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TALLEST MAN IN HISTORY - 8ft+

Tallest Man In History - 8ft+ (1935)

17-year-old Robert Wadlow, over 8 feet tall, with his family in...

BALLET ON STEEL

Ballet On Steel (1935)

An ice ballet seen in high angle shots in New York.

THE CLOUD MOVES

The Cloud Moves (1930)

A Bison drive - various shots of the beast as they move across the plains of the...

VICTORS RETURN AMERICAN STYLE

Victors Return American Style (1941)

Crowds get out of hand as Brooklyn Dodgers return from winning...

BEAUTY FOR HIRE!

Beauty For Hire! (1938)

Beautiful girls pose for the camera in America.

MODES OF TODAY

Modes Of Today (1938)

Lovely shots of the latest fashions in jackets, for day and evening wear.

THE MODE SPELLS SUMMER!

The Mode Spells Summer! (1938)

Beautiful dresses and huge hats for summer from the United States of...

 

 

KNIGHTS IN ARMOUR

Knights In Armour (1938)

Exhibition of suits of armour at a palace in Florence, Italy.

FLASH-FOTO!

Flash-Foto! (1939)

Two Chicago scientists take photographs of a bullet in flight.

TWISTED LIGHT!

Twisted Light! (1939)

A dentist uses tubes of Lucite to direct light into a patient's mouth for...

SAILING WITH A THRILL!

Sailing With A Thrill! (1939)

Sailing boats called 'scows' on Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin.

TRY OUT IN MINIATURE

Try Out In Miniature (1940)

A model aeroplane flies inside a wind tunnel at an American aircraft...

THE FRECKLES CHAMP!

The Freckles Champ! (1940)

Freckle faced boys take part in a contest to see who has the most freckles.

SAILORS AND SAILORETTES!

Sailors And Sailorettes! (1940)

Small yachts take part in a regatta in Newport Bay, California.

DUCKS HOME!

Ducks Home! (1940)

Wild ducks of California fly to the bird sanctuary at Lake Tule.

STRAFING TACTICS

Strafing Tactics (1943)

American fighter planes practising strafing on freight train models.

BOATS WITH A BITE - DUBLIN

Boats With A Bite - Dublin (1943)

American M.T.B. boats at training.

RIDERS IN GLIDERS - DUBLIN

Riders In Gliders - Dublin (1943)

American showing that glider can be a transport plane if needed.

JUMPING JEEPS

Jumping Jeeps (1943)

Americans testing their jeeps on very rough terrain.

THAT CROSS CHANNEL FEELING

That Cross Channel Feeling (1943)

Americans conducting a research to cure sea sickness.

THEY LEARN UNDER FIRE

They Learn Under Fire (1943)

American cadets train with chalk bombs.

BOTTOM - SIDE - UP

Bottom - Side - Up (1943)

In America a ship is built up side down and launched sideways.

AMERICAN TROOPS PRACTICE INVASION

American Troops Practice Invasion (1941)

American soldiers 'invade' a beach from landing craft,...

US TROOPS IN TRAINING aka AMERICAN TROOP MANOEUVRES Dublin issue

Us Troops In Training AKA American Troop Manoeuvres Dublin Issue (1941)

New recruits are put...

AERO ENGINES BY NUMBERS

Aero Engines By Numbers (1941)

Aeroplanes being made in American factories to be shipped over Atlantic...

PUTTING THEM THROUGH THEIR PACES  Dublin issue

Putting Them Through Their Paces Dublin Issue (1941)

American army at training camp - in...

SPORT - GRAND NATIONAL DAY IN DIXIE

Sport - Grand National Day In Dixie (1941)

Steeplechase in Carolina, USA.

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...

FLAME THROWER DEMONSTRATED aka FIGHTING WITH FLAMES

Flame Thrower Demonstrated AKA Fighting With Flames (1941)

An American army engineer demonstrates...

A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE

A Miraculous Escape (1941)

A stock car driver in America has a lucky escape when his car catches fire...

TON A TIME GUNS

Ton A Time Guns (1941)

Big coastal guns fire ton weight shells in California, America.

CALIFORNIA'S PIG DERBY

California's Pig Derby (1941)

Chorus girls in California hold a Pig Derby and drag the animals through...

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...

CHEMICAL WARFARE TESTS IN US

Chemical Warfare Tests In Us (1938)

American soldiers are trained in using poison gas cylinders and...

AMERICAN BOBSLEIGH TEAM

American Bobsleigh Team (1938)

The American Bobsleigh Team take a speedy practice run in training for...

OHIO - SCIENTIFIC TEST FLIGHT LNER

Ohio - Scientific Test Flight Lner (1937)

New American stratosphere plane goes on test flight.

DERELICT WAGON TRUCKS DEMOLISHED IN USA

Derelict Wagon Trucks Demolished In USA (1937)

Valuable scrap metal removed from old goods wagons in...

SUGAR MOUNTAIN A MILE LONG

Sugar Mountain A Mile Long (1937)

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

CALIFORNIA FLOODS

California Floods (1937)

Bad flooding in California, USA.

SERIOUS DROUGHT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Serious Drought In South Africa (1938)

Scenes of a severe drought in South Africa.

AMERICA TRIES OUT NEW TYPE PARACHUTES

America Tries Out New Type Parachutes (1938)

New parachutes are tested in an American airfield.

AMERICA PREPARES FOR ATTACK ON STRATOSPHERE aka UNITED STATES STRATOSPHERE

America Prepares For Attack On Stratosphere AKA United States Stratosphere (1938)

An...

AMERICA'S NEW AMPHIBIAN TANK

America's New Amphibian Tank (1938)

Brief shots of a new amphibian tank in the United States of...

ALMOST LIKE THE REAL THING

Almost Like The Real Thing (1927)

Tank manoeuvres with explosions and smoke.

AND VERY NICE TOO

And Very Nice Too (1927)

Young soldiers learn the art of cookery.

FLOOD DISASTER GROWS

Flood Disaster Grows (1927)

New footage of the flood damage in America shows the continuing devastation....

BACK FROM HER SEA GRAVE

Back From Her Sea Grave (1928)

The sunken Submarine S.4. is raised from the seabed by the US Navy.

THE DOUBLE LEMON AIRSHIP aka TWIN LEMON BALLOON TAKES SKY JOY RIDE

The Double Lemon Airship AKA Twin Lemon Balloon Takes Sky Joy Ride (1928)

Duplicate story...

IN THE TRACK OF THE TORNADO

In The Track Of The Tornado (1928)

A tornado in the Western States of America leaves behind scenes of...

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...