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HOSPITAL SHIP

Hospital Ship (1910-1929)

Soldiers transport wounded man on stretcher plus injured on deck of hospital ship.

WOMEN MUNITION WORKERS

Women Munition Workers (1914-1918)

Good footage of women munition workers being woken up and going to work...

WHILE MOTHER WORKS

While Mother Works (1917)

On munitions, children are cared for at creches run by welfare department of...

 AMERICAN WOMEN'S GIFT

American Women's Gift (1917-1918)

American women preparing care packages for soldiers on front during WW1....

 WELFARE CENTRE

Welfare Centre (1920-1929)

Great shots of babies and toddlers at a nursery.

FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR HOSPITAL

Fundraising Event For Hospital (1920-1930)

Sportsmen raise funds for St. Bartholomew's Hospital. London.

SIZING UP BABY

Sizing Up Baby (1921)

Various shots of cute babies having health checks - being weighed, measured etc.

 

 

TUBERCULOSIS aka CONSUMPTION record b

Tuberculosis AKA Consumption Record B (1923)

Remarkable film showing occupational therapy techniques...

A LEAF FROM LIFE

A Leaf From Life (1929)

Lovely film showing the daily work of nurse in a tuberculosis unit for children.

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS

Children's Hospital The Road To Happiness (1929)

Good item showing children at the Royal National...

WHEELABOUT NOVELTIES

Wheelabout Novelties (1930)

Invention - a pram which turns into a high chair. Collapsible pram also...

LESLIE SARONY

Leslie Sarony (1931)

Comedian Leslie Sarony sings 'Icicle Joe' followed by the Empire Girls tap dancing...

WHERE THE BOARDING BABIES GO

Where The Boarding Babies Go (1931)

Young children are cared for at a boarding house whilst their...

PRAM PROGRESS

Pram Progress (1932)

Great film showing the very latest in babies prams including a funky motorised pram.

TAKING CARE OF TINY TOTS

Taking Care Of Tiny Tots (1932)

Child care by nursery nurses at a creche.

ARE YOU A CANCERIAN?

Are You A Cancerian? (1932)

The astrologer Gabriel Dee tells Cancerians all about their fortunes.

ROBERT EASTON

Robert Easton (1932)

The singer Robert Easton sings 'Devil-May-Care'.

HAL YATES AND COOPER LAWLEY

Hal Yates And Cooper Lawley (1933)

American singers Hal Yates and Cooper Lawley sing 'The Grass Is...

CHILDREN OF THE DAY

Children Of The Day (1933)

What children get up to at a day nursery while their mothers are out at work.

SIZING-UP BABY

Sizing-Up Baby (1933)

Children go through a variety of health checks at a welfare clinic.

MADAME WILL YOU TAP... DANCE?

Madame Will You Tap... Dance? (1935)

Great story where Doreen Austin teaches us the basics of tap...

WILLIAMS & BENNETT issue title is QUIET PLEASE

Williams & Bennett Issue Title Is Quiet Please (1939)

Comics Williams and Bennett play tune "You...

TRUMAN AND FOOD CHEQUE

Truman And Food Cheque (1946)

US President Truman presents money to European food relief fund (CARE).

Selected Originals - BLUE RIBAND FIRST TRY

Selected Originals - Blue Riband First Try (1952)

Material relating to the newsreel story "Blue...

BIRMINGHAM'S OUTBOARD MEETING

Birmingham's Outboard Meeting (1952)

Salford Bridge Reservoir becomes a racecourse for speedboat...

ELECTRONIC TEDDY BEAR

Electronic Teddy Bear (1955)

Air is pumped into a Teddy bear to simulate slow breathing - calms and...

BABY SITTER ARTISTS

Baby Sitter Artists (1956)

Artists' model Thelma Gibson poses while the artists baby-sit her toddler...

BRIGHTON PROMETTES

Brighton Promettes (1956)

Tourist advice with sex appeal.

BABY SHOW

Baby Show (1956)

Babies beauty contest - dog show type of judging but babies make fantastic faces.

PUB CLINIC

Pub Clinic (1958)

Mothers lectured on childcare by health visitor and children examined by doctor - in...

DONKEY VISITS SICK FRIEND aka HOUSE TRAINED DONKEY VISITS SICK CHILD

Donkey Visits Sick Friend AKA House Trained Donkey Visits Sick Child (1958)

Sentimental story...

TEN PIN BOWLING

Ten Pin Bowling (1960)

The first British tenpin bowling alley opens at Stamford Hill, North London.

CHILDREN'S RAILWAY HOME

Children's Railway Home (1960)

A look at life in the Southern Railway Children's Home in Woking,...

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD

Hemel Hempstead (1961)

Interesting look at the new area of Hemel Hempstead when it must have seemed very...

DOMESTICS UNLIMITED

Domestics Unlimited (1961)

Resting actors work for Malcolm Taylor's domestic help agency in St John's...

ABBEY GARDENER

Abbey Gardener (1961)

A rare professional woman gardener is seen at work in the grounds of Westminster...

FULL VIEW POOL aka BUTLIN'S SWIMMING POOL AT BOGNOR

Full View Pool AKA Butlin's Swimming Pool At Bognor (1961)

At Butlin's parents can watch their...

AFRICAN SAFARI

African Safari (1962)

Exploration of South African wildlife and Zulu culture. Great shots of rhinos and...

TUFTY CLUB

Tufty Club (1962)

The Tufty Club - toddlers are being taught, with the help of Tufty (a squirrel) how to...

DINGHIES SAIL FOR TITLE

Dinghies Sail For Title (1964)

Dinghy sailing competition held off Plymouth Hoe, Devon.

QUEEN MOTHER AT ST. GILES' CARE CENTRE

Queen Mother At St. Giles' Care Centre (1967)

Queen Mother opens St. Giles' Care Centre at...