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BETTY BEATEN BY JOAN

Betty Beaten By Joan (1927)

Tennis: Betty Nutall is beaten by Joan Fry at Wimbledon

COTTON QUEEN AT BLACKPOOL

Cotton Queen At Blackpool (1939)

Crowning of the Cotton Queen in Blackpool, Lancashire.

 MISS PARIS

Miss Paris (1948)

French girls take part in the Miss Paris beauty competition.

MISS ITALY

Miss Italy (1967)

Christine Busineri wins Miss Italy contest 1967. Italy.

MISS GRASSONA - WINNER OF THE FATTEST WOMAN COMPETITION

Miss Grassona - Winner Of The Fattest Woman Competition (1950-1959)

Shots of winner of Italy's fattest...

TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Table Tennis Championships (1938)

Austrian and Czech table tennis players compete in the finals at...

MISS ANNETTE KELLERMAN'S CONGRATULATIONS

Miss Annette Kellerman's Congratulations (1922)

Miss Annette Kellerman congratulates swimming...

 

 

LORD JELLICOE WATCHES SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS aka NEW ZEALAND SWIMMING...

Lord Jellicoe Watches Swimming Championships AKA New Zealand Swimming... (1922)

Lord Jellicoe...

A PICTURE COMES TO LIFE

A Picture Comes To Life (1933)

Scenes from the wedding of Commander M S Saunders and Miss E Culme...

PATHE'S BEAUTY CONTEST

Pathe's Beauty Contest (1920)

Lovely posing by amateur beauties in this cinematic competition run by...

MISS MARWELL ABRAHAMSON IN TRAINING FOR CHANNEL SWIM

Miss Marwell Abrahamson In Training For Channel Swim (1937)

Miss Marwell Abrahamson in training...

CONDEMNED HOUSES IN KILBURN

Condemned Houses In Kilburn (1938)

Condemned houses in Kilburn are set on fire by the Fire Brigade.

IRELAND V SCOTLAND LADIES HOCKEY

Ireland V Scotland Ladies Hockey (1921)

A ladies hockey match takes place between the west of...

EDWARDS AND HEAFEY WEDDING

Edwards And Heafey Wedding (1921)

Soldiers make an arch out of sabres for S.QMS. Edwards and Miss...

IRISH WAR ROMANCE

Irish War Romance (1921)

An item showing the wedding of Sergeant Jarret and Miss Mulholland who rescued...

BACK FROM U.S.A.

Back From U.S.A. (1921)

Harry Boland and Miss MacSwiney are seen posing together on their return from...

GIRL WITH 14 1/2 INCH WAIST

Girl With 14 1/2 Inch Waist (1921)

Miss M. Sinclair is chosen to wear a Medici costume to Devonshire...

GLASGOW BALLOONS

Glasgow Balloons (1938)

Hundreds of balloons are released over the Glasgow Exhibition. Miss Jamaica...

WEDDING - BROMPTON ORATORY

Wedding - Brompton Oratory (1938)

Rosamund Broughton marries Major Lord Lovat at Brompton Oratory,...

WHEELING ALONG

Wheeling Along (1934)

British cycling champion Miss Hamilton tries out an exercise bike and the new...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 11 - THE HURDLER

Feminine Pictorialities No. 11 - The Hurdler (1934)

Olympic hurdler Miss Webb in training at a...

NURSE BECOMES A PILOT

Nurse Becomes A Pilot (1919)

Former Nurse Miss McMaugh preparing for take off.

GEORGE ELRICK

George Elrick (1941)

George Elrick and his swing band play lively number.

MISS GHANA COMES TO TOWN

Miss Ghana Comes To Town (1957)

Miss Ghana comes to 12 day visit to Great Britain.

"The Happy Lovers" (1932)

Prince Lennart and his fiancee in relaxed interview in London rooftop - the...

GOOD LUCK - MR & MRS BERNADOTTE!

