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"Bravo ... Betty!" (1930)

Betty Nuthall wins the Women's American Lawn Tennis Championship in 1930.

RECORD THRILLS AND SPILLS

Record Thrills And Spills (1933)

Louie Meyer wins the Indianapolis 500 motorcar race - for the second...

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!

Onwards And Upwards! (1933)

Good coverage of hill climb motor race - the race up Pike's Peak is filled...

YOUNG STRIBLING LOSES HIS LAST FIGHT

Young Stribling Loses His Last Fight (1933)

Family shots of American Boxer W L Stribling shown after...

FATE WAS NOT SO KIND

Fate Was Not So Kind (1933)

Two Lithuanian pilots set off on flight - they don't make it.

TRAGEDY ... MOST PROFOUND!

Tragedy ... Most Profound! (1933)

Italian flier - Marquis of Pinedo crashes his plane on take off and...

LIKE A MIGHTY TORCH!

Like A Mighty Torch! (1933)

Oil burns fiercely and sends flames high into the air - Texas, USA.

 

 

BREATH CATCHING FOR THEM ... AND YOU!

Breath Catching For Them ... And You! (1933)

Parachutists in America perform thrilling display for...

"The Great Fire Of ... Chicago" (1930)

American firemen fight a blaze and then have to demolish...

DEATH RIDES THE RAILS

Death Rides The Rails (1933)

Massive rail crash in Virginia sees an express train hit a goods train.

ROLL UP ... ROLL UP ... ROLL UP!

Roll Up ... Roll Up ... Roll Up! (1933)

Circus style tricks from elephants in America.

SKY QUEEN TRIES FLYING WINDMILL

Sky Queen Tries Flying Windmill (1931)

Amelia Earhart tries her hand at flying an autogyro.

"Iced Tennis" (1931)

Americans play tennis on an iced over court - they find it difficult to keep their...

A GOLDEN

A Golden "Putt" (1931)

Gene Sarazen wins American golf championship with long putt.

WITHOUT COMMENT!

Without Comment! (1931)

A man in America preaches home brewing as a way round the prohibition rules.

"... And It's A Rage In America Too" (1931)

A glider in America takes off and soon comes crashing...

GANGSTERS GUNS PUT

Gangsters Guns Put "On The Spot" (1931)

Chicago police smash captured pistols taken from the City's...

BIG BILL TILDEN

Big Bill Tilden (1931)

Tennis star Big Bill Tilden wins his first Professional match in New York.

SOMETHING NEW IN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Something New In Championships (1933)

Competition in picking ears of corn in Kansas.

NEW YORK DISASTER

New York Disaster (1934)

Scenes of New York bus crash - many people died in the accident.

BATTLE OF TENNIS STARS

Battle Of Tennis Stars (1934)

A short sequence of a tennis match between Bill Tilden and Ellsworth...

U.S TAXI STRIKE

U.S Taxi Strike (1934)

Riots on streets of New York - people attack cab drivers - police does nothing to...

LINDY SPEAKS

Lindy Speaks (1934)

Lindbergh is questioned at Government air mail contracts inquiry.

STRIKE RIOTS IN MINNEAPOLIS

Strike Riots In Minneapolis (1934)

Scenes of violent clashes between truck drivers on strike and...

AN UNQUENCHABLE FIRE

An Unquenchable Fire (1934)

Huge cork fire at Lyndhurst, New Jersey.

FOLLOWING THE SUN

Following The Sun (1934)

95 years old John D. Rockefeller arrives to Florida to spend winter on the sun.

THE BEACH CENSOR

The Beach Censor (1925)

A policeman decides which of a bevy of bathing belles is dressed suitably for...

SHOOTING THE WAVES

Shooting The Waves (1926)

Wooden roller coaster slide on the edge of the sea in Miami. People slide...

AMERICAN FAIRGROUNDS

American Fairgrounds (1923)

Fun at an American funfair.

EXCELSIOR!

Excelsior! (1924)

Vertiginous footage of a man climbing up a flagpole for a bet. He stands on the top -...

BUDDING WATER SPRITES

Budding Water Sprites (1931)

Young children show off their swimming and diving skills, United States of...

I'VE JUST DROPPED IN

I've Just Dropped In (1931)

An auto-gyro lands at a petrol station to fill up.

THAT CHEERFUL LITTLE MOUTHFUL

That Cheerful Little Mouthful (1931)

A huge hippo is fed and cleaned at New York Zoo.

THE BOUNCER

The Bouncer (1931)

A biplane bounces along the ground on its wheels.

CAN YOU FLIP?

Can You Flip? (1931)

Young women and little girls do back flips on an American rooftop.

THE HIGH JUMPER

The High Jumper (1931)

A dog called Spot jumps from a 40 foot high ladder into a net held above the...

HAVE YOU A

Have You A "Capital" Memory? (1931)

Wayne, aged 3, demonstrates his talent for remembering the State...

GLAD TO SEE YOUR BACK AGAIN

Glad To See Your Back Again (1931)

Young women take part in competition to find the most perfect back...

DR CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN

Dr Circus Comes To Town (1931)

Clowns entertain patients in the hospital grounds.

DO YOU PLAY GOLF

Do You Play Golf (1931)

Professional golfer Gene Sarazen shows a lady how to hit a golf ball out of a...

THE GIANT PLANE

The Giant Plane (1931)

A huge seaplane, the Sikorsky Amphibian, is seen in flight.

THE SEARCH FOR BEAUTY on sleeve as BEAUTY

The Search For Beauty On Sleeve As Beauty (1931)

Broadway impresario Florenz Ziegfeld introduces...

ROLLING ALONG

Rolling Along (1931)

Girl messengers in an American office wear roller skates to zip about the building.

ANOTHER 'TAIL-FIRSTER' on sleeve as THE TALL FIRSTER

Another 'tail-Firster' On Sleeve As The Tall Firster (1932)

An odd-looking plane flies tail first...

BASKETBALL ACES

Basketball Aces (1932)

Basketball players in training in the United States of America.

WATER BABIES

Water Babies (1932)

Swimmers demonstrate their skills in competition in Florida, United States of America

THE BEAR TRUTH

The Bear Truth (1932)

Bears entertain the crowd at zoo in Miami in the United States of America.

WHY CAMERAMEN GO TO THE DOGS

Why Cameramen Go To The Dogs (1932)

Pekingese dogs and their owners at the National Pekingese Show in...

FOLLOW MY LEADER

Follow My Leader (1932)

Speedboats race around Florida.

THIS FELLOW KNOWS HIS DUCKS AND DRAKES

This Fellow Knows His Ducks And Drakes (1932)

Tom Reed feeds Mallard Ducks in Florida.