike (1949)

Police break up strikers in an asbestos mining town in Quebec.

EGGSHELL FLOWERS

Eggshell Flowers (1939)

Woman making tulips out of eggshells.

KING WINTER'S ICY GRIP!

King Winter's Icy Grip! (1933)

Canals in Canada start to freeze up and halt the flow of ships for...

FIRST LORD OPENS NEW SMITH DOCK

First Lord Opens New Smith Dock (1954)

Official visit by the First Sea Lord to North Shields to open...

SALT MINE

Salt Mine (1948)

Item showing men working in Meadow Bank salt mine. Winsford, Cheshire.

SALVAGED AFTER 23 YEARS

Salvaged After 23 Years (1940)

Italian salvage crew use a variety of methods to retrieve scrap metal...

GRASS DRIER

Grass Drier (1941)

An item showing the process of grass drying to make food for animals.

AUSSIE AXEMEN

Aussie Axemen (1966)

Australian tree choppers demonstrate their skill at Detling Agricultural Show in...

A TALE OF TALCUM!

A Tale Of Talcum! (1933)

Men gather talcum rocks at an Oregon quarry while women powder their faces with...

COAL MINE

Coal Mine (1932)

Miners working at Bestwood coal mine, Nottingham.

FISHING FLEET EN ROUTE TO ICELAND

Fishing Fleet En Route To Iceland (1963)

Various shots of trawler men and naval personnel on rough...

CAR CRUSHER

Car Crusher (1965)

Cars are crushed in a Hertfordshire scrapyard.

TRUCK DRIVERS

Truck Drivers (1965)

Truck drivers, good and bad driving around Oxfordshire.

RAILWAYS PROGRESS

Railways Progress (1963)

Old and new trains shown to mark the progress of railway industry.

ESSO TANKER LAUNCHED

Esso Tanker Launched (1969)

Launching of the Esso Tanker 'Cambria'. Biggest ship ever built in Holland.

LATEX CASTINGS

Latex Castings (1952)

Latex moulded is demonstrated at workshop in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire.

BREAKING IN HORSE FOR CART WORK

Breaking In Horse For Cart Work (1910-1919)

Footage men attempting to train horse to pull cart.

LABOUR CONFERENCE IN ROME aka INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

Labour Conference In Rome AKA International Labour Conference (1948)

Various shots of...

"The Battle Of The Seine" (1933)

Barge workers use their boats to block the River as part of a strike.

THE OLD VENGEANCE

The Old Vengeance (1922)

Battleship, H.M.S. Vengeance, is taken to Dover to be broken up.

LAUNCH OF THE 'NEVADA'

Launch Of The 'nevada' (1910-1920)

The ship 'Nevada' is launched in United States of America.

BRITISH GUIANA - THE COUNTRY AND ITS INDUSTRIES reel 5

British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 5 (1924)

Long documentary about life in...

SEVERN BRIDGE MODEL

Severn Bridge Model (1954)

Item showing the design of the new bridge to be built over the River Severn....

GIRL BARGE SMASHER

Girl Barge Smasher (1957)

Film about Ivy Wiggans who smashes up old boats and barges for a living.

KITCHEN FISHING

Kitchen Fishing (1950)

Nice item about a seafood shop in Brighton, East Sussex.

THE SHIP THAT PASSES...

The Ship That Passes... (1931)

HMS Birmingham is broken up at Pembroke Dock Yard.

OPERATION ICE BREAKER

Operation Ice Breaker (1961)

Footage of ice breaker operating in Canadian waters.

A BUMPER CROP

A Bumper Crop (1933)

Great footage of families picking hops in the annual harvest in Kent.

BLACK DIAMONDS

Black Diamonds (1932)

Good footage of a working coal mine in Bestwood, Nottingham.

CARDIFF AFTER THE FIRE

Cardiff After The Fire (1926)

Fire destroys a fruit and vegetable market in Cardiff.

STUDENT FARMERS issue title - LEND A HAND

Student Farmers Issue Title - Lend A Hand (1941)

Young people from a land club give up their...

IN THE NICK OF TIME

In The Nick Of Time (1929)

German warship delivers supplies to ship trapped by ice in the frozen Baltic...

NEVADA STRIKE STARTS GOLD RUSH

Nevada Strike Starts Gold Rush

Prospectors hunt for gold in hills of Nevada.

ADVANCED MINING TECHNIQUE

Advanced Mining Technique (1962)

Mechanised mining in Soviet Union.

FLOOD PREVENTION

Flood Prevention (1954)

East coast sea walls are rebuilt in Aldbough and Canvey Island after storms...

20 YEARS OF ATOM POWER

20 Years Of Atom Power (1962)

Celebration of 20 years of atomic power

SAVING THE CROPS

Saving The Crops (1930-1939)

American farmers use oil burners to keep the frost off their fruit trees.

HOUSTON, TEXAS

Houston, Texas (1966)

Cowboy breaking in a horse in a corral and oil drilling rig in action.

LABOUR SAVING INVENTION FOR COTTON MILLS

Labour Saving Invention For Cotton Mills (1965)

New inventions to save labour in cotton mills

NOW, FOR A CHANGE, COME WITH US TO SOUTHERN POLAR SEAS - WHALE HUNTING!

Now, For A Change, Come With Us To Southern Polar Seas - Whale Hunting! (1932)

Whale is...

LAKE MICHIGAN

Lake Michigan (1914-1918)

Good footage of Lake Michigan around north shore area and industrial centre.

BEST ON TWO WHEELS

Best On Two Wheels (1966)

Cycle and Motorcycle Show at London's Earls Court.