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BOOM TOWN

Boom Town (1946)

Canadian Boom Town - streets, houses, shops, restaurants.

BOOM DEFENCES

Boom Defences (1940)

Ships lay booms across the mouths of harbours to prevent enemy ships getting...

BABY BOOM TOWN

Baby Boom Town (1947)

Scenes of life in the baby boom town of Swindon.

BOOMS TO CHECK OIL FIRES

Booms To Check Oil Fires (1941)

New method of confining burning oil slicks using floating booms.

EXPORTS BOOMING

Exports Booming (1965)

Colour item about the booming British motor industry - Minis to Rolls Royces.

THE RECRUITING BOOM

The Recruiting Boom (1915)

Recruiting boom - Miss Shirley Kellogg appeals for recruits at Trafalgar...

REPEAL BOOMS BUSINESS!

Repeal Booms Business!

The end of prohibition leads to a boom in distilling and brewing in...

 

 

OIL BOOM IN WESTERN CANADA

Oil Boom In Western Canada (1956)

New rigs are built in Canada to cope with oil boom.

BOOM

Boom (1931)

Footage of the side of a rock face being dynamited in a quarry.

DYNAMITE STUMBLES FOUR SMOKE STACKS

Dynamite Stumbles Four Smoke Stacks (1914-1918)

Footage of large smoke stacks being blown up.

SHIPBUILDING BOOM

Shipbuilding Boom (1938)

Shipbuilding on the River Clyde and workers, glad to be in employment again.

FRENCH GUN CONCEALED AND FIRING

French Gun Concealed And Firing (1914-1918)

Good footage of large camouflaged field gun being moved,...

CYCLING IS BOOMING AGAIN!

Cycling Is Booming Again! (1933)

Massed cycle through Birmingham - Bikes through Brum!

IRISH ATHLETIC BOOM

Irish Athletic Boom (1924)

Cross country running in Ireland.

IRISH ATHLETIC BOOM

Irish Athletic Boom (1925)

Champion American athletes come to Dublin to take part in sports.

Spain's King Alfonso & War Ministers

Spain's King Alfonso & War Ministers (1914-1918)

Nice footage of King Alfonso of Spain.

MIAMI BOOM TOWN

Miami Boom Town (1946)

Item showing glitzy life in Florida - beaches, shopping and nightclubs.

SOLDIERS TRAIN FOR TRENCHES aka 9TH WEST YORKS

Soldiers Train For Trenches AKA 9th West Yorks (1914-1918)

9th West Yorks in training at Mansfield in...

TO BOOM BRITISH GOODS

To Boom British Goods (1931)

Lord Derby christens ship 'The British Exhibitor' to carry goods to South...

FEATHERS MAY BOOM

Feathers May Boom (1961)

An ostrich farm in South Africa shows harvest of feathers for auction.

FRENCH TRAIN GUN

French Train Gun (1914-1918)

Footage of large French train gun.

TOURIST TRADE BOOMS AGAIN

Tourist Trade Booms Again (1958)

Pathe takes a look a Britain's tourist industry.

AFRIQUE

Afrique (1940)

Impressionist Afrique 'does' Maurice Chevalier, George Bernard Shaw and Hitler.

ANOTHER

Another "Gold Rush" (1933)

Men of the London Stock Exchange rush onto the streets as boom hits.

TOWN CRIERS BOOM IN BODMIN

Town Criers Boom In Bodmin (1947)

Town Criers give their best shouts in a competition in Bodmin,

Selected Originals - TOURIST TRADE

Selected Originals - Tourist Trade (1958)

Material relating to newsreel story "Tourist Trade Booms...

FREE ONCE MORE - THE ADVANCING FRANCO-SERBIAN ARMIES

Free Once More - The Advancing Franco-Serbian Armies (1914-1918)

French and Serbian armies advance...

KING'S FERRY MEDWAY BOOM DEFENCE RAFTS

King's Ferry Medway Boom Defence Rafts (1923)

A diver goes into the river to help construct defence...

BRITAIN AND PROSPERITY

Britain And Prosperity (1937)

A look at how industry is booming in Britain as factories churn out cars...

SHIPBUILDING BOOM - CLYDE YARDS ON FULL TIME

Shipbuilding Boom - Clyde Yards On Full Time (1938)

Shipbuilding on the River Clyde and a...

THE CLYDE HAS 10 YEARS BOOM aka THE CLYDE HAS TEN YEARS BOOM

The Clyde Has 10 Years Boom AKA The Clyde Has Ten Years Boom (1947)

Good survey of work in the...

CIRO'S CLUB

Ciro's Club (1932)

Footage of the Ciro's club in London.

GRENADE THROWING, ETC. aka MIDDLESEX IN CAMP

Grenade Throwing, Etc. AKA Middlesex In Camp (1914-1918)

North Middlesex Regiment in camp.

SOLDIERS IN TRENCH

Soldiers In Trench (1914-1918)

Soldiers in a trench or dugout, loading and firing gun.

AGRICULTURE BOOMING

Agriculture Booming (1966)

Royal Agricultural Show at Kenilworth, Warwickshire.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE BALKANS

With The British Army In The Balkans (1917)

An appeal from first line trenches for artillery help is...

FRENCH TROOPS IN VOSGES

French Troops In Vosges (1914-1918)

French troops in the Vosges in winter.

VICTORY ON THE SOMME

Victory On The Somme (1914-1918)

French gun battery on the Somme.

DESTROYING ENEMY TRENCHES MINING AND SAPPING

Destroying Enemy Trenches Mining And Sapping (1914-1919)

Footage of trenches being blown up.

CANADIAN ARTILLERY

Canadian Artillery (1914-1918)

Canadian artillery troops in field, moving equipment and firing field gun.

BELGIAN ARTILLERY

Belgian Artillery (1914-1918)

Belgian artillery moving across field.

GUNS

Guns (1914-1918)

French soldiers fire big gun.

SHELLING

Shelling (1914-1918)

French artillery fire at the Front.

NEW £8,000,000 PETROL PLANT aka STANLOW OIL REFINERY

New £8,000,000 Petrol Plant AKA Stanlow Oil Refinery (1952)

A Cheshire Oil refinery booms as...

BOOM TOWN HAT SHOW

Boom Town Hat Show (1957)

Bonnet parade in Luton, Bedfordshire.

New Phosphorescent Screen Bombs

New Phosphorescent Screen Bombs (1914-1918)

New phosphorescent screen bombs are tested.

FRENCH SOLDIERS IN TRENCH

French Soldiers In Trench (1914-1918)

Trench warfare - French soldiers firing guns.

ARTILLERY

Artillery (1914-1918)

French gunners at work.

LARGE ARTILLERY

Large Artillery (1914-1918)

Large artillery guns firing in the field.

SHELL EXPLOSIONS

Shell Explosions (1914-1918)

Shell explosions and bombing on Western Front.