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GLENN HONOURED

Glenn Honoured (1962)

American astronaut John Glenn is honoured by the President Kennedy.

Selected Originals - PRESIDENT HONOURS DR SALK aka DR SALK HONOURED

Selected Originals - President Honours Dr Salk AKA Dr Salk Honoured (1955)

Material relating...

FAMOUS IRISH POET HONOURED

Famous Irish Poet Honoured (1923)

W. B. Yeats is honoured after he has won the Nobel Prize. Dublin,...

NEW YEAR'S HONOURS

New Year's Honours (1969)

Library compilation of people named in the New Year's Honours List.

INVENTOR OF THE CINEMATOGRAPH HONOURED

Inventor Of The Cinematograph Honoured (1939)

William Friese Green the inventor of the Cinematograph...

COOPER AND CONRAD HONOURED

Cooper And Conrad Honoured (1965)

American astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad honoured at...

GAGARIN HONOURED

Gagarin Honoured (1961)

Yuri Gagarin is honoured by the USSR / Soviet Union for becoming the first man...

 

 

INDUSTRY HONOURS SCIENTISTS

Industry Honours Scientists (1948)

Prime Minster congratulates Nobel Prize winners at dinner given by...

GLENN DAY IN NEW YORK

Glenn Day In New York (1962)

Great New York reception of an astronaut John Glenn for Glenn Day.

SIR ASHLEY CLARK'S VISIT TO THE FIAT WORKS

Sir Ashley Clark's Visit To The Fiat Works (1954)

Ashley Clark guest of honour at Fiat production...

CHEERS FOR GORDON COOPER

Cheers For Gordon Cooper (1963)

Gordon Cooper receives medals from President Kennedy and Mayor Wagner...

PEOPLE IN CAMERA Beware - other items share this title

People In Camera Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1946)

Veteran footballer Fred Everiss...

OUTER SPACE MONKEY SURVIVOR RECEIVES MEDAL OF HONOUR

Outer Space Monkey Survivor Receives Medal Of Honour (1959)

Monkey who survived space flight is...

DR. ADENAUER RETIRES & RECEIVES FREEDOM OF BERLIN

Dr. Adenauer Retires & Receives Freedom Of Berlin (1963)

Dr Adenauer is honoured by the Bundestag.

FRENCH HONOUR LEGENDARY DOG

French Honour Legendary Dog (1954)

Memorial service is held for legendary 'postmaster' dog Flambeau...

KENNEDY HONOURS ALAN SHEPARD

Kennedy Honours Alan Shepard (1961)

President John F Kennedy pays tribute to astronaut Alan B Shepard....

PRESIDENT JOHNSON HONOURS SPACEMEN

President Johnson Honours Spacemen (1965)

President Johnson presents medals to McDivitt, White and...

 AWARD TO ASBOTH - INVENTOR OF HELICOPTER

Award To Asboth - Inventor Of Helicopter (1955)

Oszkar Asboth, Hungarian inventor of helicopter,...

PRESIDENT HONOURS DR SALK aka DR SALK HONOURED

President Honours Dr Salk AKA Dr Salk Honoured (1955)

President Eisenhower presents citation to Dr...

10 YEARS OF JETS

10 Years Of Jets (1951)

Sir Frank Whittle is honoured at dinner to celebrate 10 years of the jet plane....

U.S. ASTRONAUT SCOTT CARPENTER HONOURED

U.S. Astronaut Scott Carpenter Honoured (1962)

Carpenter receives DSM, shows his family the space...

ST.MARY'S HOSPITAL HONOURS SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING

St.Mary's Hospital Honours Sir Alexander Fleming (1954)

The inventor of penicillin receives...

OLD LADY'S GARDEN IN AUSTRALIA

Old Lady's Garden In Australia (1967)

86 year old Australian lady has developed a public garden which...

CHRISTENING NEW SPEEDBOAT 'EMPIRE DAY' AT SLOUGH

Christening New Speedboat 'empire Day' At Slough (1938)

A new speedboat designed by T E Lawrence...

