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THE SUEZ CANAL

The Suez Canal (1920)

Good footage showing Suez Canal from ship - duplicate of Film I.D. 2102.15 (UN 1482...

FIRST 20,000 TON TANKERS TO GO THROUGH SUEZ

First 20,000 Ton Tankers To Go Through Suez (1957)

Item showing first 20,000 ton tankers passing...

FIRST BRITISH SHIP PASSES THROUGH SUEZ

First British Ship Passes Through Suez (1957)

First British ship the 'West Breeze' passes through...

BRITISH SHIP 'MALIKA' THROUGH SUEZ CANAL

British Ship 'malika' Through Suez Canal (1957)

British ship 'Malika' sails through Suez Canal along...

CRAFTSMEN OF VENICE

Craftsmen Of Venice (1957)

Craftsman making glass gondola ornaments.

NEW MATERIAL FOR CLOTHES

New Material For Clothes (1962)

Young ladies model fashionable clothes in dralon by the side of a...

MENINDEE LAKE FLOOD - N.S.W.

Menindee Lake Flood - N.S.W. (1962)

Aerial views of flooded area, reactive measures undertaken.

 

 

PADDLE HOUSEBOAT

Paddle Houseboat (1962)

A paddle driven houseboat sets off on its journey along the canal.

ON THE VENICE CANALS

On The Venice Canals (1964)

Life on the canals of Venice, gondolas carrying tourists under bridges.

COEN TUNNEL NEARS COMPLETION

Coen Tunnel Nears Completion (1966)

Coen tunnel in Amsterdam nears completion.

INTERNATIONAL SPEEDBOAT RACE IN HOLLAND

International Speedboat Race In Holland (1966)

International speedboat race at Billingwolde,...

'LITTLE VENICE' IN COLOUR

'little Venice' In Colour (1965-1969)

Brief item showing scenic shots of barges on canal at Little Venice in...

VENICE

Venice (1951)

Footage of the landscapes of Venice.

RED PILOTS GUIDE SHIPS IN SUEZ CANAL

Red Pilots Guide Ships In Suez Canal (1956)

First Experience for Russian pilots in the Suez Canal,...

VENETIAN FETE

Venetian Fete (1960)

People of Hythe enjoy themselves at a colourful carnival floating down the Royal...

NEW BARGES FOR OLD

New Barges For Old (1961)

Old narrow boats are renovated to become luxurious floating homes on the...

OUT TAKES / CUTS  FROM CP 320 - NEW BARGES FOR OLD

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 320 - New Barges For Old (1961)

Out takes (Rushes, cuts) for the stories...

CANAL RALLY

Canal Rally (1962)

Decorated canal boats take part in a "canal rally" in Stourbridge.

WORLD'S LARGEST GRAIN CARRIER

World's Largest Grain Carrier (1932)

World's Largest grain carrying ship is the first along the newly...

NEW STIMULUS TO TRADE

New Stimulus To Trade (1934)

Duke of Kent opens a new section of the Grand Union Canal.

OVER THE QUAY - PORT SAID

Over The Quay - Port Said (1931)

Aerial shots of Port Said harbour and the town. Aerial shots of the...

US GUARDS PANAMA CANAL

Us Guards Panama Canal (1939)

Footage of soldiers from the United States of America patrolling the...

BEAUTY AND THE BARGE

Beauty And The Barge (1945)

Good footage of three girl bargees setting off from London with war supplies...

VIVE LE ROI SOLDAT!

Vive Le Roi Soldat! (1933)

King Albert I and members of Belgian Royal Family visit building of new...

VENICE WATER CARNIVAL

Venice Water Carnival (1935)

Procession of gondolas down the Grand Canal.

THE GONDOLA PAGEANT

The Gondola Pageant (1931)

Lots of Gondolas throng the famous canals of Venice.

A SCHOOLBOY'S DREAM

A Schoolboy's Dream (1934)

A model railway system, built by boys and designed by Mr A G Beach of...

MUD!

Mud! (1929)

Large reservoir in Marseilles is emptied - men spear fish as they pass through a small canal.

FLOATING ASSETS!

Floating Assets! (1930)

Strange film about how men in Mexico move chunks of land around by boat.

FIGHTING NATURE!

Fighting Nature! (1939)

A new canal channel is blasted with dynamite to allow flood water to disperse at...

CORN BY CANAL

Corn By Canal (1940)

Corn is carried by barges as the canals of England become important for transporting...

KING FUAD

King Fuad (1927)

King Fuad visits cotton mills in Lancashire.

UNIQUE NAVAL OCCASION

Unique Naval Occasion (1928)

American, French and British warships meet while travelling through the...

UNIQUE NAVAL OCCASION

Unique Naval Occasion (1928)

Cuts for story about American, French and British warships meeting while...

THE SUPER BARGE

The Super Barge (1933)

An industrial barge is contrasted with much smaller canal barges.

NOTTINGHAM A PORT

Nottingham A Port (1923)

Sir M. Barlow, Minister of Labour, opens a new lock at Stoke.

FLOATING DOCK

Floating Dock (1938)

The Juliana Floating Dock is towed from Amsterdam out to the North Sea.

AN IMPOSING SPECTACLE

An Imposing Spectacle (1924)

American battleship, U.S.S. Colorado, travels down Panama Canal.

EX-PREMIER'S HOLIDAY

Ex-Premier's Holiday (1925)

Ramsay MacDonald visits the Panama canal.

ASCOT SUNDAY BOULTER'S LOCK

Ascot Sunday Boulter's Lock (1926)

Procession of punts and rowing boats.

AMERICAN DESTROYERS FOR BRITAIN

American Destroyers For Britain (1940)

Britain leases old forts in Panama to America in return for...

HIGH SPEED FLOATERS

High Speed Floaters (1933)

Educational film about the testing of seaplane floats, Hamburg, Germany.

AMETHYST  - THROUGH SUEZ - NEARS HOME

Amethyst - Through Suez - Nears Home (1949)

Naval Frigate HMS Amethyst continues her homeward...

FLOATING FIRE FIGHTERS

Floating Fire Fighters (1933)

Fire fighting equipment is transported by canal, possibly in Holland.

BOULTERS LOCK  aka BOULTER'S LOCK

Boulters Lock AKA Boulter's Lock (1924)

On Ascot Sunday, people crowd to relax on the canal near...

IT HAPPENS THERE TOO

It Happens There Too (1956)

Petrol crisis in Cyprus - Britain is not the only one to suffer.

EGYPT: MORE FAMILIES RETURN

Egypt: More Families Return (1951)

British families, evacuated from the Suez Canal zone, arrive home.

POLE VAULT OR SWIM

Pole Vault Or Swim (1959)

Pole vaulting competition across a canal in Holland.

EGYPT GRABS SUEZ

Egypt Grabs Suez (1956)

Nasser challenges the West by seizing the £35 million a year Canal Company.

NASSER HOISTS THE FLAG

Nasser Hoists The Flag (1956)

Egypt's leader hoists his country's flag at Port Said, amid tremendous...