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BEST DRESSED COMPETITION AND HEALTHIEST DOG

Best Dressed Competition And Healthiest Dog (1950-1959)

Competition for best dressed person and...

BRITISH BAKER EXHIBITION

British Baker Exhibition (1959)

British bakers exhibition at Caxton Hall, London.

SPAIN: WOOD CUTTING COMPETITION

Spain: Wood Cutting Competition (1960)

The wood cutting competition of Aizkolaris takes place in...

SYDNEY SHEEP SHOW

Sydney Sheep Show (1962)

Shots of prize sheep, Sir Eric Woodward presents winning sheep with ribbon.

 TYPING RECORD IN ADELAIDE

Typing Record In Adelaide (1962)

Five typists take part in typing marathon in Adelaide department...

DUTCH PAVEMENT ARTISTS

Dutch Pavement Artists (1962)

Dutch children take part in a pavement drawing competition in Haarlem,...

BRITISH SURF RESCUE TEAMS

British Surf Rescue Teams (1961)

British life savers show off their skills on a windy beach in...

 

 

MISS BELGIUM 1964

Miss Belgium 1964 (1964)

Daniele Defrere becomes Miss Belgium 1964.

1968 MONTE CARLO RALLY

1968 Monte Carlo Rally (1968)

Good footage of cars zooming along the Monte Carlo Rally course in the...

MISS FREDA BANNON

Miss Freda Bannon (1930-1939)

Young winner of a Shirley Temple impersonator performs for the cameras.

HORSE SHOW

Horse Show (1920-1929)

Good footage of participants in horse show in Germany, including slow motion horse...

GOLF'S GREATEST HONOUR

Golf's Greatest Honour (1926)

America win major golf championships.

PASSENGERS DECK GAMES

Passengers Deck Games (1920-1930)

Passenger games on deck of ship.

ISLE OF MAN SOLO RACES

Isle Of Man Solo Races (1910-1930)

Solo motorcycle races on the Isle of Man.

BISLEY SHOOTING CONTEST

Bisley Shooting Contest (1947)

The contest for the Queen Mary's prize.

COWES REGATTA

Cowes Regatta (1920-1929)

Good footage of yachts and sailing boats off the coast of the Isle of Wight.

GIRLS' SPORTS

Girls' Sports (1928)

Good footage of schoolgirls in gymslips running and jumping in slow motion at sports...

BRITAIN'S FIRST GRAND PRIX

Britain's First Grand Prix (1920-1929)

Britain's first 'Grand Prix' race held at Brooklands is won by...

'MISS FRANCE' IS A TEACHER

'miss France' Is A Teacher (1963)

French teacher Muguette Fabrice wins Miss France competition.

SYDNEY SHEEP SHOW 1967

Sydney Sheep Show 1967 (1967)

Shots of sheep show and Sir Roden Cutler presents sash to winning sheep.

MERMAIDS

Mermaids (1931)

Beauty contest in Margate - exercising, posing, parading by the pool etc.

"Do You Agree?" (1932)

World's Beauty Queen contest from Belgium - won by Mlle. K. Ahalis, a 19 year old...

IRISH  DANCES

Irish Dances (1930)

Various people perform Irish folk dancing in a competition.

ROTTEN ROW'S FIRST HORSE SHOW

Rotten Row's First Horse Show (1933)

Horses and riders are judged by the out spoken Sir Walter Gilby...

A LEVEL HEAD ... aka A LEVEL HEAD ETC.

A Level Head ... AKA A Level Head Etc. (1933)

Market porters from Borough show their skill by...

OLD MAIDS DAY - version 1

Old Maids Day - Version 1 (1930)

Dressmakers from Parisian fashion houses run around the city streets...

STRONG BUT NOT SO SILENT MEN!

Strong But Not So Silent Men! (1930)

Market porters from Borough in London show off their ability to...

OUR BATHING BELLES - A CHISWICK STUDY

Our Bathing Belles - A Chiswick Study (1927)

Glamour girls model swimsuits at Chiswick baths - very...

[PATHE PICTORIAL CARTOON COMPETITION 5]

[pathe Pictorial Cartoon Competition 5] (1921)

The artist Poy draws a cartoon - the audience is...

GLAD TO SEE YOUR BACK AGAIN

Glad To See Your Back Again (1931)

Young women take part in competition to find the most perfect back...

THE SEARCH FOR BEAUTY on sleeve as BEAUTY

The Search For Beauty On Sleeve As Beauty (1931)

Broadway impresario Florenz Ziegfeld introduces...

PATHE'S BEAUTY CONTEST 3

Pathe's Beauty Contest 3 (1920)

Lovely posing by amateur beauties in this cinematic competition run by...

THE GRAND PARADE

The Grand Parade (1923)

Well dressed folk in their Sunday best are seen at leisure in Hyde Park.

JABULA!

Jabula! (1940)

Africans take part in a war dance contest in a Durban arena, South Africa.

RUGGED BEAUTY

Rugged Beauty (1930)

Dog show - various breeds are presented to the camera.

DIVERS AFFAIRS!

Divers Affairs! (1940)

Men and women take part in a high diving championship at Baltimore.

NIPPON CONTRASTS

Nippon Contrasts (1940)

Japanese children in a Tokyo playground and snow sculptures in a village outside...

VERY CROSS-COUNTRY!

Very Cross-Country! (1940)

Motorcyclists compete in the Indianapolis Motorbike Rodeo.

TYPING TOURNAMENT TAP-TAP TOURNAMENT

Typing Tournament Tap-Tap Tournament (1941)

Margaret Hammer wins a typing tournament in Chicago,...

UPSKI AND WATERSKI aka WATER-SKI

Upski And Waterski AKA Water-Ski (1941)

A water-skiing team practises for the national championships...

WASHINGTON - AMERICAN POLICE SHOOTING CONTEST LNER

Washington - American Police Shooting Contest Lner (1937)

American police pistol shooting...

SKATING LEGS

Skating Legs (1930)

Ice skating at an outdoor rink - some night shots.

THE TRICK RIDER

The Trick Rider (1930)

Cowgirl does some stunts on horseback.

"Take Your Fancy!" (1931)

Children's fancy dress competition in South Africa.

CUDDLES - FILMED AT MARGATE

Cuddles - Filmed At Margate (1931)

Shots of bonny babies at a baby competition.

MISS BEAUTY OF AMERICA

Miss Beauty Of America (1926)

Carnival pageant of Miss America contestants.

AMERICA'S FAIREST MAID

America's Fairest Maid (1927)

Miss America 1927 receives her crown.

BACK TO NATURE

Back To Nature (1928)

A beauty contest to find the nicest back - judges can stroke any back they like the...

IRISH DANCING - COMPETITIONS

Irish Dancing - Competitions (1929)

Traditional Irish competitions held in Phoenix Park in Dublin,...

THE PRAM PARADE - FILMED AT WIMBLEDON

The Pram Parade - Filmed At Wimbledon (1931)

Competition for decorated prams - jolly hand made paper...