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BUILDING SEA WALL - WEST INDIES

Building Sea Wall - West Indies (1970-1979)

West Indians in pit at work digging foundations for sea wall.

AUTOMATION STORY

Automation Story (1956)

Demonstration of new electric typewriter and accounting machine at European...

GRAVESEND aka WEST INDIES CRICKET XI

Gravesend AKA West Indies Cricket Xi (1939)

West Indian team play charity match in Gravesend, Kent.

ROAD MAKING IN WEST INDIES

Road Making In West Indies (1970-1979)

West Indians work in diggers to clear the way for a road.

MASS BRICKLAYING IN BIRMINGHAM

Mass Bricklaying In Birmingham (1938)

Children buy and lay bricks for a new babies' block at Edgbaston...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 29 - INDIARUBBER [sic] MUSCLES!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 29 - Indiarubber [sic] Muscles! (1934)

Teenage girls demonstrate...

BERLIN - POODLE RACE

Berlin - Poodle Race (1957)

Poodle race in Berlin, Germany.

 

 

POST BOX PAINTING aka PAINTING THE TOWN RED issue title - SAXON TO NORMAN

Post Box Painting AKA Painting The Town Red Issue Title - Saxon To Norman (1937)

Mr West...

CHURCH SERVICE

Church Service (1948)

Industrial Sunday church service in Hockley.

DOMINICA: TRUJILLO'S RULE ENDS

Dominica: Trujillo's Rule Ends (1961)

Dominican people look to new era of freedom

KATHERINE'S ADVENTURES - TRIKE RIDE AND HOSE PIPE

Katherine's Adventures - Trike Ride And Hose Pipe (1952)

Katherine, a chimpanzees having fun and...

GERMAN CHILDREN PAINT BERLIN WALL

German Children Paint Berlin Wall (1963)

German children paint Berlin Wall - very dark paintings.

BRIDGETOWN - BARBADOS - LADY COAL SHOVELERS IN BRITISH WEST INDIES

Bridgetown - Barbados - Lady Coal Shovelers In British West Indies (1920-1929)

Footage of women...

WEMBLEY - THE GOAL!

Wembley - The Goal! (1932)

Film of the football cup tie between West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa.

CARIBBEAN MARKET

Caribbean Market (1961)

Lovely footage of shoppers at market stalls in Brixton's Granville Arcade.

HOPPITY HARE

Hoppity Hare (1964)

A story about a hare which likes human food, such as toast and marmalade, rather...

WE GO TO COVENTRY! - AND THE REASON WHY

We Go To Coventry! - And The Reason Why (1927)

Fabulous film of large ladies swimming club - all...

RIDING DOWN THE RIVER

Riding Down The River (1933)

People have fun sliding down some shallow rapids in Guadeloupe,

NOTICE TO QUIT

Notice To Quit (1943)

Evacuation of West Country to make space for training of American servicemen.

FA CUP THIRD ROUND - WEST BROMWICH ALBION V NEWCASTLE

Fa Cup Third Round - West Bromwich Albion V Newcastle (1938)

West Bromwich win against Newcastle...

EVE AND THE BEAN

Eve And The Bean (1930)

Processes involved in harvesting coffee beans.

CROYDON TERRITORIALS HOME

Croydon Territorials Home (1919)

The return of soldiers of the Queen's West Surreys to Croydon.

CASTLEFORD - MARBLE CONTEST BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND U.S.A.

Castleford - Marble Contest Between Great Britain And U.S.A. (1953)

Men from Texas come to...

BIRMINGHAM - BIF OPENS aka BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR AT BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham - Bif Opens AKA British Industries Fair At Birmingham (1953)

Various exhibits at the...

STRANGE FRIENDS

Strange Friends (1955)

Mr Goetze from Dusseldorf has unusual combination of pets - two Dachshunds and a...

ANCIENT ROMAN STYLE CLUB

Ancient Roman Style Club (1969)

Footage women relaxing at Roman style club in Munich, Germany.

CHILD MOTORCYCLIST

Child Motorcyclist (1948)

3 year old George Howard Cole is Britain's youngest speedway rider....

BLIXIES

Blixies (1949)

Models show off the latest women's fashion the 'Blixie'. Birmingham.

ANTIQUE COLLECTION

Antique Collection (1950)

Antique collector Allan Jobson shows some novel objects from his collection to...

SWAPSHOP

Swapshop (1948)

Women exchange clothes in swap shop in Birmingham.

PETROL ON SKATES

Petrol On Skates (1952)

Girls provide service at petrol station on roller skates. Birmingham, West...

CRACK ARTIST

Crack Artist (1952)

Artist Dorothy Jones disguises cracks and flaws in walls by painting pictures over...

JAMAICA

Jamaica (1954)

A look at Jamaica and its palm trees and coral reefs. West Indies.

LORD BADEN POWELL AT BOY SCOUTS RALLY aka WE'LL DO OUR BEST

Lord Baden Powell At Boy Scouts Rally AKA We'll Do Our Best (1937)

Hundreds of boy scouts turn...

FRUIT MARKET AT WILLEMSTAD

Fruit Market At Willemstad (1947)

The picturesque native market at Willemstad, Curacao, Dutch West...

SOVIET ARMY SHOW - REEL 2

Soviet Army Show - Reel 2 (1956)

The Soviet Army ensemble performing the Cossack Cavalry Dance and...

BIRTH CERTIFICATE SENTENCE MRS COOPER AND CHILDREN

Birth Certificate Sentence Mrs Cooper And Children (1948)

Cuts for item 'Mercy moves for jailed...

BABY HIPPOPOTAMUS IN BERLIN ZOO

Baby Hippopotamus In Berlin Zoo (1963)

New baby hippopotamus and his mother in the Berlin zoo.

GERMANY THIS IS ART?

Germany This Is Art? (1963)

Unusual contemporary art exhibition in Germany.

LEO VALENTINE BIRD MAN aka BIRD MAN

Leo Valentine Bird Man AKA Bird Man (1955)

Various shots of a stunt man donning parachute and "wings"...

WOODCUTTERS' CONTEST

Woodcutters' Contest (1950-1959)

Various shots men cutting up logs in Bavaria.

 NEW BICYCLE FOR SISTER GEMMA

New Bicycle For Sister Gemma (1959)

Boys surprise local nun with gift of new bike by ambushing her...

MEDIEVAL TOWN OF ROTHENBURG

Medieval Town Of Rothenburg (1959)

Item showing medieval town of Rothenburg in Germany.

 CARNIVAL FASHIONS

Carnival Fashions (1959)

Woman trying on and modelling different fancy dress costumes.

EXHIBITIONS OF 'LIVING METAL'

Exhibitions Of 'living Metal' (1960)

Berlin hosts an exhibition of metal sculptures and old artefacts.

CARNIVAL BEGINS IN DUSSELDORF

Carnival Begins In Dusseldorf (1960)

Various shots of the Carnival procession and people in street...

BERLIN FASHION SHOW

Berlin Fashion Show (1960)

A collection of German fashions in man-made fabric Orlon get the...

 THE WOLVES OF HAMBURG

The Wolves Of Hamburg (1969)

German student Eric Zimen and the wolves he has reared by bottle,...

WILD HORSE STUD FARM - DULMEN - GERMANY

Wild Horse Stud Farm - Dulmen - Germany (1962)

Herd of horses, men trying to hold various horses,...

 MODEL AEROPLANES

Model Aeroplanes (1961)

Free flight model plane world championship from West Germany.