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CHEAPER BEEF SOON

Cheaper Beef Soon (1923)

Canadian cattle are herded off a ship in Glasgow after embargo has been lifted....

TERRIBLE PIT DISASTER

Terrible Pit Disaster (1923)

A rescue party attempts to reach trapped miners after a pit disaster in...

A LUCKY ESCAPE

A Lucky Escape (1923)

Pit head collapses in Glasgow wrecking wagons and winding gear, luckily no one is...

SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC SCHEME

Scottish Hydro Electric Scheme (1947)

New hydro electric power plant being built in Scotland.

 PEAT UTILISATION SCHEME

Peat Utilisation Scheme (1955)

Machines for digging peat in Caithness, Scotland.

SCOTTISH FISHERIES

Scottish Fisheries (1937)

Scottish Fisheries - laboratory scenes and views onboard a fishing trawler.

ALL SCOTCH!

All Scotch! (1933)

Steam trains destined for India are loaded aboard ship in Glasgow.

 

 

PAINTING THE FOURTH BRIDGE aka PAINTING THE FORTH BRIDGE

Painting The Fourth Bridge AKA Painting The Forth Bridge (1922)

Workmen painting the Fourth...

SCOTTISH COLLIERY DISASTER

Scottish Colliery Disaster (1922)

Mining disaster at the Stirling Coalfield, Scotland.

HIGHLAND AGRICULTURE aka HIGHLAND AGRICULTURE SHOW AT DUMFRIES

Highland Agriculture AKA Highland Agriculture Show At Dumfries (1922)

Footage agriculture show...

£300,000 FIRE

£300,000 Fire (1923)

£300,000 worth of damage is caused by a fire in a skin factory in Scotland.

PRESTWICK AIRPORT

Prestwick Airport (1947)

Good coverage of all aspects of the work of Scotland's Prestwick Airport.

SHIPBUILDING BOOM

Shipbuilding Boom (1938)

Shipbuilding on the River Clyde and workers, glad to be in employment again.

ATOMIC STATION BREEDER REACTOR - DOUNREAY

Atomic Station Breeder Reactor - Dounreay (1957)

Half completed Sphere, interior of Sphere, men at...

DOUNREAY FAST BREEDER REACTOR SPHERE

Dounreay Fast Breeder Reactor Sphere (1959)

Unpacking elements of rich uranium, carefully inspected...

 GLASGOW'S LAST TRAM

Glasgow's Last Tram (1962)

Parade of trams dating back to 1894 pass through crowd lined streets of...

'MAURETANIA' IN SCOTTISH BREAKERS YARD

'mauretania' In Scottish Breakers Yard (1966)

The Liner ship 'Mauretania' being broken up in a...

LACE QUEEN

Lace Queen (1951)

Great shots of a ceremony to crown the Lace Queen of a textile town in Scotland.

 PRINGLES MATERIAL

Pringles Material (1950-1959)

Making Pringle sweaters at factory in Hawick, Scotland.

REACTOR PRESSURE TANK FOR FINLAND

Reactor Pressure Tank For Finland (1965)

Loading the reactor pressure tank at Glasgow for Finland.

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY'S 350TH BIRTHDAY

Edinburgh University's 350th Birthday (1933)

Sir James Barrie visits Edinburgh University to...

LAUNCHING OF THE EMPRESS OF CANADA

Launching Of The Empress Of Canada (1920)

The "Empress of Canada", one of C.P.O.S's transpacific...

DER TAG - 1924 SCAPA FLOW

Der Tag - 1924 Scapa Flow (1924)

Sunken German World War One Vessels are salvaged off Scottish coast.

10,000 - AGRICULTURISTS

10,000 - Agriculturists (1930)

10,000 agriculturists attend a demonstration over state of the industry....

A NOVEL CRAFT

A Novel Craft (1922)

A new type of boat is demonstrated - the Vane-wheel ship.

AMMO TRAIN BLOWS UP

Ammo Train Blows Up (1946)

Officers inspect wreckage from ammunition explosion on freight train.

