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AIR PHOTOGRAPHY

Air Photography (1960-1969)

Picutres of and from Auster aircraft. Good quality

FISHING OFF ROCKS

Fishing Off Rocks (1948)

Fishermen brave dangerous conditions in Sydney, Australia.

SEA LIONS IN DANGER

Sea Lions In Danger (1947)

Sea lions being bashed against rocks at edge of sea by huge waves.

MISSILES PICTURE A TIMELY REPORT

Missiles Picture A Timely Report (1959)

American missile production and launching shown to the...

OPEN HEART SURGICAL OPERATION aka OPEN HEART SURGERY

Open Heart Surgical Operation AKA Open Heart Surgery (1958)

This operation was the first in...

THE BRIDGE FELLOWS

The Bridge Fellows (1931)

Construction of a giant suspension bridge - brave cameramen climb high for...

HOO'S HOO!

Hoo's Hoo! (1931)

Various shots of a barn owl called Poll which is the pet of a Pathe cameraman.

 

 

THE SEABIRDS' HOME

The Seabirds' Home (1935)

Good footage of seabirds who make their home on the rugged Scottish isle of...

NATURES BLACKOUT ECLIPSE issue title - LIGHTS PLEASE !

Natures Blackout Eclipse Issue Title - Lights Please ! (1940)

Footage of a total eclipse in Cape...

FRANK BASSILL, WAR CAMERAMAN

Frank Bassill, War Cameraman (1945)

Nice shots of Pathe cameraman Frank Bassill in naval uniform...

GOLDIE THE EAGLE ESCAPES AGAIN

Goldie The Eagle Escapes Again (1965)

The famous escaping Eagle - Goldie - is flying around London's...

A MONKEY MELODRAMA

A Monkey Melodrama (1931)

Two chimpanzees fool around with camera equipment.

JUST A PET

Just A Pet (1934)

A married couple take their pet lioness.

"A Pup's Life" (1933)

Cute Irish Setter puppies at play, eating, running around etc.

PELICANS IN ST. JAMES'S aka PELICANS IN ST. JAMES'S - PRESENTS FROM OVERSEAS...

Pelicans In St. James's AKA Pelicans In St. James's - Presents From Overseas... (1952)

Pelicans...

BABY KOALA issue title is MIND THE DOORS

Baby Koala Issue Title Is Mind The Doors (1938)

Baby koala beer at Melbourne Zoo.

ZOO aka ZOO CENSUS

Zoo AKA Zoo Census (1940)

Keeper Hugh Pilcher takes a census of some of the animals at London zoo.

THE LENS

The Lens (1941)

A look at how lenses in the eye and camera work.

TILT WINGS STRAIGHT UP

Tilt Wings Straight Up (1966)

New tilt wing plane used for sea rescue demonstration in Montreal,...

RUSSIA REINDEER

Russia Reindeer (1968)

Reindeer herders at work in snow in remote part of Soviet Union.

ULTRA CLOSE UPS

Ultra Close Ups (1951)

Footage of quiz item, ordinary items are magnified a thousand times. London.

ARCTIC CLOTHING

Arctic Clothing (1951)

Testing arctic clothing for airmen. Farnborough,

"Pickling" The Fleet (1947)

Ships of the reserve fleet are prepared to be mothballed with a chemical...

FRANZ SCHMIDT WITH STRANGE PETS

Franz Schmidt With Strange Pets (1947)

A German zoology student shows us his pets - a snake, a cat...

EXPERIMENT WITH DEATH aka A BOMB TEST BIKINI ATOLL

Experiment With Death AKA A Bomb Test Bikini Atoll (1946)

Cuts for newsreel 46/57 - EXPERIMENT...

STUDIES ON BIRD ISLAND

Studies On Bird Island (1947)

Great item showing inhabitants of Bird Island animal sanctuary in...

TRACKING THE RMS

Tracking The Rms "Queen Mary" Reel 2 AKA Sunderland Flying Boat + Queen (1949)

Flying boat in...

CHIMPS TEA PARTY

Chimps Tea Party (1949)

Cuts from newsreel 49/48 - Chimps tea party at London Zoo.

YOUNG BEAR AND LIONS PRAGUE ZOO

Young Bear And Lions Prague Zoo (1951)

Item showing young polar bear and lion cubs at Prague Zoo,...

 PATHE ZOOM LENS

Pathe Zoom Lens (1948)

Pathe zoom lens camera being used to film track at Ascot racecourse.

CHUKOTA REINDEER BREEDERS

Chukota Reindeer Breeders (1957)

Reindeer breeders in remote part of Soviet Union.

NEW METHOD OF FILMING FROM HELICOPTER

New Method Of Filming From Helicopter (1961)

French use new gyroscopic camera for filming from...

MERAPI VOLCANO ERUPTS

Merapi Volcano Erupts (1954)

Huge 'killer volcano' eruption in Java leaves many dead and others terror...

NEWSREEL CAMERAMEN

Newsreel Cameramen (1953)

Item showing newsreel cameramen from different companies filming in...

MOUFFLONS IN SARDINIA

Moufflons In Sardinia (1957)

A camera crew films Moufflons in Sardinia.

 DE HAVILLAND 125 MAKES DEBUT

De Havilland 125 Makes Debut (1962)

Test flight of De Havilland 125 aeroplane at Hatfield Aerodrome....

PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM STUDIES BY SPECIAL EFFECTS CAMERA

Photographic Film Studies By Special Effects Camera (1965)

Special effects camera used to shoot...

JERUSALEM IN WHITE aka JERUSALEM UNDER SNOW

Jerusalem In White AKA Jerusalem Under Snow (1948)

Children play in heavy snow in Jerusalem

BEHIND THE SCENES IN TELEVISION

Behind The Scenes In Television (1957)

Hungarian film showing how a television outside broadcast...

FRENCH SATELLITE LAUNCHED

French Satellite Launched (1966)

The launch of France's third satellite from Hammaguir in Algeria

ALL IN A DAY'S WORK!

All In A Day's Work! (1932)

Good shots of parachutists jumping from aircraft and testing different...

FLOODTIME!

Floodtime! (1931)

Scenic shots of flooded fields at sunset.

THE HOME OF THE FALCON BY CHARLES D. HEAD

The Home Of The Falcon By Charles D. Head (1933)

Growth of some Peregrine Falcon chicks is observed...

TAKING A LION FOR A RIDE!

Taking A Lion For A Ride! (1934)

A lion takes a ride on the side of a car around the wall of death.

A QUEER FERRY

A Queer Ferry (1931)

New transport bridge which crosses the Mersey at Runcorn is demonstrated.

ENTER THE BABY BUGGY Dublin issue aka AMERICAN BUGGIES

Enter The Baby Buggy Dublin Issue AKA American Buggies (1941)

New military vehicle - "baby buggy"...

IF YOU WERE MR SHINWELL

If You Were Mr Shinwell (1947)

Pathe go out into the streets to ask people about the Fuel Crisis and...

DERWENT, DERBYSHIRE

Derwent, Derbyshire (1947)

A village flooded under the Ladybower Reservoir appears above the water...

THE LAD AND THE LASS

The Lad And The Lass (1930)

Silly film about a romance between two dogs - quite cute.

WATER POWER - A NOVEL MACHINE

Water Power - A Novel Machine (1933)

A new invention for harnessing water power and a hydrofoil are...