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NERVES OF STEEL TINTED

Nerves Of Steel Tinted (1925)

Construction men work on the top level of a 26 storey skyscraper. New...

AMERICA COMES TO US TOO! TINTED

America Comes To Us Too! Tinted (1925)

British made bells are exported to a New York Church. Amber...

AMERICA COMES TO US TOO!

America Comes To Us Too! (1925)

British made bells are exported to a New York Church.

TO BE BELLS OF NEW YORK

To Be Bells Of New York (1925)

53 bells bound for New York are loaded into a shipping crate, the...

THEY LOOK QUEER ENOUGH AT SEA aka THEY COOK QUEER ENOUGH AT SEA

They Look Queer Enough At Sea AKA They Cook Queer Enough At Sea (1930)

Footage of US Navy...

JOHN D... 90 !

John D... 90 ! (1930)

Oil tycoon John D plays golf in celebration of 90th Birthday, Florida , United...

ATLANTIC LINER ABLAZE

Atlantic Liner Ablaze (1930)

New York's fire-fighters tackle blaze on German liner "Munchen." America....

 

 

HIS OWN DAM

His Own Dam (1930)

Brief shot of the "Coolidge Dam" designed to utilise desert wastes of Arizona. ...

A BLAZE A MILE UNDER THE EARTH aka A'BLAZE A MILE UNDER THE EARTH

A Blaze A Mile Under The Earth AKA A'blaze A Mile Under The Earth (1930)

A fire in an oil well...

THEY'LL BATTLE NO MORE aka THEY'LL RATTLE NO MORE

They'll Battle No More AKA They'll Rattle No More (1930)

225 used motor cars are set ablaze...

FOR SAFETY IN THE AIR

For Safety In The Air (1929)

A parachute large enough to support the weight of a stricken aeroplane is...

TRENCH DIGGING BY DYNAMITE

Trench Digging By Dynamite (1929)

Trenches are created through controlled explosions. New York,...

BLAZING LUMBER YARD

Blazing Lumber Yard (1922)

Night shots of fire in lumber yard in Indianapolis.

LAUNCH OF U.S. DREADNOUGHT

Launch Of U.S. Dreadnought (1922)

Launching of newest Super-Dreadnought - the 'West Virginia'.

BROOKLYN / SILVERDASH

Brooklyn / Silverdash (1939)

Large ship the Silverdash on fire in Brooklyn dock, New York in the United...

STEAM HEAT - FREE

Steam Heat - Free (1929)

Footage of geysers in California being to steam engines for industrial use,...

IT'S SAFE ALRIGHT

It's Safe Alright (1929)

New aircraft is tested but fails to take-off, Chicago, United States of...

TO BE TWICE AS BIG AS R-101

To Be Twice As Big As R-101 (1929)

Footage of large hangar to be used for the building of the ZRS-4...

AMERICA'S NEW GIANT SEA PLANE aka SEAPLANE

America's New Giant Sea Plane AKA Seaplane (1925)

A new giant seaplane is tested in San Diego, USA....

LEVIATHAN OF THE AIR

Leviathan Of The Air (1940)

Good shots of construction of American army transport planes.

PROHIBITION WHISKEY

Prohibition Whiskey (1920)

Whiskey producers try to get round Prohibition by exporting liquor to Europe....

BLOWING DOWN TO BUILD UP

Blowing Down To Build Up (1922)

Footage of derelict buildings being dynamited, New York, United States...

FISHERMAN'S PARADISE

Fisherman's Paradise (1922)

Hundreds of fishermen and woman on the banks of the Sandy River, United...

A LADY STEEPLEJACK aka WOMAN STEEPLEJACK

A Lady Steeplejack AKA Woman Steeplejack (1919)

A Lady steeplejack seen working on the maintenance...

DESTROYER LAUNCHED

Destroyer Launched (1919)

The launch of an American destroyer nearly proves disastrous.

AMERICA'S WAY WITH BOLSHIES aka COMMUNISTS ARRESTED

America's Way With Bolshies AKA Communists Arrested (1919)

American steel strikers imprisoned...

GOOSE FARM

Goose Farm (1930)

Short shot of a large number of geese at a goose farm in United States.

FIRST ALL METAL AIRSHIP

First All Metal Airship (1929)

The first all metal airship takes to the sky in Detroit in the United...

PETROL STATIONS IN THE SKY ?

Petrol Stations In The Sky ? (1929)

Good footage of aeroplane being refuelled in mid-flight in the...

THE LINK OF TWO NATIONS

The Link Of Two Nations (1929)

The Ambassador Bridge to link America and Canada nears completion. ...

NEW MECHANICAL TUTOR aka NOVEL MECHANICAL TUTOR

New Mechanical Tutor AKA Novel Mechanical Tutor (1929)

A pilot demonstrates aeroplane tutor in...

NEW DEVICE SPEEDS AIR PILOT TRAINING

New Device Speeds Air Pilot Training (1929)

An aeroplane training device on display in Ohio in the...

MOTORBOAT SHOW IN NEW YORK aka MOTORBOAT SHOW IN NY

Motorboat Show In New York AKA Motorboat Show In Ny (1939)

Item showing off many of the products...

LA FIN DU REGIME SEC aka END OF PROHIBITION IN USA

La Fin Du Regime Sec AKA End Of Prohibition In USA (1933)

Films covering the end of Prohibition in...

ASSEMBLY LINE FORD

Assembly Line Ford (1928)

Ford Motor Car production line in the United States of America.

THRONG WALL STREET AS STOCK MARKET CRASHES

Throng Wall Street As Stock Market Crashes (1929)

Crowds gather in the streets of New York as fears...

AMERICAN B24 BOMBERS aka B29 BOMBERS

American B24 Bombers AKA B29 Bombers (1942)

Shots of wings of a B29 bomber being built in factory.

TEXAS OIL FIRE

Texas Oil Fire (1947)

A terrible fire rages in oil storage drums in Texas City, USA.

IRON MONGERS

Iron Mongers (1948)

Women in a hardware shop in California trying on hats made of pots and pans.

NEW YORK SHUTS DOWN

New York Shuts Down (1946)

A strike means New York has to turn out the lights on Broadway.

COTTON PICKING COMPETITION

Cotton Picking Competition (1946)

Annual cotton picking contest in Arkansas, USA.

BEER FLOWS LIKE WATER BUT ONLY DOWN DRAIN

Beer Flows Like Water But Only Down Drain

Federal agents empty out barrels of beer during...

ROAD MAKING IN AMERICA - NRA PROGRAMME

Road Making In America - Nra Programme

New Deal workers build roads in America.

SEIZED YACHT YIELDS $250,000 PRE-WAR LIQUOR

Seized Yacht Yields $250,000 Pre-War Liquor

Customs officers seize contraband whisky.

SEIZING THE SOURCE OF SUPPLY aka ILLEGAL SPIRITS AND BEER

Seizing The Source Of Supply AKA Illegal Spirits And Beer

Prohibition era customs...

SYNTHETIC RUBBER FACTORY

Synthetic Rubber Factory (1942)

Good shots of the manufacture of synthetic rubber.

WASHINGTON

Washington (1935)

People pay a visit to a large dam and take a boat trip on the lake.

LATEST STREAMLINED TRAIN

Latest Streamlined Train (1934)

Good shots of streamlined railway engine speeding across America.

U.S. NAVY BOMBS JAPAN

U.S. Navy Bombs Japan (1945)

American navy third fleet bombs Japanese ships and factories.

US FLYING WING ON GROUND

Us Flying Wing On Ground (1946)

Shots of US army XB-35 aircraft on ground.