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WORLD SERVICE EXHIBITION

World Service Exhibition (1921)

The Lord Chancellor opens the World Service Exhibition in Liverpool.

WASTE PAPER issue title is SAY IT WITH FLYERS

Waste Paper Issue Title Is Say It With Flyers (1943)

Paper being recycled into cardboard at...

HARVESTING FRUIT - TRAILER

Harvesting Fruit - Trailer (1943)

Ministry of Information film urging people to enrol for the fruit...

YOUR WASTE PAPER - WHAT BECOMES OF IT aka YOU'RE WASTE PAPER TRAILER ?

Your Waste Paper - What Becomes Of It AKA You're Waste Paper Trailer ? (1941)

A look at how...

PROCEED ACCORDING TO PLAN - TRAILER

Proceed According To Plan - Trailer (1944)

"Dig for Victory" shows you when to plant seeds to have...

TOMMY LENDS A HAND AT HARVESTING

Tommy Lends A Hand At Harvesting (1939)

Footage of British soldiers at work in the wheat fields.

SALVAGE aka BEACHCOMBING

Salvage AKA Beachcombing (1940)

Wartime beachcombers find all sorts of things from cotton wool to a...

 

 

CANADIAN SHIPYARDS

Canadian Shipyards (1940)

Shots of ship building in Canada, presumably to aid the British war effort.

ROVER JET CAR

Rover Jet Car (1963)

A new Rover car is flown out for tests and to be checked by the press.

TOMMIES MAKING GUNS

Tommies Making Guns (1914-1918)

Footage of British soldiers making armaments.

COLONIAL TROOPS

Colonial Troops (1914-1918)

Cavalry being trained, probably from Australia or New Zealand.

SOUTH AFRICA 'GOES TO IT'

South Africa 'goes To It' (1940)

South African men at work in armaments factories as part of the war...

BOMBS, BOMBS, BEAUTIFUL BOMBS!

Bombs, Bombs, Beautiful Bombs! (1940)

Good footage of bombs being manufactured as part of South...

WOMEN WAR WORKERS IN TRAINING

Women War Workers In Training (1941)

Women being trained to operate machines and weld for work in...

ESSEN BLITZED

Essen Blitzed (1943)

Night air raid of Essen, Germany.

BREAD LINE IN NAPLES

Bread Line In Naples (1943)

As the white flower arrives in Naples and bakeries bake white bread, people...

DESERT SALVAGE

Desert Salvage (1943)

Scrap metal and spare parts for military vehicles are supplied from North African...

MADE IN BRITAIN

Made In Britain (1941)

Army officer inspects work at antiaircraft gun factory.

SPITFIRES IN THE MAKING

Spitfires In The Making (1941)

A look a work of Spitfire aeroplane factory.

HERE WE GO GATHERING SPUDS SCOTTISH HARVEST - TRAILER aka GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL

Here We Go Gathering Spuds Scottish Harvest - Trailer AKA Government Official (1944)

Official...

HEATING TRAILER

Heating Trailer (1941)

A Government trailer shows how to save fuel around the house.

MILK TRAILER

Milk Trailer (1942)

Government trailer showing the groups of people that are guaranteed a daily ration of...

WOMEN AT WORK Dublin issue

Women At Work Dublin Issue (1942)

Good shots of women doing work that is usually associated with men.

COAL TRAILER

Coal Trailer (1942)

Item urging people to order their coal early and substitute 10% for coke or...

REAL EGGS BEFORE AND AFTER

Real Eggs Before And After (1944)

Eggs are turned into dried powder form at a factory.

VOICE OF THE ALLIES

Voice Of The Allies (1944)

A newspaper printed in small village in liberated France tells news of...

SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH

Somewhere In The South (1939)

A Bailey bridge is erected by workers in the South of England.

SALVAGED AFTER 23 YEARS

Salvaged After 23 Years (1940)

Italian salvage crew use a variety of methods to retrieve scrap metal...

WINTER WOOLLIES IN LONDON

Winter Woollies In London (1940)

Sheep grazing London parks are sheared for their wool.

EVACUEES aka EVACUEES - SHEEP

Evacuees AKA Evacuees - Sheep (1940)

Sheep are evacuated from the South East to safer pastures.

ANY OLD IRON

Any Old Iron (1940)

Workmen salvage old metal from tramways and railings for use in arms factories.

DIAMOND NECKLACE TOWARDS WAR COST

Diamond Necklace Towards War Cost (1940)

A diamond necklace is sold at Christie's in aid of the war...

WORLD'S TRACTOR TRIALS

World's Tractor Trials (1930)

Various methods of ploughing a straight furrow are tested out in a...

GOVERNMENT GUN DUMP

Government Gun Dump (1919)

More Artillery guns are added to the thousands already in a Government dump.

TRAINING WOMEN FOR MUNITIONS

Training Women For Munitions (1941)

Good item showing women being trained and working in munitions...

CRYSTAL PALACE

Crystal Palace (1941)

An item showing towers of Crystal Palace being dismantled for munitions. London.

SALVAGE issue title - ALL THE BEST!

Salvage Issue Title - All The Best! (1941)

The Australian army saves £30,000 a year by salvaging and...

LOOK OUT TOWER issue title - EYES RIGHT

Look Out Tower Issue Title - Eyes Right (1941)

A greengrocer sells her produce from ruined look out...

MAKING BISCUITS aka AFRICA TAKES THE BISCUIT issue title -

Making Biscuits AKA Africa Takes The Biscuit Issue Title - "Put And Take" (1941)

Mass...

SCHOOL BEES issue title is LUCKY DIP

School Bees Issue Title Is Lucky Dip (1941)

Boys keep bees at school.

BOMB CRATER ALLOTMENT

Bomb Crater Allotment (1942-1944)

A man in Bayswater has turned a bomb crater in his garden into an...

BRETONS IN BRITAIN issue title PIGS MIGHT FLY!

Bretons In Britain Issue Title Pigs Might Fly! (1942)

Breton fishermen at work off the coast of...

YOUNG FARMERS

Young Farmers (1942)

Farmers' sons and daughters parade their animals in a show. Northumberland.

IRONSTONE issue title is GOOD GROUNDS

Ironstone Issue Title Is Good Grounds (1943)

Iron ore being excavated to make weapons in...

WOODEN SHOES issue title is ON YOUR TOES

Wooden Shoes Issue Title Is On Your Toes (1943)

Wooden soled shoes being made in Somerset.

ITALY DECLARES WAR - JUNE 1940

Italy Declares War - June 1940 (1940)

Italian shops and businesses in London suffer after Italy...

SCRAP FOR MUNITIONS - 1940

Scrap For Munitions - 1940 (1940)

People collect scrap metal for munition in 1940.

BERLIN

Berlin (1946)

Black market traders are rounded up by the police in Berlin.

AMERICAN PRODUCE FOR BRITAIN

American Produce For Britain (1941)

A cargo ship is unloads supplies of cheese and eggs in British...

FARMER HERO WHO CAPTURED RUDOLF HESS

Farmer Hero Who Captured Rudolf Hess (1941)

Nice shots of the Scottish farmer who captured Rudolf...