Good Luck - Mr & Mrs Bernadotte! (1932)

Wedding in London of Prince Lennart of Sweden and Miss...

A SWIMMING CONTEST -

A Swimming Contest - "Wholesale" (1932)

A three mile swimming contest in the Yarra River, Australia....

GAR WOOD & KAYE DON MOTOR BOAT RACE

Gar Wood & Kaye Don Motor Boat Race (1932)

Kaye Don and Gar Wood motorboat racing - Miss England II...

"Miss England Iii" (1932)

Kaye Don gives his speed boat a couple of trial runs on Loch Lomond.

PLUCK AND PERSEVERANCE!

Pluck And Perseverance! (1932)

Kaye Don attempts to gain the water speed record on Loch Lomond - in...

NEW

New "Bullet" Speedboat (1930)

A new motor boat "Miss Britain I" is shown off by its designer Mr H...

PICTURESQUE SOCIETY WEDDING

Picturesque Society Wedding (1933)

Wedding at St Margaret's Church with Guard of Honour from the 11th...

ANGLO-HUNGARIAN WEDDING

Anglo-Hungarian Wedding (1934)

Lord Martin Cecil marries Hungarian, Miss Csanady de Telegd.

ALL SCOTCH

All Scotch (1934)

Traditional Scottish wedding - Miss M. C. Morris weds Mr L. Balfour Oatts.

A POLITICAL AND SOCIETY ROMANCE

A Political And Society Romance (1934)

Miss Katherine Tennant marries Minister of Agriculture Mr...

THE FOUR MUSKETEERS

The Four Musketeers (1933)

The Four Musketeers sing 'Fit As A Fiddle', accompanied by Mabel Pearl at the...

INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING GALA

International Swimming Gala (1943)

London hosts a swimming gala between allied services.

SCOTTISH STARS ON VIEW

Scottish Stars On View (1947)

Scottish table tennis players are featured in coverage of match with...

WOMAN BALLOONIST IN RUSSIA

Woman Balloonist In Russia (1937)

Russian woman balloonist goes up in the air.

PRINCE BIRABONGSE OF SIAM MARRIES MISS CAROL HAYCOCK

Prince Birabongse Of Siam Marries Miss Carol Haycock (1938)

Prince Biragongse of Siam marries...

FIRST BRIDEGROOM PILOT

First Bridegroom Pilot (1927)

Bride and groom, Major Openshaw and Miss Bruce, get off to a flying start

CHANNEL SWIM SEASON IS WITH US AGAIN

Channel Swim Season Is With Us Again (1927)

Story about cross channel swimmers.

LONDON SOCIETY WEDDING

London Society Wedding (1921)

Miss Nicoll and Mr Kirkcaldy are married in London and a piper plays...

SCOTTISH WHIPS WEDDING

Scottish Whips Wedding (1921)

We see the wedding of Sir William Sutherland and Miss Fountain attended...

PAGEANT OF ARCADY

Pageant Of Arcady (1921)

The wedding of Mr C. Ward and Miss E. Munro includes a farm waggon as bridal...

WEDDING BELLS

Wedding Bells (1921)

Miss Robinson and Captain J. Morrow of the Gurkha Rifles are married at Clyde Road.

CONFETTI & SMILES

Confetti & Smiles (1922)

The Weddings of Mr R.C. Eustace and Miss F. A. Buckley in Dublin, Ireland.

WEDDING OF

Wedding Of (1922)

Wedding of General G. O'Sullivan to Miss Maud Kiernan, Ireland (Eire).

PRETTY DUBLIN WEDDING

Pretty Dublin Wedding (1922)

The wedding of Captain Ledgerwood and Miss Ida Whitecroft, Dublin,...

SUZANNE THE MAGNET

Suzanne The Magnet (1925)

King George V and Queen Mary see Miss Lenglen beat Miss Ryan in Wimbledon...