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BANDSMEN'S DAY

Bandsmen's Day (1921)

Huge crowds gather at the Cenotaph to hear Saint Hilda's Colliery Band.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE: MINERS MUSICIANS AT THE PALACE

Buckingham Palace: Miners Musicians At The Palace (1921)

The Saint Hilda Colliery Band play in the...

BRITISH GIRLS WIN ATHLETIC INTERNATIONAL

British Girls Win Athletic International (1925)

Female British athletes win Athletic International...

STOP!  LOOK! AND LISTEN!

Stop! Look! And Listen! (1932)

A perfect example of the female form named Hilda Knight tells us her...

THE INDIA RUBBER LADY

The India Rubber Lady (1933)

Dancer Hilda Heath demonstrating suppleness of her body.

ANIMALS CHRISTMAS PARTY

Animals Christmas Party (1936)

The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals holds a Christmas Party for...

TOM THUMB HOUSE

Tom Thumb House (1937)

Miniature house is built for children in Crayford.

 

 

BRITISH DELEGATION LEAVES FOR GERMANY

British Delegation Leaves For Germany (1937)

Sir Cyril Deverell leads British delegation to Germany...

LORD RUNCIMAN - PRAGUE

Lord Runciman - Prague (1938)

Lord Runciman arrives in Prague to try to help settle differences between...

LORD RUNCIMAN IN FRANCE

Lord Runciman In France (1938)

British politician Lord Runciman visits France with his wife.

CYRIL FLETCHER

Cyril Fletcher (1940)

Cyril Fletcher tells us some jokes and recites a poem about Hilda Hose.

PALS WITH WINGS

Pals With Wings (1941)

Good shots and natural sound of a humming bird called Hilda, being fed from a...

WOMEN LOCO WORKERS issue title - ALL IN GOOD TIME

Women Loco Workers Issue Title - All In Good Time (1943)

Good item about women railway workers...

JULY 21ST

July 21st (1946)

Ladies from the British Housewives League protest against bread rationing.

WHO SAID GOLF? aka NERVO AND KNOX

Who Said Golf? AKA Nervo And Knox (1946)

The Crazy Gang cause havoc on Ham Manor golf course, Sussex....

HAIR SENSE

Hair Sense (1946)

Theatrical hair stylist Hilda Fox shows the right and wrong hairdos for different face...

BATHING A HIPPO

Bathing A Hippo (1949)

Pat Moryen gives Hilda the hippopotamus a bath. Haringey, London.

TEENAGE FASHIONS

Teenage Fashions (1951)

Designer Hilda Gerson displays her latest fashion for teenage girls. London.

WEAVING THE QUEEN'S CORONATION ROBE

Weaving The Queen's Coronation Robe (1952)

The velvet for Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation robe is...

SAILING

Sailing (1953)

Men and women learn how to handle a small sailing boat on a holiday in Hayling Island.

BRITAIN'S CYCLES ON SHOW

Britain's Cycles On Show (1954)

Motorcycles take the stands at Earl's Court's Motorcycle Show.

WOMEN BRICKLAYERS

Women Bricklayers (1954)

Women bricklayers at work in Enfield, Middlesex.

SHEIK YAPOKITS

Sheik Yapokits (1960)

Students from Glasgow University put on rag in Kelvin Grove Park. Scotland.

MISS ARGENTINE IS MISS WORLD

Miss Argentine Is Miss World (1960)

Norma Cappagli from Argentina is Miss World 1960.