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STREET LIBRARY issue title FROM MISSES TO MERSON

Street Library Issue Title From Misses To Merson (1936)

Girl wears book shelf on back and becomes...

 ABERYSTWYTH

Aberystwyth (1955)

General views of the Welsh seaside town and of the Welsh National Library.

NEW LIBRARY IN HUNGARY

New Library In Hungary (1964)

New education source in Hungary. Light quality is not great

BRITISH MUSEUM LIBRARY

British Museum Library (1947)

Item showing books in the British Museum. London.

BRITISH MUSEUM LIBRARY

British Museum Library (1947)

Interior shots of British Museum Library.

THE TRAVELLING LIBRARY

The Travelling Library (1932)

A 'library tram' travels through Munich in Germany.

CASSINO

Cassino (1946)

Monks begin to rebuild the monastery in Cassino after it was destroyed in the war. Italy.

 

 

MACS IN MANCHESTER

Macs In Manchester (1948)

Rainwear fashions modelled in Manchester.

SHAW THEATRE

Shaw Theatre (1973)

Exterior shots of the Shaw Theatre in London.

AGED 9 A BUDDING PICASSO

Aged 9 A Budding Picasso (1966)

Boy artist Ardyn Halter has his own exhibition at Hornsey.

TOWN OF CYCLES

Town Of Cycles (1950)

Item showing popularity of bicycles in Oxford, and where to park them around the...

HONOUR WELL DESERVED

Honour Well Deserved (1929)

Frank B. Kellogg is awarded honorary degree at Oxford, Oxfordshire.

NATION COUNTS COST

Nation Counts Cost (1966)

People trying to salvage priceless treasure of Florence from the food water.

BRITISH MUSEUM

British Museum (1976)

Shots in the reading room of the British Library at the British Museum. And of...

BRITISH MUSEUM

British Museum (1970-1979)

Various shots inside the reading room of the British Library. Ext. shots of British...

BIG DUBLIN FIRE aka BIG DUBLIN BLAZE

Big Dublin Fire AKA Big Dublin Blaze (1932)

Firemen work to put out blaze in Dublin.

DUKE OF GLOUCESTER IN EXETER

Duke Of Gloucester In Exeter (1937)

Duke of Gloucester lays library foundation stone at University...

SHOT!

Shot! (1940)

Process of making lead shots at W Coop's factory in Melbourne, Australia.

THE KING IN MANCHESTER

The King In Manchester (1934)

King George V and Queen Mary visit Manchester.

SACRAMENTO, CAL. Part of NEWS IN FLASHES

Sacramento, Cal. Part Of News In Flashes (1951)

A toy lending library is set up for local children...

FLOATING LIBRARY

Floating Library (1940)

A man runs a library from his boat on the river Stour in Kent.

LATEST IN STIR

Latest In Stir (1963)

A look at new modern prison at Blundeston, Norfolk.

MICRO FILM NEWSPAPERS

Micro Film Newspapers (1951)

Old newspapers are transferred to Microfilm at the British museum,...

HAT LIBRARY

Hat Library (1954)

Hat library in London were women can hire hats for special occasions.

SUBSIDING TOWN

Subsiding Town (1954)

Mining subsidence in a Swadlincote causes buildings to fall apart and roads to...

CHILDREN'S CORNER

Children's Corner (1946)

Children at the St Pancras Borough Council Children's Corner Library read and...

BACK TO SCHOOL

Back To School

Children of Stalingrad go back to school.

LIBERATION PARTY IN BRUSSELS

Liberation Party In Brussels (1944)

Street parties in Brussels to celebrate the city's liberation from...

MONKS REBUILDING MONTE CASSINO

Monks Rebuilding Monte Cassino (1946)

Cuts from newsreel 46/65 - Cassino Monks set to work to rebuild...

EXHIBITION OF SURGERY THROUGH THE AGES aka EXHIBITION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

Exhibition Of Surgery Through The Ages AKA Exhibition Of Surgical Instruments (1948)

Historical...

PEASANT FARMER PLUGS FIELD WITH BULLOCKS

Peasant Farmer Plugs Field With Bullocks (1940)

Various shots of the life in Palestine.

THE TOUCH OF SIGHT

The Touch Of Sight (1936)

How Braille documents are produced for blind readers in Vienna.

ACHESON IN BERLIN

Acheson In Berlin (1952)

Dean Acheson, US Secretary of State, dedicates Memorial Library in West Berlin....

CAPS AND GOWNS

Caps And Gowns (1934)

King George V and Queen Mary open new Cambridge University library.

SELWYN LLOYD SEES THE POPE

Selwyn Lloyd Sees The Pope (1957)

Various shots of British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd arriving at...

HONG KONG COMMUNITY CENTRE

Hong Kong Community Centre (1961)

The opening ceremony of a new 5-storey building in one of Hong...

BRITISH SCIENCE DISPLAY IN ACCRA - REEL ONE.

British Science Display In Accra - Reel One. (1962)

Opening of the British Science display in...

THE OLD AND VALUABLE BOOKS OF HUNGARY

The Old And Valuable Books Of Hungary (1963)

Hungarians present their old and valuable books to...

TRINITY COLLEGE

Trinity College (1967)

Scenes of Trinity College and the University of Cambridge in England

FREE UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM

Free University Of Amsterdam (1966)

Footage of Free University of Amsterdam, Holland.

LIBRARY FOR JERUSALEM

Library For Jerusalem (1966)

German publisher Axel Springer opens the Library of Archaeology and Art in...

HOLLAND HOUSE DAMAGED

Holland House Damaged (1940)

Holland House damaged in air raid. 1940?

DREADNOUGHT

Dreadnought (1968)

Great footage of life on board the nuclear powered submarine HMS Dreadnought.

ROOSEVELT LIBRARY INAUGURATED

Roosevelt Library Inaugurated (1941)

American President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates his library in...

THE FORBIDDEN CITY

The Forbidden City (1933)

Excellent aerial shots of the Forbidden City of Pekin in China.

LIVERPOOL - QUEEN MOTHER'S VISIT

Liverpool - Queen Mother's Visit (1957)

Queen Mother visits Liverpool.

ART AT THE EMBASSY aka EXHIBITION OF MODERN ART AT AMERICAN EMBASSY

Art At The Embassy AKA Exhibition Of Modern Art At American Embassy (1962)

Exhibition of...

AUTO PAGE TURNER

Auto Page Turner (1950)

A young girl in hospital is shown how to use an automatic page turner so she can...

KING & QUEEN OPEN BODLEIAN LIBRARY

King & Queen Open Bodleian Library (1946)

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth open new building for...

KING AND QUEEN AT OXFORD

King And Queen At Oxford (1946)

Cuts from 46/86 - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit Oxford.