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£1,250,000 BLAZE Dublin issue

£1,250,000 Blaze Dublin Issue (1942)

Stacks of cotton stored at South African port go up in flames.

LANCASHIRE COTTON MILL

Lancashire Cotton Mill (1947)

Various shots inside a cotton mill, Lancashire.

COTTON QUEEN AT BLACKPOOL

Cotton Queen At Blackpool (1939)

Crowning of the Cotton Queen in Blackpool, Lancashire.

AUTOMATION IN COTTON

Automation In Cotton (1965)

Footage of spinning mill near Nelson is first fully automated plant in...

THE JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE

The Japanese Earthquake (1923)

Footage of the Japanese earthquake which had devastating effects on the...

KARAKUM CANAL

Karakum Canal (1957)

Irrigation of canal allows cotton crops to grow in Kara Kum desert, Turkmenia.

COTTON MILL

Cotton Mill (1946)

Interior of cotton mill in Lancashire.

 

 

GIANT CONVEYOR CARRIES BALES A MILE

Giant Conveyor Carries Bales A Mile (1914-1918)

Good shots of cotton processing in United States of...

BRITAIN THE CONSUMER - EGYPT THE PRODUCER

Britain The Consumer - Egypt The Producer (1927)

King Fuad visits at the cotton mills in...

KING FEISAL IN BOLTON

King Feisal In Bolton (1927)

King Feisal visits the cotton mills in Bolton.

GRACIE GOES HOME

Gracie Goes Home (1947)

Gracie Fields pays an emotional visit to her Lancashire home town.

FISHING RESEARCH IN SURINAM

Fishing Research In Surinam (1957)

Locals fish in flooded plantation at Surinam. Dutch Guiana.

GRACIE FIELDS SINGS IN ROCHDALE

Gracie Fields Sings In Rochdale (1954)

Gracie Fields swamped by fans at her gig in Rochdale.

RIVER ORD IRRIGATION SCHEME

River Ord Irrigation Scheme (1966)

Dams in Western Australia make land increasingly fertile.

 BILLY COTTON WITH RACING CAR

Billy Cotton With Racing Car (1920-1929)

Band leader Billy Cotton driving his racing car.

QUEEN VISITS COTTON PLANT

Queen Visits Cotton Plant (1957)

Queen Elizabeth II being shown round Cotton mill in France.

THE LOCUST BATTLE

The Locust Battle (1930)

Men battle locusts in Palestine - by stamping on them - and using flame...

AMERICAN AND BRITISH GOLF BALL TEST

American And British Golf Ball Test (1931)

Golfers play a round to demonstrate the differences...

THE OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

The Open Golf Championship (1934)

Henry Cotton wins the open golf championship at Sandwich.

COTTON QUEEN aka BLACKPOOL

Cotton Queen AKA Blackpool (1936)

Beauty pageant for girls representing cotton mill towns in Northern...

OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP AT CARNOUSTIE

Open Golf Championship At Carnoustie (1937)

Henry Cotton wins British Open Golf Championship at...

LANCASHIRE'S COTTON PAGEANT

Lancashire's Cotton Pageant (1932)

Children dressed as cotton plantation show textile workers about...

THE PAGEANT OF PROGRESS

The Pageant Of Progress (1930)

A historical parade in Blackpool brings out crowds to watch.

"Poison Gas" - As A Help (1923)

Cotton crop is sprayed by a crop plane.

THE COTTON PICKERS' LAMENT

The Cotton Pickers' Lament (1930)

Mechanical devices are used to pick cotton.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 27

Cineviews In Brief No. 27 (1937)

Modern methods of cotton harvesting in Turkestan and an experiment to...

WHITE GOLD !

White Gold ! (1939)

Good footage of Russian farmers at work picking cotton.

DARK HARVEST

Dark Harvest (1940)

African workers gather in cotton and wheat harvests by hand.

COTTON PICKING RACE

Cotton Picking Race (1941)

A fisherman wins the cotton picking race in Blytheville, Arkansas. America.

VISIT OF SIR OFORI ATTA

Visit Of Sir Ofori Atta (1928)

Sir Ofori Atta visits Manchester Ship Canal and cotton mills.

SULTAN OF ZANZIBAR VISITS COTTONPOLIS

Sultan Of Zanzibar Visits Cottonpolis (1929)

The Sultan of Zanzibar visit industrial sites on the...

OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Open Golf Championship (1938)

Reggie Whitcombe wins the Open Golf Championship at Sandwich in Kent.

OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

Open Golf Championships (1938)

Footage of golfers in the Open Golf Championships at Sandwich in Kent.

ENGLAND V SOUTH AFRICA AT WALTON

England V South Africa At Walton (1938)

Golf - England's Henry Cotton and Reggie Whitcombe beat South...

TEA FOR TOMMY ATKINS

Tea For Tommy Atkins (1939)

Footage of the Lord Mayor of London and his wife drinking tea from a YMCA...

COTTON

Cotton (1941)

Cotton from Lancashire mills is used by the military for a variety of purposes.

SHOP AT WORK

Shop At Work (1948)

Women workers at a wool and cotton mill have a shopping centre on site.

COTTON PICKING COMPETITION

Cotton Picking Competition (1946)

Annual cotton picking contest in Arkansas, USA.

GOLF AT SOUTHPORT

Golf At Southport (1946)

Max Faulkner wins £2000 in golf tournament at Southport.

COTTON MILL GIRLS & IDLE MILLS

Cotton Mill Girls & Idle Mills (1947)

Cotton mill girls out of work thanks to shortage of coal.

WITHDRAWAL IN INDO/CHINA

Withdrawal In Indo/china (1954)

Troops crossing flooded paddies, destruction of outpost, evacuation of...

ISLE OF MAN JUNIOR TT

Isle Of Man Junior Tt (1910-1930)

"Sam" Woods wins the Isle of Man Junior Tourist Trophy motorcycle race.

BRITISH LEGATION IN ADDIS ABABA aka NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

British Legation In Addis Ababa AKA News In A Nutshell (1936)

Sir Sydney Barton and his legation...

CARNIVAL

Carnival "King Cotton" Rules Memphisaka Cotton Carnival At Memphis Lner (1938)

Illuminated...

SPORT - OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Sport - Open Golf Championship (1959)

Gary Player wins Open Golf Championship at Muirfield.

NELSON MONUMENT issue title is TAME GENTLEMEN PLEASE

Nelson Monument Issue Title Is Tame Gentlemen Please (1937)

Monuments to Admiral Nelson in...

LANCASHIRE - COTTON CRISIS

Lancashire - Cotton Crisis (1955)

Cotton mills are closing because of the loss of world markets.

THE OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

The Open Golf Championship (1948)

Henry Cotton wins British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield,...

WILD TRADING MARKS COTTON EXCHANGE AFTER REPORT ON CROP

Wild Trading Marks Cotton Exchange After Report On Crop (1921)

Good shots of the trading pit in...

IDLE COAL MINES AND COTTON MILL

Idle Coal Mines And Cotton Mill (1947)

Cotton mill out of work due to coal shortage.