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HUTS BY THE HUNDRED!

Huts By The Hundred! (1940)

Mass production of 'flat-packed' army huts near Catfield in Norfolk.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 117

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 117 (1940)

Tropical fish, a dead basking shark and a swarm of locusts.

FURS ON THE MOVE

Furs On The Move (1931)

Silver Fox farm near Scarborough - various shots of the animals, some look...

A QUEER FARM FOR EVE

A Queer Farm For Eve (1928)

Pumpkins are gathered, jam is made and the results are displayed on a table.

THE SIMPLE LIFE

The Simple Life (1933)

Chicks are packed into boxes for transportation and ducks run around and swim in...

LAYING PIPES & DRAINS - GERMANS

Laying Pipes & Drains - Germans (1927)

Trenches are dug and large pipes lowered - a dog helps with...

LAND GIRLS AT WORK

Land Girls At Work (1940)

Land Girls working with various farm animals during World War Two.

 

 

IRELAND'S BEST aka IRELAND'S LARGEST BULLOCK ON SHOW

Ireland's Best AKA Ireland's Largest Bullock On Show (1940)

Large bullock ready for journey from...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 10

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 10 (1934)

Model trains for engineer tests, swans on a...

ROUND THE WORLD - No 3

Round The World - No 3 (1933)

Footage of camel market in Cairo, Egypt.

BUDGIE IN THE BARBERS aka LOVE BIRD

Budgie In The Barbers AKA Love Bird (1936)

Australian barber's assistant is a budgie.

CAMEL TRAIN

Camel Train (1937)

Camel trains are put to work in New South Wales pulling ploughs and even a small...

Selected originals - XMAS IS FOR ALL

Selected Originals - Xmas Is For All (1963)

Material relating to newsreel story "Xmas is for All" -...

AUSTRALIA - SWITCH TO DECIMAL COINAGE

Australia - Switch To Decimal Coinage (1965)

Artist Stuart Devlin designs new Australian coins +...

COMMERCIAL CIRCUS

Commercial Circus (1969)

Traditional circus incorporates industrial vehicles into acts - publicity...

CATTLE SHOW

Cattle Show (1969)

Cattle Shows take place in London and Argentina.

ELEPHANTS WITH EAR MUFFS

Elephants With Ear Muffs (1969)

Nice item about elephants being fitted with earmuffs at Windsor Safari...

ANIMAL FOREST

Animal Forest (1969)

Animals and birds live happily together in Russian forest reserve.

SEAL HUNT

Seal Hunt (1948)

Great Yarmouth fishermen shoot seals to salvage their livelihood.

PRIVATE ZOO

Private Zoo (1948)

Patricia Kahn looks after wild animals sent by her husband from India before they go...

PONY ROUNDUP AND SALE

Pony Roundup And Sale (1948)

Wild ponies being caught and taken to auction in Shetlands.

PERFORMING CATTLE

Performing Cattle (1950)

Highland cattle are among the animals trained at Billy Smart's circus. Windsor....

WHITE RHINOS

White Rhinos (1950)

Item about two white rhinos being transferred from Khartoum to Antwerp.

ORANG - UTAN

Orang - Utan (1952)

Footage of orang-utan having fun with kids at London Zoo.

FLY FARM

Fly Farm (1952)

Scientists experiment with insecticides on flies at laboratory in Sunbury-on-Thames,...

ZOO STOCKTAKING

Zoo Stocktaking (1952)

A zookeeper carries out a census of the animals at London Zoo.

LIVESTOCK DEALER

Livestock Dealer (1951)

Footage of the Livestock Corner shop in London.

PRIVATE ZOO

Private Zoo (1951)

Footage of the animals at a private zoo in Maidstone, Kent.

FELT CARICATURES

Felt Caricatures (1953)

Group of people who gather together to make stuffed felt caricatures in their...

COMMAND PERFORMANCE

Command Performance (1946)

Cockatoos do tricks to entertain children.

SICK CHIMP

Sick Chimp (1953)

A chimp recovering from pneumonia is fed gruel and visited by his brother.

MINK FARM

Mink Farm (1953)

Nancy Hicks feeds minks at her mink farm in Totteridge Green.

PET'S CORNER

Pet's Corner (1953)

Children posing for the camera with baby animals at Chessington Zoo, Surrey.

ALSATIAN DOGS

Alsatian Dogs (1953)

Alsatian dogs do tricks then leap into the arms of their owner.

PIGS' BUS

Pigs' Bus (1954)

Pedigree pig breeder converts bus to transport his animals to market.

PERFORMING DOGS

Performing Dogs (1950)

Faff the performing terrier's last performance before retirement.

CHIMPS' PARTY

Chimps' Party (1954)

Footage of birthday party for Joey the chimpanzee at London Zoo.

STAR TURN!

Star Turn! (1946)

Horrabin, cartoonist for 'Star' newspaper at work.

MICE TOWN

Mice Town (1952)

A special model town with shops and cottages is created for the mice at London zoo.

HAND SHADOWS

Hand Shadows (1953)

Edward Victor makes clever hand shadows on the wall.

CHIMPS TEA PARTY

Chimps Tea Party (1953)

Chimps tea party in Regents Park in London.

INJURED CHIMPANZEE

Injured Chimpanzee (1954)

Footage of chimpanzee having plaster cast taken off previously broken arm in...

ROMAN CHARIOTS

Roman Chariots (1953)

Roman gladiators from Chipperfield's circus practise their chariot racing in...

SALMON LEAP

Salmon Leap (1925)

Fishing scenes - pulling in nets, rowing boats, killing large salmon.

ANIMALS HIT HEADLINES

Animals Hit Headlines (1961)

The Stonehaven cup for sheep in Australia and leopard cubs at Ashton's...

WATCH THE FUEL WATCHER

Watch The Fuel Watcher (1946)

A short animated trailer film encouraging people to avoid fuel wastage at...

TRAILER - MORE EXPORTS

Trailer - More Exports (1947)

An animated trailer film encourages people to buy imports to encourage...

NOW, FOR A CHANGE, COME WITH US TO SOUTHERN POLAR SEAS - WHALE HUNTING!

Now, For A Change, Come With Us To Southern Polar Seas - Whale Hunting! (1932)

Whale is...

PENICILLIN IN MASS PRODUCTION

Penicillin In Mass Production (1945)

Penicillin is mass produced in Indiana factory. America (USA).

FIRES IN USA

Fires In USA (1947)

Footage fires in New York docks in the United States of America.