Communication technology in action - cables which span the Atlantic and a...
Fisherman at sea and his wife on shore use...
Ancient Chinese artefacts rescued from Communist China...
Shots of radio transmitter tower and wireless station in Rugby,...
Pilot Mr Hamel takes letters from Hendon to Windsor in his...
Item showing men making wire - possibly something to do with telegraph...
Trouble in Turkey following withdrawal of Allied Forces, including shots...
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Telephone exchange in Chinatown, San Francisco operated by lots of...
New machine invented in Italy transmits Morse characters through a lens.
Little boy with dog makes faces at woman in phone box as she is...
Soviet zone youths parading through street, carrying large...
Horse racing: Footage of the Irish Derby.
Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 235 - see separate...
Girl messengers in an American office wear roller skates to zip about the building.
Excellent story of the 'Flying Scotsman' speeding northwards with the large aeroplane...
Harry Truman calls on the US to fight Communism in Europe.
Chinese writing is translated -...
Chinese writing is translated.
A man dials 'TIM' then we hear and see the workings of the speaking...
A walkie talkie device proves useful where there are no...
The Tail Waggers Club, designed to find lost dogs.
Robb Wilton entertains as a bumbling solicitor...
Opening of Ideal Home Exhibition and new Square Building Trust homes in...
Sir Robert Baden-Powell with Native Americans at World...
Scenes...
Albert Sandler and his Park Lane Orchestra play -...
A dog is forced to walk the across the antennae wire of two...
Fascinating glimpse inside London's Overseas Telephone Exchange - we...
Alfredo and his famous Gypsy Band perform 'Ochechonya'.
An early tape recording machine is demonstrated by recording a comic routine by...
American comedienne Joan Miller performs a routine where she is a switchboard operator...
21 tornadoes tear through Illinois causing death and much damage. America.
Spooky story shows ghost hunters setting up equipment to check for a ghost in a...
Mrs Attlee, wife of Britain's Prime Minister, at home.
Sir Edward Elgar with London Symphony Orchestra play 'Land...
Mighty bed - get it and you won't need to get up. Rather like the Internet but more...
New inventions of the Post Office Research Department: letter sorting machine...
Great film showing how radio broadcasts are recorded and transmitted.
Great film showing Seymour Hicks,...
Felix the Cat animation - Felix has a scrap with a dog then gets...
Jack Hylton and his Band...
Extracts from "Lady Mary" - chorus girl routine and comedy dance skit.
Composers at work - Everett Lynton and Jack Payne. Then see Payne and...
Interesting item shows the development of television in the United States...
Fantastically funny film - chimps make a news film about aviation.
Demonstration of skills of frogmen firemen - they rescue and resuscitate drowning...
Item about the colourful Chinese Dragon Parade in Chinatown, Vancouver.
Different ways to entertain children at London Airport, including a playground...
Artworks commissioned by the Post Office for posters or telegrams are featured.
Animation featuring Bobby Bumps...