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THE SURF GIRLS

The Surf Girls (1922)

Girls frolic in the surf and sit in small boats near San Francisco.

"Hello Girls" Of Chinatown (1929)

Telephone exchange in Chinatown, San Francisco operated by lots of...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 22

Caught By The Camera No. 22 (1935)

Stories include in this item include the Coliseum in Rome being...

SAN FRANCISCO FIRE STRIKES

San Francisco Fire Strikes (1947)

A terrible fire guts buildings at the American Naval Base on...

A DIFFICULT FACE TO WASH

A Difficult Face To Wash (1921)

A steeplejack climbs across the face of the second largest clock in the...

PRESENTATION PANDAS Dublin issue

Presentation Pandas Dublin Issue (1942)

Two panda bears from China play in a room at San Francisco...

 CHINESE BABIES

Chinese Babies (1948)

Chinese baby show in San Francisco.

 

 

 ELEPHANTS  aka ELEPHANT A LA MOAT

Elephants AKA Elephant A La Moat (1948)

A elephant falls into the moat at San Francisco Zoo.

MINIATURE RAILWAY

Miniature Railway (1947)

Item showing miniature train carrying passengers round San Francisco Zoo,...

FROG MAN SWIMS UNDER GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

Frog Man Swims Under Golden Gate Bridge (1954)

Men in boat rowing alongside Lalane submerged with...

 BULL FIGHTING IN SAN FRANCISCO

Bull Fighting In San Francisco (1955)

San Francisco sees bull fighting clowns in a large arena.

RICKSHAW WHOOPEE!

Rickshaw Whoopee! (1940)

Chinese people pull rickshaws through the 'Chinese Village' area of San...

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE OPEN

Golden Gate Bridge Open (1937)

San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge is ceremonially opened.

SMILES IN THE NEWS

Smiles In The News (1943)

Some amusing news from America.

FLOODS IN WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA aka UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Floods In Watsonville, California AKA United States Of America (1938)

The effects of floods and...

ALMOST A MIRACLE

Almost A Miracle (1925)

Commander Rogers and the crew of the P.N.91 seaplane are rescued after 10 days...

US CHINESE CELEBRATE NEW YEAR

Us Chinese Celebrate New Year (1965)

Chinese new year carnival in San Francisco.

CANARIES

Canaries (1948)

An American woman shows off her performing canaries.

GEN. VAN FLEET HOME TO HERO'S WELCOME

Gen. Van Fleet Home To Hero's Welcome (1953)

General Van Fleet (Former head of American forces in...

U.S. GIRLS IN FASHION SHOW

U.S. Girls In Fashion Show (1947)

New York models show off swimsuits and summer dresses in capital of...

CLOCKWORK TOY TOWN IN SAN FRANCISCO

Clockwork Toy Town In San Francisco (1948)

Good item showing clockwork toy town in San Francisco....

CHINA TOWN BEAUTY CONTEST

China Town Beauty Contest (1962)

China Town beauty competition in San Francisco, California.

VISIT TO SAN FRANCISCO - COLOUR

Visit To San Francisco - Colour (1960)

Colour footage of San Francisco.

MISS CHINATOWN SAN FRANCISCO

Miss Chinatown San Francisco (1960)

Carole Ng is crowned Miss Chinatown in San Francisco. America.

CHINA TOWN PARADE SAN FRANCISCO

China Town Parade San Francisco (1964)

Parade to celebrate Chinese New Year in San Francisco's...

ESCAPE FROM A FAMOUS PRISON aka ALCATRAZ LNER

Escape From A Famous Prison AKA Alcatraz Lner (1938)

Scenes at Alcatraz Prison after the escape of...

SAN FRANCISCO FAIR OPENED

San Francisco Fair Opened (1939)

The opening of Treasure Island in San Francisco in the United States...

JUNIOR LIVESTOCK EXHIBITION

Junior Livestock Exhibition (1961)

Animals in fancy dress at Junior Grand National Livestock...

INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FAIR

International Science Fair (1967)

Young scientists display their research at a science fair held in...

SHRINERS PARADE THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO

Shriners Parade Through San Francisco (1966)

The Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine...

IN THE ISLES OF DELIGHT

In The Isles Of Delight (1932)

Travelogue showing the beauties of the island of Tahiti.

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1948)

Lana Turner and Bob Topping arrive to Southampton & Chinese baby show in San...

SERGEANTS 'WALK IT'

Sergeants 'walk It' (1960)

British sergeants Pat Maloney and Mervyn Evans arrive in New York after their...

SPORT'S NEW YEAR STARTS

Sport's New Year Starts (1966)

Indoor athletics in San Francisco, Palmer wins Los Angeles Open &...

US CELEBRATES JAPANESE SURRENDER

Us Celebrates Japanese Surrender (1945)

Celebrations of VJ-Day in America.

MOVIE ANNIVERSARY

Movie Anniversary (1944)

Pathe celebrates 50th anniversary of film.

THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES - THE ROSE BOWL GAME

The Tournament Of Roses - The Rose Bowl Game (1940)

Colour footage of the Pasadena Tournament of...

THE WORLD AT THREE    Reel 1

The World At Three Reel 1 (1964)

An advertising film showing the delights of cruising on P & O.

STUNTS reel 1 and 2

Stunts Reel 1 And 2 (1920-1939)

Cavalcade of car stunts featuring the Reg Kavanagh Crash Squad.

TIME TO REMEMBER -  THE POWERS THAT WERE - reel 4

Time To Remember - The Powers That Were - Reel 4 (1930-1939)

Good documentary about various important...

THIS DAY - APRIL 8  NO 11

This Day - April 8 No 11 (1922-1942)

Short Documentary film about events around that date throughout the...

TIME TO REMEMBER -  THE RELUCTANT WARRIORS  1939  - reel 1

Time To Remember - The Reluctant Warriors 1939 - Reel 1 (1939)

Documentary about events of...