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THE BEAR TRUTH

The Bear Truth (1931)

Brown bears seen in a zoo enclosure.

SUN BATHING FOR THE RISING GENERATION!

Sun Bathing For The Rising Generation! (1930)

Young children play in the sun in a special enclosure...

"Phew!" (1930)

Lots of young people enjoy the chance of a swim at the Lido in Hyde Park.

FOG ... THE SEAMAN'S WORST ENEMY!

Fog ... The Seaman's Worst Enemy! (1931)

A steamer crashes off Dungeness.

ORPHANS OF THE SNOW

Orphans Of The Snow (1934)

Good footage of numerous species of animals at snow covered zoos.

SEA INVADES NORFOLK

Sea Invades Norfolk (1938)

Floods in Norfolk after the sea has broken through the sea walls on the east...

D.S.I.R. aka COLD FEET

D.S.I.R. AKA Cold Feet (1950)

Footage of feet testing in Hertfordshire.

 

 

HEAT WAVE SHOWS NEW FIGURES

Heat Wave Shows New Figures (1948)

Italy enjoys a heath wave - beaches still full.

SNOW SCENES

Snow Scenes (1927)

Men work to dig out cars and vans stuck in snow drifts in the countryside.

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

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

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

... BUT ... AH! ... HERE'S THE SUN!

... But ... Ah! ... Here's The Sun! (1933)

Australians enjoy sunshine by the River Yarra at the...

MONTE CARLO RALLY

Monte Carlo Rally (1933)

Various shots of the preparations for the famous car rally.

900 CURLERS

900 Curlers (1933)

Large gathering of Scotsmen play their traditional ice game - Curling - on Loch Leven.

PRESIDENT DOUMERGUE

President Doumergue (1930)

A parade to celebrate 100th anniversary of the Second French Revolution gets...

IN A SUMMER FOG

In A Summer Fog (1933)

Shots of the French liner ship 'Nicholas Paquet' after it had sunk off Tangiers.

SNOWY SHOWY GIRLS

Snowy Showy Girls (1929)

Glamour girls with little on do a high kick routine in the snow.

THE ICE CARVER

The Ice Carver (1921)

An ice sculpture is carved for the camera - it takes the form of a dog, a bird is...

WEATHER OR NO !

Weather Or No ! (1932)

Ski jumping and the sport of Skijoring in the town of Ober-Wiesenthal.

SPRIG HAS CUB [sic]

Sprig Has Cub [sic] (1932)

Americans in swimming costumes have a snowball fight and jump into an icy...

ON THIN ICE

On Thin Ice (1932)

Two ice skaters demonstrate their skills aided by trick photography.

OUT OF THEIR ELEMENT

Out Of Their Element (1933)

African animals walk about in the snow at Berlin Zoo.

SOUTH OF ZERO

South Of Zero (1934)

Spartans of Vienna swim in the icy Danube, then cover a man in snow to mark his 70th...

FISHERMEN BOLD - AND COLD

Fishermen Bold - And Cold (1931)

Men fish through holes in in frozen lakes in Ontario.

PUSSY'S GLASSES

Pussy's Glasses (1930)

Funny story about short sighted cats being given glasses.

DWELLERS IN CAVES!

Dwellers In Caves! (1931)

Story about families living in caves in Worcestershire.

SEEING THINGS

Seeing Things (1921)

People kneel down to see "the Sahara Mirage" created by the heat wave in London.

WATERLOO CUP aka BLUE RIBAND OF THE LEASH

Waterloo Cup AKA Blue Riband Of The Leash (1922)

Hare coursing in Altcar, Lancashire.

HEATED STREETS

Heated Streets (1954)

Gas heaters are installed outside French cafes to keep the customers warm while...

CYCLE RADIO

Cycle Radio (1954)

Marilyn Carter has small radio attached to her bicycle so she can listen whilst she...

CAMPBELL WAITS FOR RECORD ATTEMPT

Campbell Waits For Record Attempt (1966)

Bad weather thwarts Donald Campbell and Bluebird

STORM AT SEA

Storm At Sea (1920-1929)

Good footage of storm in North Sea - nice scenic shots.

AMUSEMENT FAIR

Amusement Fair (1920-1929)

Good scenes of deserted fairground or carnival and workers after flooding.

GRAHAM HILL WINS PARIS GT. RACE

Graham Hill Wins Paris Gt. Race (1965)

Graham Hill winning a GT. car race in Paris

SUN REFLECTOR

Sun Reflector (1959)

Aluminium foil is used to help promote a suntan and to help keep picnic food cool.

DAVIS CUP TENNIS

Davis Cup Tennis (1932)

Ireland and Hungary meet in the second round of tennis' Davis Cup.

WITH FAMOUS RACECOURSE AS

With Famous Racecourse As "Village Green" (1932)

Morris dancers entertain large crowds at Chester...

CORPUS CHRISTI

Corpus Christi (1930)

A Church parade in Ireland is spoilt by heavy rain.

THANKS ... MR CLERK OF THE WEATHER!

Thanks ... Mr Clerk Of The Weather! (1933)

Spring time weather brings people out into Hyde Park to...

"Get Fit ... And Keep Fit!" (1930-1931)

German Policemen give a Physical Training display in the snow.

OLD ENGLISH FAIR

Old English Fair (1930)

People parade in old-fashioned costumes and show us folk dancing - all in the...

HENLEY - THE INCOMPARABLE!

Henley - The Incomparable! (1933)

Scenes from the Henley Royal rowing regatta.

MONSIEUR MOUSTACHE

Monsieur Moustache (1922)

Monsieur Leclare shows off his exceedingly large moustache.

WATER BABIES

Water Babies (1932)

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

BEAUTIES OF THE BEACH

Beauties Of The Beach (1929)

Bathing belles are seen posing at the beach.

FOOD FROM THE SKY

Food From The Sky (1932)

Hay is dropped from aeroplanes in Idaho so that deer can come and feed in the...

SNOW TIME FROLICS

Snow Time Frolics (1932)

Men, women and children have fun in the snow at Lake Placid, United States of...

BRIGHTER SKATING

Brighter Skating (1933)

Cast members of Drury Lane's 'Wild Violets' skate about a frozen lake in jazzy...

THE WINGED SKATERS

The Winged Skaters (1928)

Ice skating with sails - like windsurfing on ice.

FROM 'CROCKS' TO COMFORT

From 'crocks' To Comfort (1934)

The latest British car with numerous gadgets and devices demonstrated...

THE KITCHEN BAND!

The Kitchen Band! (1929)

Cute film showing musicians playing a variety of instruments made from kitchen...