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 COASTAL SCENES

Coastal Scenes (1930-1939)

Coastal scenes at unidentified location.

THAMES PORTS

Thames Ports (1948)

A look at the sea-forts in the Thames Estuary, and the soldiers who man them.

PALESTINE TODAY - MILITARY ACTIVITY

Palestine Today - Military Activity (1939)

Footage of the British Army in Palestine.

PORT OF ANTWERP RE-OPENED

Port Of Antwerp Re-Opened (1944)

The port of Antwerp is reopened. Belgium.

ARAB HORSEMEN - 1940

Arab Horsemen - 1940 (1940)

Impressive footage of Arab horsemen riding across the desert.

TANKS AND AIRSHIP EXERCISES

Tanks And Airship Exercises (1918-1924)

Tanks and airships on manoeuvres.

ARMY RECRUITING SELECTION CENTRES

Army Recruiting Selection Centres (1957)

New psychological and medical tests used to assess army...

 

 

CASABLANCA aka GRAND PRIX aka AUTOMOBILES GO ON DESERT TEST RUN BEFORE RACE

Casablanca AKA Grand Prix AKA Automobiles Go On Desert Test Run Before Race (1915)

Cars...

TIME - THE CONQUEROR

Time - The Conqueror (1934)

The remains of Fort Jefferson, Union stronghold of the American Civil War.

FRENCH RECAPTURE

French Recapture (1916)

Item showing French army at Verdun after its recapture in 1916.

CUBA'S LATEST REVOLT

Cuba's Latest Revolt (1933)

Scenes following revolt in Cuba. Damage in Havana and soldiers facing Court...

CPP WELCOME FREED LEADER

Cpp Welcome Freed Leader (1951)

Huge crowd welcomes Kwame Nkrumah, leader of CPP from prison after...

RECULVERS issue title OUT OF THE WAY

Reculvers Issue Title Out Of The Way (1938)

A look at ancient Roman fort of Reculvers on north Kent...

INDIAN TRIBESMEN RETURN HOME aka TRIBES MEN RETURN HOME

Indian Tribesmen Return Home AKA Tribes Men Return Home (1955)

Descenders of Gaidya Lohar...

KENYA ALERTS CAMEL CORPS

Kenya Alerts Camel Corps (1960)

Border defenders repel foray by Abyssinian tribes.

NEW MILL - NEW JOBS

New Mill - New Jobs (1966)

New paper mill opened at Fort William, Scotland.

INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS

Independence Celebrations (1968)

Mrs Indira Gandhi and people of India celebrate 21 years of...

TUBELESS TYRES

Tubeless Tyres (1953)

Tubeless tyres are tested and demonstrated at Fort Dunlop in Birmingham.

FREIGHTER WITH BOW MISSING SAVED

Freighter With Bow Missing Saved (1947)

American tanker Fort Dearborne wrecked in storm was saved...

OPERATIONS AGAINST MAU MAU

Operations Against Mau Mau (1954)

Patrol through bush, surrounding Mau Mau huts and arresting...

THE MARIE BESNARD CASE

The Marie Besnard Case (1954)

French woman on trial stands accused of poisoning thirteen friends and...

DUNLOP WELCOMES PRINCE PHILIP

Dunlop Welcomes Prince Philip (1950-1959)

A P.R. Visit to the Dunlop Tyre factory at "Fort Dunlop".

INDOOR SKI SLOPE AT BATTERSEA PARK

Indoor Ski Slope At Battersea Park (1962)

Artificial indoor ski slope at Battersea Park, London.

ENGLAND'S 1940 SEA WALL aka ENGLANDS 1940 SEA WALL

England's 1940 Sea Wall AKA Englands 1940 Sea Wall (1944)

Gun towers in the sea guard the vital...

THE WAR IN IRAQ

The War In Iraq (1941)

Allied troops with Arab Legion take Fort Rutbah in the desert.

US FORCES OPEN DAY

Us Forces Open Day (1963)

America opens its barracks to the public during US Forces Open Day.

FORT MONROE BIG GUNS

Fort Monroe Big Guns (1936)

The army practise with anti aircraft guns at Fort Monroe, Virginia, America...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 35

Caught By The Camera No. 35 (1935)

Stories in this item include hat making in the Tyrol in Austria and...

GUN CARRYING PLANE

Gun Carrying Plane (1941)

A small antitank gun is transported with soldiers by aeroplane. Fort Houston,...

GENERAL SMUTS VISITS AN OUTPOST

General Smuts Visits An Outpost (1941)

South African Prime Minister, General Smuts, inspects Fort...

PARACHUTE TROOPS IN USA Dublin issue

Parachute Troops In USA Dublin Issue (1941)

Paratroopers of US army doing mass parachute jump.

U.S. ARMY CADETS Dublin issue

U.S. Army Cadets Dublin Issue (1941)

Frank Knox watches parade of Army Cadets at Fort Biggs.

FORT LEWIS REVIEW  aka UNCLE SAM'S BOYS TRAIN HARD Dublin issue

Fort Lewis Review AKA Uncle Sam's Boys Train Hard Dublin Issue (1941)

US army recruits in...

PARACHUTE TROOPS IN USA

Parachute Troops In USA (1941)

Parachute troops practise at Fort Benning, America (USA).

DEPTH CHARGE PRACTICE

Depth Charge Practice (1941)

Depth charge practice is carried out at Fort Munro, Virginia. America...

INDIANA - OLD CARS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN US

Indiana - Old Cars Destroyed By Fire In Us (1938)

Unsafe cars are piled up and burnt in Indiana,...

HURRICANE-SWEPT FLORIDA aka HURRICANE SWEPT FLORIDA

Hurricane-Swept Florida AKA Hurricane Swept Florida (1926)

Hurricane damage at Fort Lauderdale...

THE VICTORY BELL

The Victory Bell (1927)

The ceremonies for transporting the huge Victory Bell from Paris to its...

REVOLUTION

Revolution (1929)

Revolution in Mexico - rebel soldiers await Federal advance.

LOCHIEL'S OWN

Lochiel's Own (1921)

An item showing Cameron of Lochiel handing over the Colours of 5th Cameron Regiment...

NURSES IN TRAINING Dublin issue

Nurses In Training Dublin Issue (1942)

American nurses in white uniforms march about their camp...

HIGHWAY TO ALASKA

Highway To Alaska (1942)

US troops at Fort St John work on a new road connecting Canada and America with...

LONDON'S ADOPTED TOWN

London's Adopted Town (1925)

The Lord mayor of London visits Verdun in France and lays wreath on war...

FRANCE OPENS UP ATOMIC PILE

France Opens Up Atomic Pile (1949)

President Auriol opens a new atomic research centre for France.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS aka INVERNESSHIRE

People In The News AKA Invernesshire (1949)

Princess Margaret visits troops of the Highland Light...

PUSH BALL FORT BLISS aka PUTTING PEP IN THEIR PUSH

Push Ball Fort Bliss AKA Putting Pep In Their Push (1920)

American troops on the Mexican border at...

PRINCE OF WALES IN CANADA

Prince Of Wales In Canada (1919)

The Prince of Wales shaking hands with Nurses during his visit to...

U.S.A.

U.S.A. "Exercise Flashburn" (1954)

American military exercise - the biggest paradrop since the Rhine.

THE UNION JACK FLIES AGAIN

The Union Jack Flies Again (1958)

A Civic Reception is held in Indian President's House for Harold...

DUTCH ROYAL VISIT TO CURACAO

Dutch Royal Visit To Curacao (1958)

Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands pays a visit to the Dutch West...