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BRITAIN'S LARGEST PUBLIC PARK

Britain's Largest Public Park (1928)

The Mayor of Birkenhead opens Arrow Park, covering 450 acres.

GLIDERS

Gliders (1944)

Dakota tows USAF glider.

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

Empire State Building (1965)

Shots from and of Empire State building.

 FACTORY WORKERS

Factory Workers (1930-1939)

Good shots of factory workers arriving at the start of a shift.

PARADE OF LEADERS

Parade Of Leaders (1934)

Glorious array of beautiful 1930s cars by Morris, and I want them all!

SIGNING OF SOMETHING IN FACTORY aka NO STRIKE AGREEMENT IN US AIRCRAFT FACTORY...

Signing Of Something In Factory AKA No Strike Agreement In Us Aircraft Factory... (1941)

Workers...

US SUPER LINER NEARS COMPLETION aka US SUPER LINER TAKES SHAPE

Us Super Liner Nears Completion AKA Us Super Liner Takes Shape (1938)

A huge American aeroplane...

 

 

SUGAR MOUNTAIN A MILE LONG

Sugar Mountain A Mile Long (1937)

Mountains of sugar beet being moved onto trucks and taken to...

THE DESERT SHALL REJOICE AND BLOSSOM AS THE ROSE

The Desert Shall Rejoice And Blossom As The Rose (1928)

Construction work on a huge dam in the...

THE DESERT SHALL REJOICE AND BLOSSOM AS THE ROSE

The Desert Shall Rejoice And Blossom As The Rose (1928)

Duplicate of story showing construction...

NOW WORTH REAL MONEY

Now Worth Real Money (1921)

A look at Irish Republican bonds now worth 'real money.'

SO NEAR YET SO FAR

So Near Yet So Far (1923)

Shots of a bootleggers' schooner wrecked 100 yards from shore, 3000 cases of...

SAVING A SUBMARINE

Saving A Submarine (1922)

Salvaging a sunken submarine.

ENGLISH SCENIC MATERIAL

English Scenic Material (1937)

Various landscape and sunset shots - some film of a man working an...

 POTATO HARVEST

Potato Harvest (1948)

Tractors aid the potato harvest in America.

TANK FACTORY

Tank Factory (1943)

Tanks being built and test driven.

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

Bridge Construction (1938)

Material about the building of a bridge.

LARGE SEAPLANE TAKES OFF

Large Seaplane Takes Off (1938)

Large seaplane taking off from lake.

THE AMERICAN CONSUMER

The American Consumer (1948)

Item showing cars being produced in American plant.

U.S.S. OKLAHOMA c 1915 - 1920

U.S.S. Oklahoma C 1915 - 1920 (1915-1920)

Military ship USS Oklahoma is seen at sea.

905 FEET HIGH

905 Feet High (1929)

Good footage of the Trump Building nearing completion, New York, United States of...

WHERE IT'S REALLY COLD!

Where It's Really Cold! (1932)

Fishermen in Boston, USA remove ice from their frozen ships upon...

WHEN THEY HAVE A FIRE ... IT IS A FIRE!!

When They Have A Fire ... It Is A Fire!! (1932)

Incredible fire in American timber yard - so...

HOW IS IT ALL GOING TO END?

How Is It All Going To End? (1933)

US farmers revolt against mortgage companies to save their farms...

QUICK WORK!

Quick Work! (1930)

American soldiers build a pontoon bridge across the Chatahoochee River in 46 minutes.

LAUNCHED SIDEWAYS

Launched Sideways (1930)

A large ferry to carry trains is launched.

BROADCASTING'S NEW

Broadcasting's New "Wonder" Home (1933)

NBC Radio studios open up in New York.

"Poison Gas" - As A Help (1923)

Cotton crop is sprayed by a crop plane.

TAKEN FOR A RIDE

Taken For A Ride (1931)

A journey over the George Washington Bridge in New York.

PUBLIC ENEMY NO 1 IN USA

Public Enemy No 1 In USA (1937)

Gangsters arrested by plain clothes detectives in America.

FOND OF TURKEY & CUTS

Fond Of Turkey & Cuts (1926)

A look at turkeys being fattened for Christmas with some very quirky out...

WORLD'S RICHEST MAN

World's Richest Man (1927)

John D Rockefeller invites the cameras inside his Florida home.

UNCLE SAM'S WOMEN POLICE

Uncle Sam's Women Police (1941)

Various shots of women police officers in New York city.

LIKE A MIGHTY TORCH

Like A Mighty Torch (1928)

Dramatic footage of an oil gusher on fire in middle of Santa Fe oil district,...

SOMETHING NEW IN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Something New In Championships (1928)

The National Corn Shucking Contest takes place in Indiana.

THEY'LL RATTLE NO MORE

They'll Rattle No More (1929)

200 old motorcars are scrapped and set alight creating huge fire. ...

OIL FIELD ABLAZE

Oil Field Ablaze (1929)

Ferocious fires in Oil fields in California, United States of America.

THE BIGGEST DAM IN CALIFORNIA

The Biggest Dam In California (1931)

Construction of a massive dam in the United States.

THE FROZEN PEOPLE

The Frozen People (1930)

Ice warehouse - men move large blocks of ice around by various means.

A MIGHTY SPLASH TANKER LAUNCHING

A Mighty Splash Tanker Launching (1920)

When an oil tanker is launched, many are hurt by the enormous...

FREAK TRAIN WRECK

Freak Train Wreck (1938)

Scenes at the site of a horrific train crash, somewhere in the United States of...

NEW YORK BREWERY BLOWS UP LNER

New York Brewery Blows Up Lner (1938)

Scenes of destruction after an explosion at a New York brewery.

HOBOKEN PIER ALIGHT

Hoboken Pier Alight (1921)

Various shots of Hoboken pier on fire and the battle to put it out as various...

A DIFFICULT FACE TO WASH

A Difficult Face To Wash (1921)

A steeplejack climbs across the face of the second largest clock in the...

AN AWE INSPIRING SCENE

An Awe Inspiring Scene (1922)

Oil tanks and barrels on fire in New Jersey in the United States of...

GOBBLERS!

Gobblers! (1932)

Turkey farm - the birds eat, strut, fight and run around.

CACTUS SWEETS!

Cactus Sweets! (1933)

Chocolate covered chunks of cactus - a delicacy from Texas!

LITTLE BIG FOLK

Little Big Folk (1923)

Small people, who make their living from their size, pay an official visit to New...

NO IF ABOUT IT

No If About It (1924)

A fishing fleet returns to Boston completely covered in snow and ice.

COAL MINERS TAKE CHARGE LNER

Coal Miners Take Charge Lner (1938)

Workers run a colliery in United States of America.