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Italy - Motor-Cycle Steeplechase (1953)

A national motor cross held in Italy - lot of mud.

Special For Ireland - Samba On Ice (1951)

European figure skating champions performing in Italy.

Italy (1950)

Italian Racing driver Tazio Nuvolari tries out his new car.

Not So Pally At The Palio (1950)

Coverage of the traditional Palio 'Round The Square' horse race in...

Italy (1957)

Roller skating race in streets of Palermo, Italy.

Englishman Wins Motocross (1959)

Brian Stonebridge wins motocross in Pinerolo, Italy, despite muddy...

Meet Mr Italy (1959)

Muscle men in Milan compete for title of Mr Italy.

News In Sports - Messina (1959)

European speedboat championships at Messina, winner is Lidorio...

Walking Race (1955)

Briton, Don Thompson, wins Italian 100 kilometre walking race.

Primo Carnera Dead (1967)

Footage of boxer and wrestler Primo Carnera shown in tribute after his death....

Miss Italy (1967)

Christine Busineri wins Miss Italy contest 1967. Italy.

Selected Originals - Venice Festival (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story "Venice Festival" -...

Women's Skiing (1970)

Women's Downhill Skiing Championships take place in Val Gardena Groden, Italy.

Italy Stages New Style Motor Gymkhana (1947)

Italian drivers have fun driving around and playing...

Tennis In Rome (1938)

Mens doubles - Germany V Italy - from Rome.

Italy V England (1948)

England beat Italy 4-0 in international football match from Turin.

Italian Summer (1948)

Great Italian beach scenes in Summer heatwave.

Fiesta Of The Grapes (1946)

Annual festival of the grapes in Marino, Italy.

Pageant In Sienna Italy (1946)

The traditional horse race and festivities in the town square in Sienna.

Carnival In Venice (1946)

Lots of gondolas take part in Venice Carnival. Italy.

Pope Receives Champion Athletes (1947)

Champion athletes have audience with Pope Pius XII. Vatican,...

Donkey Race In Italy (1948)

Italian newsreel item - showing donkey race in Saluzzo.

Ruskaja Academy Of Dance (1949)

Girls learning to dance at dancing academy in Rome.

Chariot Race In Rome (1949)

Old time chariot race in Rome.

Bowling Match For Wine Italy (1948)

Geriatric bowling competition, the bowlers receive Chianti wine.

Olympic Torch Carried Through Italy (1948)

Soldiers carry the Olympic torch through Italy.

Viareggio Carnival (1951)

Lots of decorated floats take part in the Viareggio carnival. Italy.

Sun's Eclipse - Capri (1952)

People and scientists in Capri looking at the partial eclipse of the sun.

Carnival At Viareggio (1958)

People having fun at Carnival at Viareggio, Italy.

Kuts Regains 5000 Metres Record - Rome (1957)

Soviet athlete Vladimir Kuts breaks the 5000 metres...

Italian Firemen V Japan In Gymnastics (1962)

Italian and Japanese firemen gymnasts competition.

Horse School (1952)

Training exercises take place at the horse school of Tordei Quinto in Rome, Italy.

Death Of Ascari (1955)

Material centred around the death of motor racing driver Alberto Ascari.

World Cycling Championship (1955)

Shots of race starting in stadium, shots of race in progress, on...

Adenauer On Holiday At Cadenabbia (1959)

West German Chancellor Adenauer on holiday in Italy.

Italian Military Championships (1930-1939)

Italian soldiers competing in some kind of cross country race.

Girls Football Match - Rome V Naples (1959)

Women's football in Italy - Rome beats Italy.

Beach Fashions (1959)

Italian models in swimwear, includes trick shots models flying on swimsuits.

Fox Hunting At Maccarese (1930-1939)

Fox hunting scenes end in the quarry's head being handed to one of the...

Montenero Circuit Race (1934)

Varzi wins Ciano Cup for motor racing at Livorno, Italy.

Acrobatic Demo Exercising (1930-1939)

Large group of women performing a synchronised exercise or physical...

Blind Pensioners March On Rome (1954)

The blind march with banners through the streets and in the rain...

Italian Army Parachutists (1960)

Italian army paratroops at training.

Go-Kart Race (1960)

Dona Della Rose wins Go-Kart race.

Doll & Toy Making For Christmas (1956)

Women making dolls, tonging hair. Children playing with toys.

The Planeterian Of Milan (1957)

Planetarium device displayed in Milan.

France V Italy - Football (1948)

France v Italy football match in progress, goal keeper has a tantrum...