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Selected Originals - HEAT WAVE

Selected Originals - Heat Wave (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "Heat Wave" - 52/54.

TWO YEAR DROUGHT ENDS

Two Year Drought Ends (1964)

People pray for rain and it comes. Rain helps in the fields of Hong Kong.

SUNSHINE AND SHOWERS

Sunshine And Showers (1950)

Footage of coat fashions being modelled at a store in Regent Street, London.

TRANSPARENT PEKE CASE

Transparent Peke Case (1950)

Item about new transparent case for Pekinese dog in Streatham, Greater...

RICHMOND DEER

Richmond Deer (1954)

Deer in Richmond Park are brought food by park workers on a frosty winter day.

GLAMOUR UNLIMITED

Glamour Unlimited (1948)

Glamour girl posing to photographer in swimming costumes on a very cold...

WATERPROOF LEGGINGS

Waterproof Leggings (1949)

Man wears new invention: plastic leggings to keep trousers dry in wet...

 

 

SHORTIES

Shorties (1946)

Ladies model the latest in sleeping suits. London.

CARDIFF CITY AND DOCKS  CIRCA 1928

Cardiff City And Docks Circa 1928 (1928)

Good footage of Cardiff docklands and city in 1928.

CANVEY ISLAND FLOODS

Canvey Island Floods (1953)

Various shots of Canvey Island during terrible floods.

SCHOUWEN-DUNELAND AFTER THE FLOODS aka SCHOUWEN-DUIVELAND

Schouwen-Duneland After The Floods AKA Schouwen-Duiveland (1953)

Flooding in Netherlands.

SUNNY DAY IN HYDE PARK

Sunny Day In Hyde Park (1949)

People in Hyde Park on sunny winter's day.

MUD AND FLOOD IN ITALY

Mud And Flood In Italy (1945)

Italians and US troops cope with severe flooding.

AMUSEMENT FAIR

Amusement Fair (1920-1929)

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

SNOW AMAZONS

Snow Amazons (1933)

Bathing belles have fun in the snow - playing catch and dancing in their swimsuits -...

TIME LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY

Time Lapse Photography (1965)

High speed pictures of storm clouds and plants growing, also shows the...

THE SAME OLD ...

The Same Old ... "Mud" (1932)

Troops and armoured vehicles take part in manoeuvres on a muddy Salisbury...

WITH FAMOUS RACECOURSE AS

With Famous Racecourse As "Village Green" (1932)

Morris dancers entertain large crowds at Chester...

IN THE PATH OF THE CYCLONE

In The Path Of The Cyclone (1932)

Floods and high winds brought on by a cyclone have wrought havoc on...

CORPUS CHRISTI

Corpus Christi (1930)

A Church parade in Ireland is spoilt by heavy rain.

WORST BLIZZARD FOR YEARS

Worst Blizzard For Years (1933)

Terrible blizzard in Chicago - people are blown along the streets...

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...

FLOODED OUT!

Flooded Out! (1930)

The Braemar Gathering is marred by heavy rain - it doesn't stop the caber tossing.

MONSIEUR MOUSTACHE

Monsieur Moustache (1922)

Monsieur Leclare shows off his exceedingly large moustache.

ZERO WEATHER GALLOPS

Zero Weather Gallops (1932)

Men ride horses through the snow-covered countryside in Vermont.

BEAUTIES OF THE BEACH

Beauties Of The Beach (1929)

Bathing belles are seen posing at the beach.

TRAINING HUSKIES

Training Huskies (1933)

Husky dogs are fed and trained by driver Mrs Milton Seeley in New Hampshire.

SUMMER SNOW PLOUGHS!

Summer Snow Ploughs! (1933)

Snow ploughs clear snow from Pike's Peak Mountain in Colorado, United States...

EXIT WINTER

Exit Winter (1934)

Footage of an ancient festival to wash away the winter in Austria.

WINDY CORNER

Windy Corner (1934)

Tests in a laboratory show the effects of air currents on vehicles and houses.

NOVELTIES - NEW YEAR SAVING DEVICE

Novelties - New Year Saving Device (1927)

Three devices are shown - vegetable chopper, pram screen...

A NOVEL FUR

A Novel Fur (1928)

A novel pet - a lemur.

AN ICELAND ITEM

An Iceland Item (1931)

Travelogue featuring Reykjavik - housing, climate, street scenes, industry,...

THE ORANGE HARVEST

The Orange Harvest (1930)

Young children pick oranges in Spain.

HERE COMES THE BRIDE

Here Comes The Bride (1930)

A wedding in Africa is compared to one in Mayfair.

SKATING LEGS

Skating Legs (1930)

Ice skating at an outdoor rink - some night shots.

SNOWTIME IN JAPAN

Snowtime In Japan (1931)

Various scenes of Japan under snow including ice skating and a snowball fight.

THE GIRLS FROM CANADA

The Girls From Canada (1931)

Skiing and sledging in Canada.

SUNSHINE SKYLARKS

Sunshine Skylarks (1931)

Sun seekers keep fit on a beach in the South of France.

FAR FROM THE FOG

Far From The Fog (1927)

The people of Cannes celebrate with a flower carnival parade.

PEERLESS PUNCHESTOWN

Peerless Punchestown (1927)

The crowds still arrive for a day at the races despite the rain.

NEW YORK HEATWAVE HINT

New York Heatwave Hint (1921)

The United States fire brigade help children cool off during the heatwave...

NOVEL JOB - REMOVING DUST FROM PEOPLE'S EYES ON STREET CORNER

Novel Job - Removing Dust From People's Eyes On Street Corner (1927)

Quirky piece about a woman...

WASHINGTON THEATRE DISASTER

Washington Theatre Disaster (1922)

Theatre disaster in Washington, United States of America.

A NOVEL FOLDING-UMBRELLA - EXPLAINED BY MISS HEATHER THATCHER

A Novel Folding-Umbrella - Explained By Miss Heather Thatcher (1922)

A collapsible umbrella is...

SWEET MUSIC!  BY THE BOYS OF THE FIRTH SECONDARY SCHOOL CHOIR, SHEFFIELD

Sweet Music! By The Boys Of The Firth Secondary School Choir, Sheffield (1932)

A boys choir...

SPARTANS OF TODAY

Spartans Of Today (1932)

Lots of fun for a large group of girls on a cross country run.

RUNNING TIPS

Running Tips (1932)

Young Venzke in training for the Olympic Games - he is a "miler" - tips on technique...