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RAPIDS

Rapids (1910-1920)

Item showing torrents of water.

WATER DIVINER

Water Diviner (1951)

Footage of Mr Mullins searching for water with diviner instrument. Bath.

SMOOTH SEA

Smooth Sea (1929)

Tracking shot of smooth sea in the middle of the ocean.

WATER GARDENS

Water Gardens (1964)

A revolution in gardening is examined as we see how artificial ponds are made.

FRESH WATER FROM THE SEA

Fresh Water From The Sea (1943)

Sea water sterilised and ready for drinking in seconds.

FISHING BY ELECTRICITY

Fishing By Electricity (1956)

A temporary stunning device helps the East Anglian Waterboard keep track...

WATER SHORTAGE IN SYDNEY

Water Shortage In Sydney (1965)

Shortage of water in Sydney, Australia.

 

 

HIGH LIFERS

High Lifers (1920-1929)

Men who work very high in the air are featured - on towers and scaffolding.

BLOWING UP A WATER TOWER IN GERMANY

Blowing Up A Water Tower In Germany (1938)

A water tower near Frankfurt is exploded by German...

WATER SCOOTER

Water Scooter (1933)

Nice shots of girls in swimsuits riding about a lake on water scooters.

FOREST FIRES

Forest Fires (1959)

Firemen fight forest fires in Holland.

FLOOD OF ZUYDER ZEE NOW I JSELLMEER aka ZUYDER ZEE FLOODS

Flood Of Zuyder Zee Now I Jsellmeer AKA Zuyder Zee Floods (1916)

Floods in Zuyder Zee,...

A REMARKABLE PICTURE - HYDROPLANE

A Remarkable Picture - Hydroplane (1916)

Hydroplane on first test completely overturns in New York...

FLOODS - NEWCASTLE

Floods - Newcastle (1920-1929)

Flooding in Newcastle.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 508 - CHINA CLAY and WATER GARDENS

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 508 - China Clay And Water Gardens (1964)

Cuts (rushes, out takes) for...

HOUSE IN THE CLOUDS

House In The Clouds (1959)

The Ridge family live in a strange looking house converted from a water...

UNSINKABLE BOAT

Unsinkable Boat (1966)

Safety at sea - an unsinkable fibreglass and polystyrene boat is put through its...

COTTON CLIFFS

Cotton Cliffs (1967)

Beautiful natural wonders of Turkey: a hot mineral spring pool and the Cotton...

"A Colossus Of The Clouds" (1932)

Massive German seaplane - the DoX 3 - takes off.

SEA! ... SEA!! ... THOU MIGHTY MONSTER!

Sea! ... Sea!! ... Thou Mighty Monster! (1932)

High seas lash against the sea front at Hastings -...

SPEEDING UP NATURE

Speeding Up Nature (1935)

Great time lapse footage of the Bottle Brush Tree growing and Water Lilies...

WOLF ROCK: THE WORLD'S LONELIEST CHRISTMAS

Wolf Rock: The World's Loneliest Christmas (1950)

Two lighthouse keepers are relieved for the New...

Selected Originals - UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY

Selected Originals - Underwater Photography (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "Underwater...

Selected Originals - WOLF ROCK RELIEVED

Selected Originals - Wolf Rock Relieved (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "Wolf Rock...

WATER HYACINTH issue title - BACK TO THE FRONT

Water Hyacinth Issue Title - Back To The Front (1937)

Water hyacinths block River Brisbane and...

ROAD STREAM issue title - STREAMLANED

Road Stream Issue Title - Streamlaned (1937)

A small Kent village has a water filled Lane running...

GIRL WATER DIVINER

Girl Water Diviner (1954)

Diviner Catherine Bent has such extreme reactions her whole body twitches when...

WATER DIVINER

Water Diviner (1946)

Water diviners test their powers before sceptical scientists at Frescati, Sweden.

ANIMALS OFF SHIP AT TILBURY

Animals Off Ship At Tilbury (1947)

A water lizard arrives with some other animals for the London zoo...

DROUGHT IN UK

Drought In UK (1949)

Hot weather and lack of rain sees low water levels in English water reservoirs.

AUSTRALIAN TOURISTS FLOWN TO ALPS

Australian Tourists Flown To Alps (1960)

A flying boat takes tourists to Lake Eucumbene. Australia.

 NEW TYPE OF WATER SKI

New Type Of Water Ski (1961)

Various shots of girls demonstrating new type of water ski in a swimming...

THE SEA WALL

The Sea Wall (1918)

Footage of water leaking through large sea wall.

FLOODS IN AMSTERDAM

Floods In Amsterdam (1910-1919)

Flood scenes in Amsterdam.

RICHES FROM WATER

Riches From Water (1937)

Crowds flock to natural spring in New Jersey to buy health giving water for 10...

SOUTHAMPTON RADAR

Southampton Radar (1960)

Radar station at Calshot, Southampton alerts a dredger to clear the way for...

FLOWER GARDEN

Flower Garden (1955)

Travelogue from one of the most beautiful gardens in the world - Keukenhof.

WATER SCOOTERS

Water Scooters (1956)

Girls in swimsuits at Ruislip Lido test new water scooters - great fun.

TRAINING FIREMEN

Training Firemen (1957)

Firemen drill - great display of skill, knowledge and courage.

FIREFLY RACING DINGHY

Firefly Racing Dinghy (1958)

A little film about making sailing dinghy by using a new method - hot...

ELECTRICALLY POWERED MODEL PLANES

Electrically Powered Model Planes (1958)

A man makes electrically powered model planes and boats for...

ARMY FROGMEN aka ARMY FROGMAN TRAINING

Army Frogmen AKA Army Frogman Training (1961)

Trainee divers from the Royal Engineers are seen in...

SIDECAR BOAT

Sidecar Boat (1960)

Motorcycle sidecar that converts into a motor boat, Romford, Essex

CONCRETE BOAT

Concrete Boat (1962)

An item about a boat yard in Norfolk which builds concrete boats.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 307 - DERELICT VILLAGE

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 307 - Derelict Village (1960)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for "DERELICT...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 311 - HOVER SCOOTER

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 311 - Hover Scooter (1960)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for "HOVER SCOOTER"...

HOVER SCOOTER

Hover Scooter (1960)

Demonstration of a hover scooter from America on land and water at Long Ditton,...

SUCTION DREDGER

Suction Dredger (1961)

A new dredger with agitator jets is seen in action on the Norfolk Broads.

OUT TAKES / CUTS  FROM CP 320 - NEW BARGES FOR OLD

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 320 - New Barges For Old (1961)

Out takes (Rushes, cuts) for the stories...

WATER MATTRESS

Water Mattress (1965)

Water mattress made from reeds and willow branches on the River Ouse, Kings Lynn,...