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 SMOG DETECTOR

Smog Detector (1955)

Westminster Civil Defence officers demonstrate new smog detecting device.

FIRST STEEL CRUISER OF THE AIR!

First Steel Cruiser Of The Air! (1932)

Large 6 engined Seaplane goes through its paces at Rochester.

ON THE ARAGON FRONT  aka SPAIN

On The Aragon Front AKA Spain (1937)

Abandoned tanks and bombed out buildings - signs of continuing...

BARCELONA - ANOTHER TERRIFIC AIR RAID

Barcelona - Another Terrific Air Raid (1938)

Brief shots of bomb damage after an air raid in...

REBUILDING THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE NERVION RIVER AT BILBAO

Rebuilding The Bridge Across The Nervion River At Bilbao (1938)

Spanish Nationalists rebuild the...

BARCELONA - DEATH RAINS FROM THE SKY

Barcelona - Death Rains From The Sky (1938)

Scenes of destruction left after an air raid in...

CIVIL DEFENCE EXERCISE

Civil Defence Exercise (1968)

Civil defence emergency exercise and evacuation carried out at BP House,...

 

 

GERMANY'S 34-TON AIR LINER

Germany's 34-Ton Air Liner (1932)

Shots of the strange looking D2500 airliner - part of the Lufthansa...

CIVIL WAR IN ATHENS

Civil War In Athens (1945)

The fighting continues during the civil war in Athens. Greece.

BARCELONA AGAIN!

Barcelona Again! (1938)

People of Barcelona run for shelter in an air raid then we see destruction...

Selected Originals - BY

Selected Originals - By "Comet" To Johannesburg. (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "By...

Selected Originals - THIS IS TRAGEDY

Selected Originals - This Is Tragedy (1966)

Material related to newsreel story "This is Tragedy" -...

V2 ROCKET DAMAGES LONDON

V2 Rocket Damages London (1945)

Civil defence workers clear rubble on bomb site after flying bomb...

TORNADO WARNING SYSTEM

Tornado Warning System (1959)

Tornado warning system is tested in Kansas.

HOME BUILT WITH FALLOUT SHELTER

Home Built With Fallout Shelter (1959)

Home in Denver built with a fallout shelter.

 US NAVY TESTS NEW SHELTER

Us Navy Tests New Shelter (1962)

US navy troops test out new nuclear bomb shelter at Maryland.

Selected Originals - BY

Selected Originals - By "Comet" To Johannesburg. (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "By...

RAILWAY RECORDER

Railway Recorder (1959)

Track recording trolley - used for detecting and recording all physical track...

Selected Originals - BY

Selected Originals - By "Comet" To Johannesburg (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "By...

AMERICAN ATOM SHELTER

American Atom Shelter (1960)

Patterson unveils the fall out shelter, woman and children inside the...

Selected Originals - BY

Selected Originals - By "Comet" To Johannesburg. (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "By...

Selected Originals - BY

Selected Originals - By "Comet" To Johannesburg. (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "By...

THIS IS TRAGEDY

This Is Tragedy (1966)

Nearly two hundred children buried in mud at landslide at Aberfan, Wales.

U.S. CIVIL DEFENCE OPERATION

U.S. Civil Defence Operation "Alert" U.S.A. - Various (1956)

Disaster Recovery test invoked...

THE WEEK THAT WELCOMED 1948

The Week That Welcomed 1948 (1948)

Roundup of the latest news.

BY

By "Comet" To Johannesburg (1952)

Pathe cameraman Ced Baynes pioneers world's first passenger jet air...

Selected Originals - BY

Selected Originals - By "Comet" To Johannesburg. (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "By...

SUMMING UP NO. 08 - reel 1

Summing Up No. 08 - Reel 1 (1948)

A quarterly round up of news stories from around the world.

SUMMING UP NO. 03

Summing Up No. 03 (1947)

A quarterly round up of news stories from around the world.

SCRUTINY

Scrutiny (1963)

Truly hilarious pastiche of the "March of Time" film series - chimps make a newsreel!

PATHE NEWS 1938

Pathe News 1938 (1938)

News review for 1938.