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RACE FOR AMERICA'S CUP

Race For America's Cup (1937)

Start of the America's Cup yacht race.

GARDA SPORTS IN DUBLIN aka DUBLIN GARDA SPORTS

Garda Sports In Dublin AKA Dublin Garda Sports (1937)

Police Sports competition in Dublin.

WOMAN BALLOONIST IN RUSSIA

Woman Balloonist In Russia (1937)

Russian woman balloonist goes up in the air.

GLIDING AT DUNSTABLE

Gliding At Dunstable (1937)

London gliding club members entertaining guests from Germany on Dunstable...

CAPETOWN EXPERIENCES ROUGH WEATHER

Capetown Experiences Rough Weather (1937)

Storm rages across Capetown.

ROME - AROUND THE WORLD IN A TINY BOAT LNER

Rome - Around The World In A Tiny Boat Lner (1937)

Italian man attempts to sail around the world in...

OHIO - SCIENTIFIC TEST FLIGHT LNER

Ohio - Scientific Test Flight Lner (1937)

New American stratosphere plane goes on test flight.

 

 

BRIXHAM REGATTA FINAL

Brixham Regatta Final (1937)

Last trawler race ends the last Torbay Royal Regatta in Brixham.

DEMOLITION OF VIADUCT AT LLANBRADACH

Demolition Of Viaduct At Llanbradach (1937)

Viaduct being demolished in Wales.

BUILDING HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ROAD IN U.S.

Building Highest Mountain Road In U.S. (1937)

Works on building the highest mountain road in America...

IDAHO U.S. - MINIATURE EARTHQUAKE LNER

Idaho U.S. - Miniature Earthquake Lner (1937)

Subsidence causes Canyon at Idaho.

NEW LIFEBOATS LAUNCHED AT CROMER

New Lifeboats Launched At Cromer (1937)

Sir Samuel Hoare launches new lifeboats at Cromer.

TUBE SNACKS

Tube Snacks (1940)

Train attendants serve tea and snacks to people in tube stations used as shelters.

TRAINED IN CANADA

Trained In Canada (1940)

Commonwealth airmen trained in Canada arrive to England.

U.S. NAVY TESTS TORPEDO BOAT - DUBLIN

U.S. Navy Tests Torpedo Boat - Dublin (1940)

New torpedo boats are tested in America.

SKY FORTRESSES - DUBLIN

Sky Fortresses - Dublin (1940)

American Flying Fortresses on training flights in California.

DESTINATION UNKNOWN FOR

Destination Unknown For "Queen Elizabeth" (1940)

Great vessel 'Queen Elizabeth starts her journey...

IT'S IN THE AIR

It's In The Air (1940)

A grand military air show is held in America.

BOMBED AND TORPEDOED - BUT SAFE

Bombed And Torpedoed - But Safe (1940)

Lord Mountbatten manages to bring his torpedoed ship 'Kelly'...

SOUTH AFRICA'S COMMANDER IN CHIEF

South Africa's Commander In Chief (1940)

Prime Minister of South Africa, General Smuts, inspects his...

AIR CREW IN TRAINING

Air Crew In Training (1940)

Air crew training somewhere in Britain.

POLICE AT PLAY - DUBLIN

Police At Play - Dublin (1940)

Washington motorcycle police display.

MONSTER OF THE AIR

Monster Of The Air (1940)

New Sunderland flying boat on display.

OUR ARMY OF STEEL

Our Army Of Steel (1940)

Tanks, artillery guns and armoured cars arrive to Egypt to be despatched to...

FIRST U.S. RAID ON GERMANY

First U.S. Raid On Germany (1943)

The first American on Germany is success.

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1948)

Richard Tauber dies & Acton family moves to Texas.

GALE INCREASES TOLL OF GOODWIN WRECKS

Gale Increases Toll Of Goodwin Wrecks (1948)

Italian steamer stranded on Goodwins

PARIS Beware - other items share this title

Paris Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1946)

International Aircraft Exhibition opened in...

GLOUCESTER

Gloucester (1948)

Meteor makes world speed bid in gale.

WIDE WIDE WORLD

Wide Wide World (1948)

Cinema cycling competition; Hindu Festival in Allahabad; Postman on skis in...

MAHARAJAH TROOPS HIS COLOURS

Maharajah Troops His Colours (1948)

Lord and Lady Mountbatten visit Maharajah of Bikaner.

AROUND BRITAIN - THAMES - SHIP COLLISION

Around Britain - Thames - Ship Collision (1948)

Shipwreck on the river Thames at Erith.

AROUND BRITAIN - GLASGOW - AMERICA'S FOOD GIFT

Around Britain - Glasgow - America's Food Gift (1948)

Food ship arrives to Glasgow from America.

RELIEF FOR WOLF ROCK

Relief For Wolf Rock (1948)

Relief at hand for men marooned on Wolf Rock lighthouse.

BRITISH ENGINEERS STILL LEAD

British Engineers Still Lead (1948)

Father and son engineer team create revolutionary type of...

DAGENHAM  ESSEX - CAR EXPORT

Dagenham Essex - Car Export (1948)

Henry Ford inaugurates car export drive with USA.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE - BELL RINGERS

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne - Bell Ringers (1948)

HMS Nelson's silver bell returns to Newcastle.

LAKEWOOD N J

Lakewood N J (1948)

New style treatment for careless motorists.

BOUZOV - STALACTITES

Bouzov - Stalactites (1948)

Bouzov cave in Czechoslovakia reopened.

RADAR BEATS MANX FOG

Radar Beats Manx Fog (1948)

Opening the world's first radar harbour at Douglas, Isle of Man.

BONUS BOOSTS OUTPUT

Bonus Boosts Output (1948)

Car manufacturer introduces novel bonus scheme to help break export records.

CALIFORNIA - MOTOR CYCLE RACE

California - Motor Cycle Race (1948)

Motorcyclists compete in Pacific Trails Endurance Run.

SHADWELL BASIN - THE PAMIR

Shadwell Basin - The Pamir (1948)

Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit New Zealand ship Pamir in...

BALTIC REWARDS FISHERMEN

Baltic Rewards Fishermen (1948)

Gdansk again becomes the ship building centre of Baltic.

AROUND BRITAIN HEATHROW - PLANE CRASH

Around Britain Heathrow - Plane Crash (1948)

Nineteen killed in Belgian Dakota plane crash.

AROUND BRITAIN - RADLETT - HANDLEY PAGE HASTINGS

Around Britain - Radlett - Handley Page Hastings (1948)

Britain's largest and fastest troops...

MARSEILLES UNEARTHS ITS PAST

Marseilles Unearths Its Past (1948)

Archaeologist Fernane Benoit discovers antique treasures in...

ITMA TRAVELS SOUTH

Itma Travels South (1948)

Tommy Handley receives Freedom of Miniature Railway at New Romney.

THE THAMES

The Thames (1948)

Cambridge wins the traditional boat race.

RETURN TO BURMA

Return To Burma (1948)

Lord Mountbatten visits Burma with his family.