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HAMMER - HAMMER - HAMMER

Hammer - Hammer - Hammer (1933)

Water wheel powers machinery to hammer red hot metal into shape - no...

HIGHLAND GAMES SEASON COMMENCES

Highland Games Season Commences (1929)

Traditional Highland Games such as tossing the caber and...

TYPING TOURNAMENT TAP-TAP TOURNAMENT

Typing Tournament Tap-Tap Tournament (1941)

Margaret Hammer wins a typing tournament in Chicago,...

A HIGHLAND HERCULES

A Highland Hercules (1928)

Slow motion footage of E. Anderson throwing the hammer and tossing the caber....

DUNOON - COWAL HIGHLAND GAMES LNER

Dunoon - Cowal Highland Games Lner (1938)

The Cowal Highland Games include throwing the hammer and...

Aonach Tailteann

Aonach Tailteann (1928)

Slow motion footage of Irish hammer thrower in action

Helsinki Events and Olympics Village - Hammer and Javelin

Helsinki Events And Olympics Village - Hammer And Javelin (1952)

1952 Helsinki Olympic Games,...

 

 

HAMBURG HAMMERED

Hamburg Hammered (1943)

British and American day and night air raids of Hamburg, Germany.

HAMMER AND TONGS HOCKEY

Hammer And Tongs Hockey (1927)

A ladies hockey match with plenty of action takes place in Milltown.

CARS UNDER THE HAMMER

Cars Under The Hammer (1946)

Home Office auction off NFS cars at Dunsford, Surrey.

HAMMERING AT HERTOGENBOSCH

Hammering At Hertogenbosch (1944)

Allied soldiers enter Hertogenbosch in Holland.

Track and Swimming Events at Helsinki - Women's Backstroke and Men's Hammer and...

Track And Swimming Events At Helsinki - Women's Backstroke And Men's Hammer And... (1952)

1952...

ROUNDING UP GAMBLING RACKET IN AUSTRALIA

Rounding Up Gambling Racket In Australia (1939)

Gambling machines are smashed to pieces in...

RAISING BRITISH AND US FLAGS

Raising British And Us Flags (1946)

National flags are raised on flagpole.

ARMY ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Army Athletic Championships (1953)

Men's and women's races, spectators, hammer, pole-vault, water...

MUSCLE AND MUSIC

Muscle And Music (1926)

Traditional Scottish games and music at Highland Games.

CLANS GATHER AT COWAL GAMES

Clans Gather At Cowal Games (1947)

Traditional Scottish events dominate the Highland Games competition...

COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING

Cowal Highland Gathering (1937)

Cowal Highland Gathering - traditional Scottish sporting and folklore...

BRAEMAR GATHERING aka THE BRAEMAR GATHERING

Braemar Gathering AKA The Braemar Gathering (1922)

Crowds attend the Highland Games at the Braemar...

Soldiers Build Portable Hospitals

Soldiers Build Portable Hospitals (1917)

Footage of soldiers helping to build portable hospitals.

"Hammer And Tongs" From Start To Finish (1931)

Close run horse race from Saratoga in the US.

Building Pontoon Bridge AT AMSTERDAM

Building Pontoon Bridge At Amsterdam (1914-1918)

Soldiers build pontoon bridge at Amsterdam.

AONACH TAILTEANN

Aonach Tailteann (1928)

Dr P O'Callaghan whirls the Irish Hammer around in the Tailteann Games.

DICKENS' HOUSE COMES UNDER THE HAMMER

Dickens' House Comes Under The Hammer (1949)

The house once lived in by Charles Dickens in Kent is...

GOLD BEATING

Gold Beating (1959)

Bar of gold is thinned, cut and hammered until it became spreadable and used for...

COBBLER ARTIST

Cobbler Artist (1959)

Cobbler artist, George Brockwell hammers out works of art onto the soles of shoes.

BLINDFOLD MAN issue title - BACK TO THE FRONT

Blindfold Man Issue Title - Back To The Front (1937)

Harry Baker Brown hammers nails, rides...

THE COWAL GAMES

The Cowal Games (1930)

Nice scenes of Highland Games events from Dunoon in Scotland.

IRISH CHAMPIONSHIPS

Irish Championships (1933)

Various athletics events from Irish Championships.

 VE DAY IN BERLIN

VE Day In Berlin (1945)

Highland Games and VE Parade in Berlin.

HIGHLAND GAMES

Highland Games (1914-1918)

Scottish dancing and traditional sports at Highland gathering.

IN THE HEART OF THE HIGHLANDS

In The Heart Of The Highlands (1925)

King George V and Queen Mary attend Highland Games in Scotland.

FLOODED OUT!

Flooded Out! (1930)

The Braemar Gathering is marred by heavy rain - it doesn't stop the caber tossing.

HIGHLAND GAMES  SEASON BEGINS

Highland Games Season Begins (1931)

Scottish Highland games festival at Southport - why Southport?

US TROOPS SLAVE LABOUR

Us Troops Slave Labour (1944)

US Troops are greeted by Russian women used by the Germans as forced...

SOVIET PLANES LAND IN AUSTRALIA FOR FIRST TIME

Soviet Planes Land In Australia For First Time (1962)

First Russian plane 'Ukraina' lands at...

BERLIN WAR MEMORIAL

Berlin War Memorial (1971)

Shots of the Russian war memorial in Berlin, East Germany.

SAN MARCO CLOCK IN VENICE

San Marco Clock In Venice (1949)

Wooden procession of Magi bowing to a statue of the virgin Mary as the...

ARMY CADET CAMP - SCOTLAND

Army Cadet Camp - Scotland (1939)

Footage of an army cadet camp in Scotland.

MUSCLE AND MUSIC

Muscle And Music (1927)

Inverness holds the Northern Games with marvellous displays of throwing and...

MUSCLE AND MUSIC

Muscle And Music (1928)

Traditional Highland music and dancing form part of the Northern Games,...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 3

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 3 (1938)

A new 'road hammer', road tests for a car and a coat for bank...

GIRL  CARPENTERS - THE WOOD SNIPPERS CONCERT PARTY

Girl Carpenters - The Wood Snippers Concert Party (1914-1918)

Women carpenters rehearse entertainment.

 RED ARMY DAY IN BERLIN

Red Army Day In Berlin (1956)

Red Army remembers soldiers killed in WW2.

HIGHLAND GAMES

Highland Games (1967)

Canadian Highland Games take place in Nova Scotia, Canada.

BRAEMAR GATHERING

Braemar Gathering (1926)

King George V and Queen Mary watch traditional Highland games.

BRITAIN TOPS IN ATHLETICS

Britain Tops In Athletics (1950)

McDonald Bailey is among the winners at White City athletics event.

LONDON V BUDAPEST

London V Budapest (1956)

British men and women athletes beat the Hungarians at White City.

 CHATAWAY'S WIN AT THE WHITE CITY'S 3 MILE RACE

Chataway's Win At The White City's 3 Mile Race (1955)

Chris Chataway beats Derek Ibbotson in 3...

RUSSIAN SHIP WHICH WAS ATTACKED BY US PLANES OF VIETNAM.

Russian Ship Which Was Attacked By Us Planes Of Vietnam. (1967)

Soviet ship returning to Russia...