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SMIRNOV - SKIER WITHOUT LEGS

Smirnov - Skier Without Legs (1959)

Slalom skier masters slopes despite artificial legs

CHESS PIECE MAKING

Chess Piece Making (1963)

People making chess pieces in small Hungarian village.

YOUNG CHESS PLAYER DISCOVERY

Young Chess Player Discovery (1958)

Kim playing chess, cries after losing game.

HOME FOR THE BLIND

Home For The Blind (1950-1959)

People doing various activities in home for blind people.

LIVE CHESS BOARD IN ITALY

Live Chess Board In Italy (1966)

Good footage of a chess game in Italy and an unspecified motorcycle...

CHESS BEING PLAYED IN HOMES, SCHOOLS IN OPEN AIR

Chess Being Played In Homes, Schools In Open Air (1910-1919)

Footage of children playing chess.

MAJOLICA CHESS PIECES BEING MADE

Majolica Chess Pieces Being Made (1948)

Majolica chess figures being made in Czechoslovakia.

 

 

ANTIQUE CHESSMEN

Antique Chessmen (1959)

Alex Hammond's shop in Chelsea displays the craftsmanship of antique chess sets....

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 35

Cineviews In Brief No. 35 (1937)

Cineviews in Brief - a motorcycle with caterpillar tracks, archery in...

LIVING CHESS

Living Chess (1933)

Very cute film showing children dressed as chess pieces playing a game on an outdoor...

WOT! NO THRILLS? version 1

Wot! No Thrills? Version 1 (1946)

Sunday Chronicle Chess Tournament with Arturo Pomar and motorcycle...

LIVING CHESS issue title is COCKLES TO CHUCKLES

Living Chess Issue Title Is Cockles To Chuckles (1936)

Sir George Thomas and chess master...

GIRL CHESS PRODIGY

Girl Chess Prodigy (1967)

6 year old Jutta Hempel is chess prodigy. Flensburg, Germany.

DAVE AND DUSTY  CHESS

Dave And Dusty Chess (1947)

Little boy and his pet dog visit a chess tournament.

CHESS

Chess (1946)

Men play chess during lunch hour at Gambit Chess Rooms in London.

DORTAN: BADLY DAMAGED TOWN

Dortan: Badly Damaged Town (1946)

Item showing rebuilding of Dortan, town which was destroyed by...

YOUTH FESTIVAL IN LITHUANIA

Youth Festival In Lithuania (1957)

People take part in giant chess game during Youth Festival in...

HASTINGS CHESS CONTEST

Hastings Chess Contest (1969-1970)

International chess competition in Hastings.

DAVE AND DUSTY  CHESS

Dave And Dusty Chess (1947)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 132 - see separate record for...

MOSCOW STREET SCENES

Moscow Street Scenes (1948)

Chess tournament and street scenes Moscow.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 85

Caught By The Camera No. 85 (1936)

Caught by the Camera - a village in Germany where most of the...

WORLD NEWS - record c America: Harry Bridges convicted of perjury

World News - Record C America: Harry Bridges Convicted Of Perjury (1950)

Labour leader Harry...

JEWELLERY EXHIBITION

Jewellery Exhibition (1967)

International watch and jewellery fair takes place at Earl's Court, London.

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Chess Championships (1948)

World Chess Championship takes place at Haarlem, The Hague, Holland.

CHESS PLAYERS ARRIVE IN HOLLAND

Chess Players Arrive In Holland (1948)

Chess players arrive in Holland.

ENGLISH SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GERMAN HOMES

English School Children In German Homes (1950)

English schoolchildren visit German homes. Germany.

NEW CHESS CHAMPIONS OF RUSSIA

New Chess Champions Of Russia (1958)

Boris Spaasky and Mikhail Tahl play Russian Chess match. Tahl...

CHESS MATCH WORLD TITLE

Chess Match World Title (1958)

Chess World Championship won by Mikhail Botvinnick in Moscow.

SMYSLOV WORLD CHESS CHAMPION

Smyslov World Chess Champion (1957)

Smyslov being crowned with laurels by Cajtar.

 WORLD CHESS CHAMPION SMYSLOV

World Chess Champion Smyslov (1957)

Shots of Russian chess player Smyslov at home and in...

TRADITIONAL COLOGNE OPTICAL FAIR

Traditional Cologne Optical Fair (1958)

Various cameras in exhibition hall, including Arriflex and...

RUSSIAN CHESS CHAMPION RETURNS HOME

Russian Chess Champion Returns Home (1958)

Russian Grandmaster and chess champion Mikhail Tahl...

WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP WON AGAIN BY BOTVINNIK

World Chess Championship Won Again By Botvinnik (1961)

Russian champion Botvinnik triumphs again...

GERMAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

German Chess Championship (1965)

Chess championship in Germany.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 107

Caught By The Camera No. 107 (1936)

Caught by the Camera - A giant chess match using real people and...

BOYS AND GIRLS HOLD OWN EXHIBITION

Boys And Girls Hold Own Exhibition (1958)

Children get to see exhibits like model aircraft,...

CHESS VALLEY issue title - LEST WE FORGET

Chess Valley Issue Title - Lest We Forget (1942)

A look at some of the picturesque scenery around...

PRESTO-PAK TABLE

Presto-Pak Table (1952)

Footage of multi purpose table as demonstrated by Yvonne Marsh. London.

INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT

International Chess Tournament (1947)

International chess tournament held at Baarn, Holland -...

FRANCO-GERMAN YOUTH CAMP IN BERLIN

Franco-German Youth Camp In Berlin (1964)

Activities at Berlin Youth Camp. Good quality.

CHELSEA ANTIQUE FAIR

Chelsea Antique Fair (1968)

Edward Heath looks at antiques including chess pieces and emeralds set in...

BOY CHESSMEN

Boy Chessmen (1960)

Boys dressed as chessmen take part in a play at Turners Court School in Benson,...

GREEK ISLANDS

Greek Islands (1961)

An item following a trip round the picturesque Greek islands taking in Aegina, Poros...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 11

Would You Believe It? No. 11 (1934)

Odd things including strong man with a table, chair, piano and...

SCENES OF MOSCOW

Scenes Of Moscow (1947)

Item showing Army Officers Club in Moscow, Russia.

YOUTH HOSTELS

Youth Hostels (1959)

Item about young people youth hostelling in West Germany.

BROKEN WINGS

Broken Wings (1950-1959)

An appeal on behalf of the National Children's Home & Orphanage

SPOTLIGHT ON POLIO

Spotlight On Polio (1957)

Increase of cases of Infantile Paralysis disturbs the nation.

WOLF MANKOWITZ

Wolf Mankowitz (1958)

A day in the life of Wolf Mankowitz - writer, porcelain expert, amateur cook and...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 11

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 11 (1938)

Revolving stage in Czechoslovakia, a chess championship,...