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FACTORY WORKERS

Factory Workers (1910-1920)

People working at the Osram factory in London.

LIGHTSHIPS

Lightships (1910-1919)

Footage of crew at work on lightship at sea.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL 100 MILE RACE AT SOUTHPORT, ITALIAN CAR RACE AT LIVORNO,...

News In A Nutshell 100 Mile Race At Southport, Italian Car Race At Livorno,... (1936)

News...

BUOYS REPAIRING

Buoys Repairing (1918)

Footage of Buoys being repaired at sea.

WORST HILL IN ENGLAND.

Worst Hill In England. (1923)

Motorcycle riders try to negotiate a winding gravel hill in Bradford for...

SOMERSET REGT.

Somerset Regt. (1948)

Men of the Somerset Regiment pay their last farewells in India.

THE TAIL LIGHT

The Tail Light (1927)

Police horses can be seen in the dark in Bradford.

 

 

"Lights Out" In London (1951)

Piccadilly's illuminated signs are turned off due to a fuel crisis.

WALKING STICK LIGHT

Walking Stick Light (1937)

A small lamp is attached to a walking stick in order to see in the dark.

FORWARD THE LIGHT BRIGADE

Forward The Light Brigade (1940)

Men of the British Expeditionary Force show off their motorcycles in...

BRITISH GARRISON IN BERMUDA

British Garrison In Bermuda (1954)

Arrival of British troops in Bermuda

POCKET PLANE

Pocket Plane (1943)

New American Air Force light plane presented.

LONDON WEST END SCENES

London West End Scenes (1969)

Neon lights in the West End.

THE LIGHT BLUES

The Light Blues (1934)

Cambridge crew train for the traditional Oxford Cambridge boat race.

THE LIGHT BLUES

The Light Blues (1930)

Cambridge rowing team practice on the river Thames at Henley, Oxfordshire.

AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE

Australian Light Horse (1939)

Footage of the Australian cavalry on parade at Broadmeadows camp in...

ESSEN LIGHTS UP

Essen Lights Up (1968)

Illuminations around Essen at night.

FLYING EXHIBITION

Flying Exhibition (1930-1939)

Light Planes are demonstrated at Orly, France.

SIGNALLING LAMPS IN FRENCH ARMY aka SIGNALLING LAMP

Signalling Lamps In French Army AKA Signalling Lamp (1914-1918)

French soldiers using signal device;...

THE TELL-TALE LIGHT!

The Tell-Tale Light! (1935)

A device used to assist in the judging of fencing matches.

LIGHTING UP FOR CHRISTMAS

Lighting Up For Christmas (1957)

London's West End puts on its Christmas decorations as the shopping...

MOTORCYCLES AND LIGHT CARS

Motorcycles And Light Cars (1921)

An item showing cars and motorcycles setting off for reliability...

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP

Christmas Lights Up (1962)

Christmas shoppers are out in the illuminated streets of Glasgow.

LIGHT BLUES EASY WIN

Light Blues Easy Win (1964)

Oxford Vs Cambridge University Boat Race - Cambridge win.

THE LIGHT BLUES

The Light Blues (1929)

Oxford and Cambridge rowing teams have to take to new waters when their usual...

THE SHINING LIGHT

The Shining Light (1951)

Premiere of the film "The Lady of the Lamp" - about the life of Florence...

TROOPSHIP 'ETTRICK' LEAVES SOUTHAMPTON ON MAIDEN VOYAGE

Troopship 'ettrick' Leaves Southampton On Maiden Voyage (1939)

British soldiers board the...

BRITAIN'S MASTERY IN THE AIR

Britain's Mastery In The Air (1917)

Item showing how battle planes are produced for the war.

INDUSTRIAL CENTRE OF BERLIN

Industrial Centre Of Berlin (1958)

The island city of Berlin is an active industrial centre...

TODAY'S LIGHT BRIGADE!

Today's Light Brigade! (1940)

Good footage of the work and recreation of a searchlight battalion.

THE LIGHT BLUES

The Light Blues (1929)

A look at the Cambridge line up for the centenary 'varsity boat race.

LIGHT BLUES AT PUTNEY

Light Blues At Putney (1924)

Cambridge in training for the boat race on the River Thames at Putney.

THE LIGHT BLUES

The Light Blues (1925)

The Cambridge rowing team fine tune their technique on the river at Goring,...

ENGINE FOR LIGHT PLANES

Engine For Light Planes (1961)

Footage of new gas engine made by Rover being tested in Birmingham.

THE INWARD LIGHT

The Inward Light (1945)

Making gramophone recordings of novels for Talking Book Library for blind.

BRITAIN LIGHTS UP

Britain Lights Up (1949)

London and Brighton see the return of illuminations and neon signs. Crowds fill...

DANCING DEDICATION

Dancing Dedication (1957)

Hindus celebrate opening of a Community Hall in Salisbury, Rhodesia.

ALBERTA - PARADROP TRAGEDY

Alberta - Paradrop Tragedy (1955)

Faulty parachute - during paradrop one man falls 800 feet to his...

LIGHT BLUE ATHLETIC TRIUMPH

Light Blue Athletic Triumph (1927)

Athletics: Cambridge v Oxford showing long jump, running and pole...

GATE THEATRE

Gate Theatre (1940)

A look at one of the world's smallest stages in the Gate Theatre, London.

AUTOMATIC TRACTOR

Automatic Tractor (1958)

Prototype mechanised tractor will enable farmers to dispose of some of their...

MALAYAN WOMEN BANDITS aka MALAYAN BANDITS SURRENDER

Malayan Women Bandits AKA Malayan Bandits Surrender (1953)

British soldiers capture female...

1957 MAY FAIR AT SHEPHERDS MARKET

1957 May Fair At Shepherds Market (1957)

Nell Gwyn, a pirate, models in beachwear, flamenco dancers...

VARIOUS

Various (1914-1918)

Excerpts from film or stage play.

PRINCESS MARGARET RECEIVING FREEDOM OF GLASGOW aka PRINCESS MARGARET FREEDOM OF

Princess Margaret Receiving Freedom Of Glasgow AKA Princess Margaret Freedom Of (1948)

Various...

SPIES MUST THINK AGAIN

Spies Must Think Again (1963)

Various spying gadgets revealed to the public.

LORENZI

Lorenzi (1939)

Mario Lorenzi plays some light music on his harp.

LONDON'S NIGHT LIGHTS  aka LONDONS NIGHT LIGHTS  reel 1

London's Night Lights AKA Londons Night Lights Reel 1 (1921)

Unedited material showing London...

HUGE CHRISTMAS TREE LIT IN NEW YORK

Huge Christmas Tree Lit In New York (1956)

Shops in Fifth Avenue, huge lighted Christmas tree.

THE LIGHT THAT NEVER FAILS

The Light That Never Fails (1939)

Footage of a new lighthouse built on an island off the coast of...