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AVALANCHE KILLS 44 SOLDIERS IN SEOUL aka  KOREAN AVALANCHE

Avalanche Kills 44 Soldiers In Seoul AKA Korean Avalanche (1956)

Aerial shots of villages and...

EXTREMES MEET

Extremes Meet (1934)

Aftermath of a terrifying cloudburst in California.

THE CITY THAT VANISHED

The City That Vanished (1932)

Good footage of the excavation of the ancient town of Herculaneum in...

AVALANCHE DISASTER

Avalanche Disaster (1954)

Large snowfall has caused death and homelessness in Switzerland and Austria.

ICE FLOES WRECK TWO BRIDGES

Ice Floes Wreck Two Bridges (1964)

Freezing and thawing of the river causes great problems in Vermont.

TORNADO HITS FORT WORTH

Tornado Hits Fort Worth (1963)

Tornado causes great damage at Fort Worth, Texas.

THE HOLY ISLAND

The Holy Island (1934)

A visit to the Inner Hebrides island of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland.

 

 

HOISTING HERMANN

Hoisting Hermann (1945)

Unexploded 4000 pound bomb is ready for removal in Croydon.

AT THE RISK OF THEIR LIVES

At The Risk Of Their Lives (1940)

Men of the bomb disposal squad at work near St. Paul's Cathedral.

JACK AND EDDIE EDEN

Jack And Eddie Eden (1941)

Variety act Jack and Eddie Eden sing a song called 'Hoorah Topping Whoopee'...

MUD FLOOD AT SIERRA MADRE

Mud Flood At Sierra Madre (1954)

A mud slide engulfs homes in Sierra Madre. California, America.

LANDSLIDE SPLITS TOWN

Landslide Splits Town (1963)

Landslide splits town of Nou in Japan.

TWO MINUTES IN SUMATRA

Two Minutes In Sumatra (1937)

A brief look at the island of Nias, off the coast of Sumatra in the Dutch...

AVALANCHE

Avalanche (1935)

Good footage of an avalanche in progress.

A FREAK OF FISHLAND

A Freak Of Fishland (1935)

An African Lungfish is cut out of a lump of mud where it had been...

THE SUPER PORK FEAST!

The Super Pork Feast! (1938)

Maoris have a ceremonial feast and dance a Haka.

GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TRAILER - SAVE BONES

Government Official Trailer - Save Bones (1943)

Government urges the population to save bones for...

PEANUTS FESTIVAL Dublin issue

Peanuts Festival Dublin Issue (1941)

Quirky item about festival in USA, a girl in a peanut dressed is...

SCOTTISH EXPRESS CRASHES

Scottish Express Crashes (1947)

Large train crash near Goswick, Northumberland.

NEW HAMPSHIRE - CHILDREN SKIING

New Hampshire - Children Skiing (1948)

Children learn to ski in New Hampshire.

KNUTSFORD issue title is YOU NEVER KNOW YOU KNOW

Knutsford Issue Title Is You Never Know You Know (1943)

Travelogue item about Knutsford, Cheshire,...

SAND V. HOUSES

Sand V. Houses (1948)

Sand dunes by Dee Estuary in North Wales engulf houses.

AMERICAN HEADLINES! aka WASHINGTON UNDER SNOW

American Headlines! AKA Washington Under Snow (1941)

March snow brings Washington to a standstill...

FREEZE-UP ALL ROUND

Freeze-Up All Round (1963)

Britain remains snowbound and covered in ice through the first month of the...

ENGINE CHRISTENED - THE

Engine Christened - The "Suffolk Regiment" (1935)

"The Suffolk Regiment" is added to the L.N.E.R....

LESLIE SARONY

Leslie Sarony (1932)

The entertainer and comedian Leslie Sarony tells jokes and sings a song.

JUST A WAVE - COLD!

Just A Wave - Cold! (1941)

State of New York under heavy snow; Niagara Falls surrounded by ice and snow...

WAS IT YOUR IDEA OF A HOLIDAY? - HOW THEY SPENT WHITSUN

Was It Your Idea Of A Holiday? - How They Spent Whitsun (1947)

Different views of how the British...

ON THE ALERT

On The Alert (1944)

A tribute to the work of the brave men and women of the A.R.P.

PALESTINE BLOW UP - FIFTY KILLED

Palestine Blow Up - Fifty Killed (1948)

Jerusalem's busy shopping street blasted - fifty people are...

THE ISLAND OF STONE - PORTLAND

The Island Of Stone - Portland (1934)

A visit to the island of Portland, off the coast of Dorset.

4 TRAPPED BY CAVE - IN

4 Trapped By Cave - In (1952)

Rescue in Ontario, Canada, of men dug out of landfall in deep ditch

NEW U.S. WEAPON

New U.S. Weapon (1952)

The US Army in Korea have devised a new weapon using napalm to stop enemy raids.

ITALY - 254 DIE IN FLOODS aka 245 DIE IN ITALIAN FLOODS

Italy - 254 Die In Floods AKA 245 Die In Italian Floods (1954)

Salerno province is devastated by...

NELSON MONUMENT BLASTED

Nelson Monument Blasted (1966)

Nelson's Column in Dublin blasted.

JUNE ROBLES TELLS OWN KIDNAP TALE! aka JUNE NOBLE TELLS HOW SHE WAS KIDNAPPED

June Robles Tells Own Kidnap Tale! AKA June Noble Tells How She Was Kidnapped (1920-1929)

June...

RAIN & FLOODS PLAGUE IDAHO & LOS ANGELES AREA

Rain & Floods Plague Idaho & Los Angeles Area (1962)

Rain and floods in Idaho and Los Angeles, USA....

CHILDREN FIGHT FOR LIFE - DIPHTHERIA

Children Fight For Life - Diphtheria (1942)

Immunisation for children to cure Diphtheria

ITALIAN DAM HAVOC

Italian Dam Havoc (1935)

150 are killed and hundreds of houses swept away following a dam disaster in...

IN THE SCOTT COUNTRY

In The Scott Country (1938)

A tour around the Scottish areas where Sir Walter Scott lived and worked.

HELP REACHES ALPS VICTIMS

Help Reaches Alps Victims (1951)

Rescuers helping the victims of avalanche disaster in Switzerland.

USA NEWS SNOW STORM

USA News Snow Storm (1956)

Tail-of-winter blizzard blankets America's greatest cities.

THE GREAT N. E. BLIZZARD - USA

The Great N. E. Blizzard - USA (1958)

Blizzard in North East of USA, fire in New York.

JOHNSON'S UNION ADDRESS

Johnson's Union Address (1964)

Lyndon Johnson gives his State Of The Union speech to the Houses of...

WAR DOGS   Reel 2

War Dogs Reel 2 (1961)

The training of dogs for use in the military.

DISASTERS

Disasters (1961)

Footage of slag heap disaster in Belgium and forest fires in Australia.

"Sweetest Shakespeare - Fancys Child" (1932)

The Prince of Wales opens the New Shakespeare Memorial...

ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET EARL BEATTY

Admiral Of The Fleet Earl Beatty (1936)

The funeral cortege of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty makes...

WHAT A TORNADO DID

What A Tornado Did (1936)

A look at devastation caused by tornado in North Carolina and Georgia in USA.

AMERICA PREPARED

America Prepared (1941)

Captain James Roosevelt returns from Middle East, and American forces go on...