QUEEN MARY AT RADIO OLYMPIA

Queen Mary At Radio Olympia (1947)

Cuts from newsreel 47/80 - Queen Mary visits Radio Olympia...

FRENCH MILITARY PARADE

French Military Parade (1946)

British Lysander plane presented to the French.

RAF CARDINGTON - FREEDOM OF BEDFORD

RAF Cardington - Freedom Of Bedford (1959)

RAF Cardington is given freedom of Bedford, shots of...

LOUIS LORD LOUIS AT SANDHURST

Louis Lord Louis At Sandhurst (1943)

Lord Mountbatten visits Royal Military College at Sandhurst,...

MADE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Made In South Africa (1941)

Director General of War Supplies at demonstration of first South African...

ROYAL DIARY - QUEEN PLANTS TREES

Royal Diary - Queen Plants Trees (1953)

The Queen plants commemorative oak tree in a Coronation grove...

MR COLE IN MOSCOW

Mr Cole In Moscow (1958)

Mr W Sterling Cole (International Atomic Energy Agency) and colleagues arrive...

DEBRE OPENS PIPE LINE FOR SAHARA OIL

Debre Opens Pipe Line For Sahara Oil (1959)

French Prime Minister Debre opens new pipe line for...

HAROLD WILSON IN PARIS TO DISCUSS CONCORD WITH DE GAULLE

Harold Wilson In Paris To Discuss Concord With De Gaulle (1965)

English and French...

FRANCE'S NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS

France's Nobel Prize Winners (1965)

Three France's Nobel Prize winners for medicine.

BATTLE OF BRITAIN WEEK - BIGGIN HILL

Battle Of Britain Week - Biggin Hill (1967)

Various planes including Gunbus, Spitfire, Hurricane,...

ANOTHER RUSSIAN SPACE TRIUMPH

Another Russian Space Triumph (1968)

Soviet newsreel item about cosmonaut Georgi Timofeyevich...

NEWS FROM SCOTLAND

News From Scotland (1964)

Queen arrives at Balmoral, bridge building over the Tay and beauty contest in...

BABY ELEPHANT PRESENTED TO RAF

Baby Elephant Presented To RAF (1968)

A baby elephant is presented as mascot to 27 Squadron of Strike...

DUKE VISITS CERAMIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES. REEL 2

Duke Visits Ceramic Research Laboratories. Reel 2 (1950)

Prince Phillip visits Stoke-on-Trent to...

THE DUKE OF AOSTA SURRENDERS

The Duke Of Aosta Surrenders (1941)

Good item showing the Duke of Aosta and his men after they have...

THE KING MEETS CHIEF IMWIKO

The King Meets Chief Imwiko (1947)

King George VI meets the chief of the Barotse tribe in Northern...

DUKE VISITS EDINBURGH

Duke Visits Edinburgh (1955)

Duke of Edinburgh receives Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of...

QUEEN OPENS NEW TYNE TUNNEL

Queen Opens New Tyne Tunnel (1967)

Queen Elizabeth II opens road tunnel under the River Tyne.

 CODOS AND ROSSI AT FORT BENNET

Codos And Rossi At Fort Bennet (1930-1939)

Record breaking aviators Codos and Rossi land in the US after...

YURI GAGARIN IS WELCOMED BY MOSCOW

Yuri Gagarin Is Welcomed By Moscow (1961)

Gagarin is welcomed in Moscow following his becoming the...

H.M.S. DEVONSHIRE'S

HMS Devonshire's "Seaslug" Missile AKA HMS Devonshire's Seaslug Missile (1962)

Monitoring...

BALFOUR UNVEILS MEMORIAL TO VICE ADMIRAL CRADOCK

Balfour Unveils Memorial To Vice Admiral Cradock (1914-1918)

Arthur Balfour (long time British...

UNVEILING KELVIN'S STATUE

Unveiling Kelvin's Statue (1914-1918)

Statue of William Thomson Kelvin - Irish mathematician & physicist -...

QUEEN VISITS GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Queen Visits Grammar School (1956)

Queen Elizabeth II on tour of school in Kings Lynn. Norfolk.

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1948)

Roundup of the short news around the country.