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CAR CRUSHER

Car Crusher (1965)

Cars are crushed in a Hertfordshire scrapyard.

NATIVE RED CROSS WORKERS

Native Red Cross Workers (1928)

Teams of South African Red Cross workers compete in annual mine...

CUTS / OUT TAKES FOR VICTORY PARADE IN 46/46

Cuts / Out Takes For Victory Parade In 46/46 (1946)

Cuts (out takes, rushes) for VICTORY PARADE in...

FRAGMENTISER

Fragmentiser (1967)

A Fragmentiser crushes up cars and shreds them into metal pieces.

CAR WRECKERS

Car Wreckers (1961)

Pre-1937 cars are dumped in overwhelmed scrap yards when new road-worthiness tests...

RUNNING AGAIN aka RAILWAYS BACK TO NORMAL

Running Again AKA Railways Back To Normal (1955)

The rail strike is over, Britain's railways get...

COMMUTERS ON THE CARPET

Commuters On The Carpet (1965)

Company lays carpet on Charing X station during rush hour to show how...

 

 

NEW FOREST ROUND UP

New Forest Round Up (1951)

Footage of New Forest ponies being rounded up, Hampshire.

MAKING DOLLS

Making Dolls (1947)

Polish Red Cross make dolls in national costume for export. Poland.

CIVIL WAR IN ATHENS

Civil War In Athens (1945)

Footage from Athens docks during the civil war. Greece.

PRINCESS MARY ... COMMANDANT - IN - CHIEF aka COMMANDER IN CHIEF

Princess Mary ... Commandant - In - Chief AKA Commander In Chief (1931)

Princess Mary presents...

AUSTRALIA'S BEAUTY QUEEN aka AUSTRALIAN BEAUTY QUEEN Dublin issue

Australia's Beauty Queen AKA Australian Beauty Queen Dublin Issue (1941)

Jessie Wright is...

STOP PRESS

Stop Press (1947)

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

HOLLAND aka PRINCE BERNHARD JOINS DUTCH CROSS COUNTRY TRIAL

Holland AKA Prince Bernhard Joins Dutch Cross Country Trial (1939)

Prince Bernhard take part in...

NEWS BRIEFS

News Briefs (1942)

Queen Mary visits women trainee aircraft workers and Mme Maisky unveils plaque to...

MALAYA - COUNTESS VISITS RED CROSS

Malaya - Countess Visits Red Cross (1953)

The Countess of Limerick visits Red Cross workers in...

DOG SHOW

Dog Show (1944)

Lovely dogs on show at Kew in aid of the Red Cross. London.

DRESSES AND TRESSES

Dresses And Tresses (1927)

Great item - feminine outfit and manly suit are exchanged by women to suit...

HELPING THE WAR EFFORT aka SCRAP IRON FOR WAR EFFORT

Helping The War Effort AKA Scrap Iron For War Effort (1942)

South African men go through scrap...

TEXAS OIL FIRE

Texas Oil Fire (1947)

A terrible fire rages in oil storage drums in Texas City, USA.

BIRMINGHAM'S NEW CHURCH

Birmingham's New Church (1935)

The foundation stone of Church of Holy Cross in Bilsley Common is laid...

KING'S CROSS

King's Cross (1936)

Railway train is named after North London football team - Arsenal.

SMITHY'S OLD BUS FLIES AGAIN

Smithy's Old Bus Flies Again (1940-1949)

Kingsford Smith's plane, the Southern Cross, flies again.

TRISTAN DA CUNHA SURVIVORS AT SOUTHAMPTON

Tristan Da Cunha Survivors At Southampton (1961)

Survivors of shipwreck stay at Southampton. Good...

SWISS WOMEN IN MOUNTAIN VILLAGE DRESS AS MEN IN FEMININE DEMONSTRATION

Swiss Women In Mountain Village Dress As Men In Feminine Demonstration (1922)

Feminist...

DELTIC DIESEL aka DELTIC TRAIN

Deltic Diesel AKA Deltic Train (1962)

A look at how the diesel engine is replacing the old steam train...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 6

Caught By The Camera No. 6 (1934)

A one-woman railway station, an artist writing in miniature, a...

RUSSIA'S MILLIONS MOBILISE

Russia's Millions Mobilise (1941)

First pictures of Russia mobilising after they have gone to war with...

JEWELS AUCTION aka RED CROSS JEWELS

Jewels Auction AKA Red Cross Jewels (1944)

Actor Leslie Banks helps in jewellery auction at...

FLOATING FILLING STATION

Floating Filling Station (1951)

Footage of floating filling station in London.

CHARING CROSS ROAD CRATER

Charing Cross Road Crater (1940)

The Royal Engineers build a wooden bridge over large bomb crater in...

ATTLEE LAYS FOUNDATION STONE

Attlee Lays Foundation Stone (1949)

Clement Attlee lays foundation stone for Royal Festival Hall on...

THAMES RIVER BUS

Thames River Bus (1948)

New river bus service opened between Charring Cross and Greenwich.

DIAMOND EXHIBITION IN LONDON

Diamond Exhibition In London (1964)

Designers and manufacturers at the Diamonds International Awards...

KING & QUEEN VISIT TEXTILE CENTRES

King & Queen Visit Textile Centres (1914-1918)

King George V & Queen Mary visit textile industrial centres...

AMPUTEE VETERANS AT QUEEN MARY'S WORKSHOP

Amputee Veterans At Queen Mary's Workshop (1914-1919)

Men injured during the first world war learn new...

NEWSBRIEFS

Newsbriefs (1942)

Stories include US troops in Australia and Generals Auchinleck and Ritchie receiving...

LANCASTER BOMBERS - FIRST PICTURES

Lancaster Bombers - First Pictures (1942)

Good footage of workers in an Avro factory producing...

POST OFFICE STRIKE

Post Office Strike (1969)

Post Office workers strike over loss in overtime pay with protest rally in...

AMERICANS COLLECT THEIR TRIUMPH CARS

Americans Collect Their Triumph Cars (1957)

American drivers come to England to collect Triumph TR3...

AIR NEW ZEALAND LOOK BACK - FROM KINGSFORD TO TODAY

Air New Zealand Look Back - From Kingsford To Today (1965)

Air New Zealand opens new...

WEST END ILLUMINATIONS

West End Illuminations (1970-1979)

Night shots advertisements, shops and theatres in London's West End.

THE NATION FIGHTS INFLATION aka BRITAIN FIGHTS INFLATION

The Nation Fights Inflation AKA Britain Fights Inflation (1948)

Various shots of post-war...

WOMEN PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS

Women Private Investigators (1927)

Fantastic film showing a group of women training to be private...

SKYSCRAPER LONDON aka GRAVEL PITS

Skyscraper London AKA Gravel Pits (1963)

An item about modern buildings in the capital and production...

SWIMSUITS

Swimsuits (1955)

Nice footage of a swimwear designer trying out some new ideas with glamorous girls.

FLORENCE DESMOND & FLANAGAN AND ALLEN issue title is AIRS AND GRACES

Florence Desmond & Flanagan And Allen Issue Title Is Airs And Graces (1943)

Florence Desmond...

RAIL STRIKE CHAOS

Rail Strike Chaos (1955)

Nation is paralysed due to rail strike.

ORIGINAL NEGATIVE FOR OPTICALS OF

Original Negative For Opticals Of "Safety Fast" AKA M.G Car Story (1950)

Various shots of MG...

COUNT BERNADOTTE IN GREECE

Count Bernadotte In Greece (1948)

Count Bernadotte with United Nations observers in Greece.