MINK FARM IN AYRSHIRE

Mink Farm In Ayrshire (1947)

Mr and Mrs Cowley show us the live minks on their farm in Ayr, Scotland.

NEW DOCK GATES FOR LE HARVE AND DIEPPE

New Dock Gates For Le Harve And Dieppe (1946)

New dock gates under construction in Scotland for Le...

SHIPS IN THE CLYDE aka CLYDE SHIPBUILDING

Ships In The Clyde AKA Clyde Shipbuilding (1948)

Shipbuilding industrial scenes in Clydebank,...

FINE YARMOUTH BLOATERS

Fine Yarmouth Bloaters (1920)

A look at the work of the Scottish women packing herring in Yarmouth.

LABOUR'S PARLIAMENT OPENS - TRADES UNION CONGRESS

Labour's Parliament Opens - Trades Union Congress (1919)

Trades Union Congress conference in...

THE SCUTTLED GERMAN FLEET AT SCAPA FLOW aka SEUTTLOS FLEET

The Scuttled German Fleet At Scapa Flow AKA Seuttlos Fleet (1919)

Pictures of the Scuttled...

HOGMANAY IN SCOTLAND

Hogmanay In Scotland (1962)

SCOTLAND'S FIRST NUCLEAR POWER STATION AT CHAPELCROSS

Scotland's First Nuclear Power Station At Chapelcross (1959)

Good shots of Chapelcross Atomic...

ATOMIC STATION PRODUCES URANIUM

Atomic Station Produces Uranium (1957)

New spherical reactor, Maj Gen Joslin with Engineer Mr...

RASPBERRY PICKING AND CARNIVAL IN MONTROSE

Raspberry Picking And Carnival In Montrose (1960)

Soft fruit harvest gathered in and celebrated in...

THE GEARLESS CAR - GLASGOW

The Gearless Car - Glasgow (1962)

A Triumph Herald demonstrates a gearless car in operation.

NEW TAY BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION - DUNDEE

New Tay Bridge Under Construction - Dundee (1965)

The new Tay bridge under construction.

Q 4 PROGRESS

Q 4 Progress (1967)

Progress during making a new ship at Clydebank, Scotland.

 DUNFERMINES NEW £40,000 BRIDGE   aka DUNFERMLINE'S NEW £40,000 BRIDGE OPENED...

Dunfermines New £40,000 Bridge AKA Dunfermline's New £40,000 Bridge Opened... (1930-1939)

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"Prime Scotch" (1930)

Lots of cows and pigs are on show at the Royal Highland Cattle Show in Dumfries.

EDINBURGH'S FIRST ROYAL

Edinburgh's First Royal "Freewoman" (1930)

Princess Mary receives the Freedom of Edinburgh and opens...

SIR JAMES BARRIE, OM

Sir James Barrie, Om (1930)

Author / playwright Sir J M Barrie becomes Chancellor of Edinburgh...

SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL SHOW

Scottish Agricultural Show (1921)

An item about the Ayrshire Agricultural Show in Scotland which...

REAL SCOTCH

Real Scotch (1921)

Fine specimens of Highland Cattle are on display at the Agricultural Show in Stirling....

EDINBURGH: DISASTROUS FIRE aka DISASTROUS FIRE

Edinburgh: Disastrous Fire AKA Disastrous Fire (1922)

Footage of the remains of the N.B. Railway...

OUT OF THE JAWS OF DEATH

Out Of The Jaws Of Death (1923)

5 miners are rescued after being trapped for 9 days in Falkirk.

WORLD RECORD SALVING OP.

World Record Salving Op. (1925)

Eerie footage of the scuttled German fleet looking like ghost ships as...

BRITISH SHIPYARDS BEAT THE WORLD

British Shipyards Beat The World (1930)

"Princess Joan" is launched on the Clyde in the time when...

TO RAISE THE HINDENBURG

To Raise The Hindenburg (1925)

Huge floating dock sets off from Chatham on its way to Scapa Flow to...