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FOR THOSE IN PERIL

For Those In Peril (1927)

A seaplane enables a wire to be set up quickly on a ship for a breeches buoy.

MR. CAP DRILLS FOR OIL

Mr. Cap Drills For Oil (1965)

Look at men working and relaxing on North Sea oil rig.

CHANNEL SWIMMERS

Channel Swimmers (1949)

American swimmer Shirley May France fails to make it across the English Channel.

CAP HORNIERS OLD SAILORS MEET IN HAMBURG

Cap Horniers Old Sailors Meet In Hamburg (1950-1959)

Meeting of old sailors called 'Cap Horniers' in...

BOY SWIMMER BEATS CHANNEL

Boy Swimmer Beats Channel (1949)

18 year old Philip Mickman swims the English Channel - Jose Cortinaz...

SHIRLEY MAY - BUT SHE DID'NT SIC

Shirley May - But She Did'nt Sic (1949)

American swimmer Shirley May France fails to make it across...

OTTO SEAL DOUBLE CROSSES CHANNEL

Otto Seal Double Crosses Channel (1949)

Americans tow a seal called Otto across the English Channel.

 

 

CHANNEL - UNDER SEA DRAMA

Channel - Under Sea Drama (1960)

American woman, Jane Baldasare, fails in attempt to swim Channel below...

DOCKERS STRIKE aka LONDON DOCK STRIKE

Dockers Strike AKA London Dock Strike (1948)

London Dockers on Strike. The Army cover their work.

DUTCH HOUSEWIFE - ATTEMPTS TO SWIM CHANNEL

Dutch Housewife - Attempts To Swim Channel (1949)

Dutch housewife attempt to swim English Channel

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL'S ILLNESS - ROQUEBRUNE

Sir Winston Churchill's Illness - Roquebrune (1958)

Winston Churchill ill in France.

CHANNEL SWIM

Channel Swim (1956)

People on boats, swimmers, rough sea, Meester being fed.

VISIT TO SUEZ TROOPS

Visit To Suez Troops (1956)

Item showing allied forces stationed at Port Said along Suez canal. Egypt.

FRANCE'S TRIBUTE TO THE DOVER PATROL

France's Tribute To The Dover Patrol (1922)

M. Raiberti unveiling memorial to the Dover Patrol Cap...

GIRL WINS MASS SWIM

Girl Wins Mass Swim (1957)

Greta Anderson wins mass Channel swim.

THE BUTLIN INTERNATIONAL CROSS CHANNEL SWIMMING RACE 1957

The Butlin International Cross Channel Swimming Race 1957 (1957)

Long version of the newsreel...

GRETA THE GREAT

Greta The Great (1958)

Greta Anderson wins Channel Swim in record time.

SHIRLEY MAY FRANCE CHANNEL SWIM ATTEMPT

Shirley May France Channel Swim Attempt (1949)

American swimmer Shirley May France fails to make it...

CHURCHILL ON HOLIDAY IN SOUTHERN FRANCE

Churchill On Holiday In Southern France (1955)

Churchill alights from plane, the entrance of villa...

NEW PARKING GADGET

New Parking Gadget (1955)

Cap Mechanical Car Parking System in operation.

APPRENTICE JOCKEYS

Apprentice Jockeys (1957)

What it means to be jockey's apprentice - much more then just riding the...

POST EARLY

Post Early (1936)

Christmas mail sets off on its long journey by boat to the remote Island of Tristan Da...

EPSOM - LADIES' DAY

Epsom - Ladies' Day (1954)

Pthe cameramen record Ladies' Day at Epsom.

PORTUGUESE WINS CHANNEL SWIM

Portuguese Wins Channel Swim (1954)

Baptista Pereira wins Channel swim race, Hassan Hammad comes...

BRITISH SUCCESS IN CHANNEL SWIM

British Success In Channel Swim (1950)

The Egyptian Hassan El Rehim wins the English channel race.

THE JOYOUS OCCASION

The Joyous Occasion (1958)

Winston Churchill and his wife celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary in...

EGYPTIAN WINS CHANNEL RACE

Egyptian Wins Channel Race (1955)

3 swimmers out of 16 finished this year's Channel Swimming Race -...

GRACE KELLY WITH PRINCE RAINIER

Grace Kelly With Prince Rainier (1956)

Cameramen with telephoto lenses and distant view of Rainier &...

SOMERSET MAUGHAM COMPILATION

Somerset Maugham Compilation (1920-1949)

Various footage of the author Somerset Maugham - he speaks of his...

MODEL SWIM HATS, PAST AND PRESENT

Model Swim Hats, Past And Present (1958)

A comparison between the frumpy swimwear of the past and the...

HATS THROUGH THE AGES - BY JOE NOBLE

Hats Through The Ages - By Joe Noble (1931)

History of headgear told through cartoons and animated...

SWIM CAPS

Swim Caps (1957)

Punch hosts swimming caps fashion show. Great show, fantastic designs - wrong audience!

UNIVERSITY RAG FROLICS

University Rag Frolics (1956)

Students having fancy dress party in the middle of Newcastle for charity...

SPORT - HENLEY REGATTA

Sport - Henley Regatta (1952)

The British upper classes mix with rowing's elite at the annual Henley...

THE GOLDEN WEDDING

The Golden Wedding (1958)

Winston Churchill and his wife, Clementine, celebrate their Golden Wedding...

TIME TO REMEMBER -  STANDING ALONE  1940  - reel 2

Time To Remember - Standing Alone 1940 - Reel 2 (1940)

Documentary film about events of later...

ASTRA GAZETTE NUMBER 2

Astra Gazette Number 2 (1957)

Air Force Astra Gazette issue number 2.

XXXV MONTE CARLO RALLY aka 35th MONTE CARLO RALLY

Xxxv Monte Carlo Rally AKA 35th Monte Carlo Rally (1966)

Exciting footage of the Monte Carlo...