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CRANE COLLAPSES IN NEW YORK

Crane Collapses In New York (1967)

Crane collapses in the middle of 42nd Street in New York's...

NEW TYPE CRANE

New Type Crane (1951)

New type of mobile crane is demonstrated in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.

NEW CRANE

New Crane (1951)

Item showing rail mounted tower crane at work on building site. London.

SLUM CLEARANCE IN NEW YORK

Slum Clearance In New York (1938)

Slum building is cleared by a pendulum on a crane in New York.

LONDON DOCK STRIKE

London Dock Strike (1948)

Various shots of the docks lying idle at Tower Bridge, views up river of the...

AMERICA'S SIDE WALK CLUB aka AMERICA'S SIDEWALK CLUB

America's Side Walk Club AKA America's Sidewalk Club (1938)

People in the Sidewalk Club stand and...

THE AUTO AMBULANCE

The Auto Ambulance (1925)

A new auto ambulance uses a crane to lift cars and a truck to take them away.

 

 

MEN ON CRANE aka GIRDER MEN issue title - GOING UP!

Men On Crane AKA Girder Men Issue Title - Going Up! (1937)

Men are winched up by cranes to carry...

BRITANNIC

Britannic (1914)

Item showing new funnel for SS Britannic.

DEMOLISHING A CASTLE IN NEW YORK

Demolishing A Castle In New York (1938)

A castle in New York is demolished to make way for an...

EXPANDING HARBOUR

Expanding Harbour (1969)

Work commences on enlargement of Rotterdam Harbour, Holland.

BUDAPEST HIGHWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Budapest Highway Under Construction (1950-1959)

Shots of motorway in Budapest being built.

NEWS FROM AFRICA - SWAZILAND'S NEW RAILWAY

News From Africa - Swaziland's New Railway (1963)

New railway is being build in Swaziland.

RECLAIMING THE LAND

Reclaiming The Land (1949)

Land reclamation in Norfolk - cuts from NP 265.

WATER WORKS

Water Works (1949)

Water works across England.

WOMEN AT WORK Dublin issue

Women At Work Dublin Issue (1942)

Good shots of women doing work that is usually associated with men.

NEW SHIP UNDER CONSTRUCTION

New Ship Under Construction (1962)

Workers arrive at the gates of Vickers Armstrong Shipbuilders and...

THE PRINCE OF WALES

The Prince Of Wales (1932)

The Prince of Wales looks over new excavation machinery at British Industries...

GERMANY - INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL FAIR AT HANOVER

Germany - International Industrial Fair At Hanover (1969)

Heavy construction machinery on display...

REBUILDING GREECE

Rebuilding Greece (1947)

New houses and bridges are built in Greece.

ROYAL ENGINEERS BUILD A BRIDGE

Royal Engineers Build A Bridge (1963)

Royal Engineers build a bridge in Bath.

NEW SHIPS FROM OLD! aka NEW SHIPS FOR OLD

New Ships From Old! AKA New Ships For Old (1932)

A ship breakers' yard in Blyth. We see bits of...

 SENSATIONAL LAUNCHING IN NARROW WATERWAY

Sensational Launching In Narrow Waterway (1957)

Great shots of the launch of the tanker 'Jacob...

NEW RUSSIAN DAM

New Russian Dam (1962)

New dam built in Soviet Union.

NEW TANKER UNDER CONSTRUCTION

New Tanker Under Construction (1963)

The building of the tanker "Borgsten" in Sunderland

PICCADILLY NEW CIRCUS

Piccadilly New Circus (1959)

The Monico at Piccadilly Circus is demolished to make way for modern...

A SHIP LOAD OF RAILWAY ENGINES!

A Ship Load Of Railway Engines! (1924)

Brand new steam engines are loaded onto ships to be taken to...

TO BE BELLS OF NEW YORK

To Be Bells Of New York (1925)

53 bells bound for New York are loaded into a shipping crate, the...

BRITAIN'S ATOM POWER PLANT

Britain's Atom Power Plant (1955)

Britain's first commercial atomic power plant is under construction...

NEW STEEL MILL IN ANDES

New Steel Mill In Andes (1956)

A look at a new steel mill in the Andes. Colombia, South America.

JUMBO JET PREPARATIONS

Jumbo Jet Preparations (1969)

Heathrow Airport extended to accommodate jumbo jets and their passengers....

LONDON DOCK STRIKE - ELEVEN MAN DISPUTE BLOCKS NATIONS FOOD

London Dock Strike - Eleven Man Dispute Blocks Nations Food (1948)

Food rots in London docks as...

TESTING MORRIS MOTOR CARS

Testing Morris Motor Cars (1948)

Cars tried and tested by new methods at Nuffield Research Centre,...

CORN BY CANAL

Corn By Canal (1940)

Corn is carried by barges as the canals of England become important for transporting...

DIGGERS STRIKE OIL

Diggers Strike Oil (1953)

Oil has been found in Western Australia.

SCOTLAND - Q4 LINER PROGRESS

Scotland - Q4 Liner Progress (1966)

New Cunards Q4 liner in construction takes shape in Glasgow.

SEA WALL

Sea Wall (1954)

Men at work on the new sea wall between Birchington and Reculver.

RAILWAY GRAVEYARD aka SWINDON LNER

Railway Graveyard AKA Swindon Lner (1938)

Old steam engines are broken down for scrap and used to...

MOVE HOUSE, BUILD HOUSE

Move House, Build House (1965)

Houses moved on trucks in Holland, and factory which makes wall and...

NEW BRIDGES FOR OLD

New Bridges For Old (1930)

Men replace an old wooden railway bridge for a new steel one in 48 hours. ...

OLD CARS BURN UP

Old Cars Burn Up (1958)

Scrap cars are fed into a smoke eliminating furnace in New York.

BUILDING SITE SHOWDOWN

Building Site Showdown (1958)

Strikes and layoffs halt building of new Shell Building on London's South...

SARDINE FISHING

Sardine Fishing (1954)

Sardine fishermen at work in Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick in Canada.

MARSHALLING YARDS UNDER CONSTRUCTION - CARLISLE

Marshalling Yards Under Construction - Carlisle (1961)

Workers building a new marshalling yard in...

REBUILDING OF WARSAW

Rebuilding Of Warsaw (1949)

New houses being built, reconstruction area, workmen at work.

INLAND SEAWAY

Inland Seaway (1957)

Massive construction works on the St. Lawrence Seaway and hydroelectric dam.

SIGNING THE SCHUMANN PLAN

Signing The Schumann Plan (1951)

Two European ministers signing the Shumann plan in Paris

NOVEL LAUNCHINGS

Novel Launchings (1942)

Ships are launched in the United States of America and South Africa.

Selected Originals - NEW OIL ROUTE FROM IRAK aka NEW OIL ROUTE FROM IRAQ

Selected Originals - New Oil Route From Irak AKA New Oil Route From Iraq (1952)

Material...

STOPWATCH BUILDING

Stopwatch Building (1958)

Prefabricated offices are put up in a day at London airport. Nice Stop Motion...