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HOW GIRLS PICK-UP!

How Girls Pick-Up! (1940)

Great footage of shop girls helping the war effort by working on a farm in...

FLAGPOLE CLEANERS

Flagpole Cleaners (1959)

Men cleaning flagpoles on top of Selfridges - uncomfortable for those with fear...

BENTALL'S STORE

Bentall's Store (1947)

Bentall's store instigates a "back to politeness" drive for the customers....

TEXTILE RESEARCH

Textile Research (1951)

Footage of clothes being tested for defects, London.

ERIN FOODS, rushes from

Erin Foods, Rushes From "The Flavour Of Ireland" (1960-1969)

Film showing detailed processes involved...

MEAT CUT TIES UP BUTCHERS

Meat Cut Ties Up Butchers (1951)

Pathe exclusive story about problems of meat rationing.

BUDGIE IN THE BARBERS aka LOVE BIRD

Budgie In The Barbers AKA Love Bird (1936)

Australian barber's assistant is a budgie.

 

 

TRAILER - MORE EXPORTS

Trailer - More Exports (1947)

An animated trailer film encourages people to buy imports to encourage...

WOMAN WORKING AT BUTCHER'S aka LADY GROCERS

Woman Working At Butcher's AKA Lady Grocers (1914-1918)

Woman working as a butcher.

FISH MARKET

Fish Market (1910)

Footage of fish market .

VEGETABLE RACKET STORY

Vegetable Racket Story (1945)

An early version of the farmers' market.

CHRISTMAS BUSINESS

Christmas Business (1956)

Toys made from moulds, little boys with toys, mechanical toys in action.

FOOD AND CLOTHING IN GREECE aka FOOD + CLOTHING IN GREECE

Food And Clothing In Greece AKA Food + Clothing In Greece (1947)

Scenes showing the abundance of...

LEISURE SHIFT MILL WORKERS

Leisure Shift Mill Workers (1947)

Cuts from newsreel 47/82 - Leisure Shift Mill Workers.

MODERN BAKERY

Modern Bakery (1940-1949)

Educational film showing how bread is made.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Weights And Measures (1956)

Goods and weights are checked by the Weights and Measures Department of...

IN THE RUHR - MAGINOT VISITS COALFIELDS - SEARCHING TRANSPORT - MASSIVE...

In The Ruhr - Maginot Visits Coalfields - Searching Transport - Massive... (1923)

Item about...

GALWAY MARKET

Galway Market (1937)

Scenes of a traditional farm market in a village centre in Ireland.

BLACK MARKET aka AFRICAN MARKET

Black Market AKA African Market (1947)

Africans buy goods at a traditional market.

DR ERIC WILLIAMS P.

Dr Eric Williams P. (1973)

Prime Minister Dr. Eric Williams visits local businesses in Port of Spain

 FOOD PARCELS SENT TO RED CHINA

Food Parcels Sent To Red China (1961)

American newsreel item about China's money making ploy of...

NEWS FROM HUNGARY - AROUND BUDAPEST

News From Hungary - Around Budapest (1968)

Inside office buildings, Grand Hotel, supermarket, baby...

SELFRIDGES SALE

Selfridges Sale (1957)

Winter sale at Selfridges. London.

NEW RUSSIAN STEEL WORKS

New Russian Steel Works (1957)

A new "steel shop" at a vast Soviet steel works, various shots of...

EVE - EDITOR, PUBLISHER AND SELLER!

Eve - Editor, Publisher And Seller! (1929)

One woman newspaper producer - writes, prints and sells...

COVENTRY REBORN

Coventry Reborn (1949)

Coventry is slowly being rebuilt after all the destruction of the war. West...

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB

Mary Had A Little Lamb (1930)

Various shots of a tame sheep which eats from peoples' hands and runs...

VILLAGE BAKERY

Village Bakery (1940-1949)

Educational film showing how bread is made.

 HERE'S TO THE MEMORY

Here's To The Memory (1951)

New Years Eve and Christmassy scenes or use in the documentary 'Here's To...

THREE MINUTES IN JAPAN

Three Minutes In Japan (1921)

Japanese scenes focusing on the making of parasols, artificial flowers...

MAN WITH BALLOONS

Man With Balloons (1937)

A balloon salesman exchanges his wears for bottles and jars.

BANANAS

Bananas (1937)

A lady rides on a donkey which carries the bananas she is selling on its bridle.

GIRL PEANUT SELLER

Girl Peanut Seller (1937)

Woman wears hat with basket of peanuts on, people stop her to buy a bag.

BRUSH SALESMAN issue title is HOOPS DEARIE!

Brush Salesman Issue Title Is Hoops Dearie! (1937)

Door-to-door brush salesman displays his brushes...

BRITISH EXPORTS TO USA

British Exports To USA (1949)

Good item showing British exports on sale in America.

SUPERMARKET SHOPPING IN HOLLAND

Supermarket Shopping In Holland (1971)

Footage of two young wives in a Dutch supermarket

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN

A Tribute To Women (1945)

Pathe pays tribute to housewives for their war efforts.

JOINTS ON THE HOUSE

Joints On The House (1960)

Pools winner Charlie Lee - a butcher - gives away free meat to celebrate good...

PARIS BY NIGHT

Paris By Night (1950-1959)

Paris lit up at night, 2 women in evening dress in open carriage arrive at Ford...

SAVOY HOTEL PAGE BOY aka PAGE!

Savoy Hotel Page Boy AKA Page! (1944)

A day in the life of a young page boy.

HATS FOR SCHOOLGIRLS aka CHILDREN'S HATS

Hats For Schoolgirls AKA Children's Hats (1959)

Milliner Victor Hyett shows off his new range of...

WORKERS FROM WALES

Workers From Wales (1946)

Welsh girls learn to make electric lamps in London so they can help run a...

 YESTERDAY'S HOMES AND TODAY'S

Yesterday's Homes And Today's (1932)

Traditional thatched cottages are contrasted with new modern...

TRAFFIC PROBLEM

Traffic Problem (1953)

Traffic problems in London contrast with calm of country village. Shere, Surrey.

SUMMER SALES

Summer Sales (1951)

Queues in Oxford Street for the summer sales

SALES TO THE SUN

Sales To The Sun (1966)

Easter sales, Easter holidays and Easter eggs.

GIRL SELLING FISH ON POLE aka BLOATER GIRL

Girl Selling Fish On Pole AKA Bloater Girl (1937)

Girl caries fish on a pole and sells it on...

MAN FISH SELLER

Man Fish Seller (1937)

Fish seller with fish hanging down his back.

CALENDAR SALESMAN aka SELLING CALENDARS

Calendar Salesman AKA Selling Calendars (1937)

A man with a panel filled with calendars around his...

FISH SELLER WITH SAIL POWERED BARROW aka SAILING BARROW

Fish Seller With Sail Powered Barrow AKA Sailing Barrow (1937)

Fish seller's barrow sails along...