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RUBBER RESEARCH

Rubber Research (1964)

Artificial growing conditions are created in England in order to find new ways to...

DOG RACING PHOTO - FINISH HAS TRY OUT

Dog Racing Photo - Finish Has Try Out (1945)

First use of electric-eye camera in Britain decides the...

BIRKENHEAD originally part of HEADLINES IN CELLULOID

Birkenhead Originally Part Of Headlines In Celluloid (1946)

Merchant ship SS City of Carlisle...

KING AND EMPIRE'S SHIPPING

King And Empire's Shipping (1925)

Building commences on new headquarters for Lloyds. London.

DORNIER MINI-CAR

Dornier Mini-Car (1970)

An item showing the Dornier mini-car. Germany.

ARTIFICIAL EYELASHES

Artificial Eyelashes (1949)

Manufacture of artificial eyelashes from human hair.

POSITISED SOCKS

Positised Socks (1952)

Footage of sock being treated in liquid rubber to prevent shrinkage. Welwyn Garden...

 

 

MANCHESTER EXHIBITIONS

Manchester Exhibitions (1958)

International Textile Machinery Exhibition at Belle Vue & Building Trades...

LONDON TRAFFIC 1910 aka TRAFFIC SCENES

London Traffic 1910 AKA Traffic Scenes (1914-1918)

Double decker buses with Pear's soap advertising.

CONTRAST CITY LIFE AND RURAL LIFE

Contrast City Life And Rural Life (1920-1930)

A contrast of city and rural life.

FOR THE FIRST TIME!

For The First Time! (1932)

Steam train runs up and down on the track outside a new railway station in...

STOP PRESS

Stop Press (1947)

A terrible fire engulfs oil refinery works in Texas City, USA.

BRITAIN'S SHOP WINDOW

Britain's Shop Window (1927)

The King and Queen visit Britain's Industries Fair at White City.

CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP

City And Suburban Handicap (1938)

A horse called Pigskin wins the City and Suburban Handicap at Epsom.

BRITAIN'S SHOP WINDOW

Britain's Shop Window (1923)

King George V and Queen Mary attend British Industries Fair at White City....

DISASTROUS FIRE

Disastrous Fire (1925)

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

LORD MAYOR TRAM DRIVER

Lord Mayor Tram Driver (1925)

The Lord Mayor of London drives tram over Southwark bridge to open new...

PROHIBITION WHISKEY

Prohibition Whiskey (1920)

Whiskey producers try to get round Prohibition by exporting liquor to Europe....

£30,000 STAR JOINS CARDIFF

£30,000 Star Joins Cardiff (1953)

Trevor Ford transfers from Sunderland to Cardiff City at a fee of...

CALEDONIAN MARKET S.A. aka CAPE TOWN'S CALEDONIAN MARKET

Caledonian Market S.A. AKA Cape Town's Caledonian Market (1940)

A look at the busy outdoor...

LATEX CASTINGS

Latex Castings (1952)

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

DIVERSION OF MISSOURI RIVER

Diversion Of Missouri River (1949)

Missouri River dynamited at Liberty Bend, Kansas City, to eliminate...

AMERICAN CAR AND PLANE PRODUCTION

American Car And Plane Production (1950)

Motor car assembly line, men working on Thunderjet aircraft.

SALISBURY - RHODESIA

Salisbury - Rhodesia (1971)

Various footage from Zimbabwe's capital depicting cultural life

TRADITIONAL CRAFTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Traditional Crafts In The Philippines (1965)

Traditional craft work made and sold in the...

DOCKLAND SETTLEMENT TITLES

Dockland Settlement Titles (1920-1930)

Titles regarding the expansion of Dockland Settlement at Canning...

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION

Ideal Home Exhibition (1920-1929)

Opening of Ideal Home Exhibition and new Square Building Trust homes in...

GERMAN STRIKE - 1922 - CROWDED TRANSPORT

German Strike - 1922 - Crowded Transport (1922)

Large crowds in Berlin during strike. Germany.

GLASS CITY OF THE FUTURE

Glass City Of The Future (1959)

Pilkington Brothers have developed a scheme for a glass city.

A MODERN MIRACLE

A Modern Miracle (1933)

New NBC Radio studios in New York are opened by David Sarnoff.

ROYAL VISITORS Beware - other items share this title

Royal Visitors Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1934)

Duchess of York attends a fashion...

NEAR THE SANDS OF VENDEE - FRANCE

Near The Sands Of Vendee - France (1933)

Salt flats in France - various shots of the pools of sea...

WOMEN AND WINE

Women And Wine (1938)

Miss America beauty contest at Atlantic City and a grape festival in Italy.

CAR FERRY

Car Ferry (1948)

Plane service that transports tourists and their cars between England and France.

MCDONALD BAILEY

Mcdonald Bailey (1953)

Footage of the sprinter McDonald Bailey, London.

DUKE VISITS MEXICO

Duke Visits Mexico (1964)

The of Edinburgh visits Mexico City.

LONDON CARRIES ON

London Carries On (1941)

London shop keepers carry on despite bomb damage to their shops.

NEWSPRINT Part 1

Newsprint Part 1 (1940)

The different stages of newspaper printing

BUILDING THE BOULEVARD HAUSSMANN - PARIS 1926

Building The Boulevard Haussmann - Paris 1926 (1926)

The Boulevard Haussmann under construction in...

FLAGPOLE CLEANERS

Flagpole Cleaners (1959)

Men cleaning flagpoles on top of Selfridges - uncomfortable for those with fear...

GOLD IN JOHANNESBURG

Gold In Johannesburg (1962)

A look at the process of gold mining in Johannesburg.

HOT SPRINGS IN ICELAND

Hot Springs In Iceland (1961)

A look at Iceland and, in particular, the various uses of the country's...

H.M. THE QUEEN

H.M. The Queen (1934)

Queen Mary visits the British Industries Fair at White City.

UNCLE SAM'S TELEVISION

Uncle Sam's Television (1940)

Interesting item shows the development of television in the United States...

CAN YOU INVENT

Can You Invent (1928)

Various new transport inventions - snow plough, motorcycle for two, new aircraft...

WANTED ALIVE

Wanted Alive (1957)

Pathe investigates the shortage of secretaries.

DEVALUATION aka POUND DEVALUED - STOCK EXCHANGE AND BANKS CLOSED FOR ONE DAY

Devaluation AKA Pound Devalued - Stock Exchange And Banks Closed For One Day (1967)

Pound...

QUEEN OPENS NEW MINT

Queen Opens New Mint (1968)

Queen Elizabeth II opens new Mint in Cardiff, Wales.

BRITAINS SHOP WINDOW aka BRITAIN'S SHOP WINDOW

Britains Shop Window AKA Britain's Shop Window (1929)

Queen Mary and Prince Edward, Prince of...

HOUSTON CITY aka LAUNCHING OF 'HOUSTONCITY'

Houston City AKA Launching Of 'houstoncity' (1933)

A Mrs Mercer from America launches the ship...