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THE SUPER DAM

The Super Dam (1930)

Construction of the Scar House Dam near Bradford in Yorkshire.

THE GIANT'S MOUTHFUL

The Giant's Mouthful (1936)

A giant digger in Indiana is capable of picking up 45 tons of earth in one...

DELVING INTO FLORIDA

Delving Into Florida (1936)

Construction begins on the Florida canal. America (USA).

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 93

Caught By The Camera No. 93 (1936)

Caught by the Camera - Russian road building; blackbirds nesting in...

MOVE YOUR ROAD SIR

Move Your Road Sir (1936)

New method of road reconstruction using compressed air to shift concrete...

CONQUERING THE MOUNTAINS

Conquering The Mountains (1937)

Road building in the Italian Alps.

UNDER CALIFORNIA'S MOUNTAINS

Under California's Mountains (1938)

Men work on the Jacinto Tunnel beneath the mountains of Southern...

 

 

THE BIG THINGS IN LIFE!

The Big Things In Life! (1931)

An ocean liner is painted or repaired. A large earth mover is featured.

HUTS BY THE HUNDRED!

Huts By The Hundred! (1940)

Mass production of 'flat-packed' army huts near Catfield in Norfolk.

A COPPER GOLD MINE!

A Copper Gold Mine! (1940)

Men at work at an open copper mine in Arizona, United States of America.

A LOVE NEST

A Love Nest (1930)

Underwater footage of a fish building a "love nest" for his fishy wife.

THE BIGGEST DAM IN CALIFORNIA

The Biggest Dam In California (1931)

Construction of a massive dam in the United States.

LAYING PIPES & DRAINS - GERMANS

Laying Pipes & Drains - Germans (1927)

Trenches are dug and large pipes lowered - a dog helps with...

NEWFOUNDLAND LUMBERJACKS HERE

Newfoundland Lumberjacks Here (1940)

Lumberjacks from Canada in England to work in our forests.

NOW TO RESUME OUR TRIP ROUND THE WORLD IN THE

Now To Resume Our Trip Round The World In The "Empress Of Britain" (1933)

Elephants are used...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 17

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 17 (1935)

Austria's Glossglockner mountain, traditional...

MEN OF THE UNDERWORLD

Men Of The Underworld (1931)

The New York subway under construction - nice shots of men going...

£2,000,000 PER MILE! aka £2 MILLION PER MILE

£2,000,000 Per Mile! AKA £2 Million Per Mile (1952)

Construction work in Venezuela to build a...

Selected Originals - £2,000,000 PER MILE!

Selected Originals - £2,000,000 Per Mile! (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "£2,000,000...

L'POOL CATHEDRAL aka CATHEDRALS OF LIVERPOOL

L'pool Cathedral AKA Cathedrals Of Liverpool (1940)

Building work continues on both the Roman...

TRADE SCHOOL

Trade School (1944)

Boys learn building and metalwork, and girls learn cooking and childcare at trade...

WOMEN WORKERS aka WOMEN'S HEAVY DUTIES issue title - WAY OF THE WORLD

Women Workers AKA Women's Heavy Duties Issue Title - Way Of The World (1944)

Women take on...

INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION EXHIBITION

International Construction Exhibition (1967)

Exhibition of construction vehicles and building...

PLAYERS AT WORK

Players At Work (1945-1946)

Actors repair bomb damage Embassy Theatre.

RHODESIA SOLVES HER HOUSING PROBLEM

Rhodesia Solves Her Housing Problem (1949)

House building in Rhodesia, Southern Africa.

BOAT BUILDING

Boat Building (1950)

Good footage of boat building at an Eaton boathouse in Windsor, Berkshire.

LEGION BUILDERS

Legion Builders (1949)

Legion members build their own houses in Birmingham.

FESTIVAL SITE

Festival Site (1950)

Good footage of the Dome of Discovery being completed by workmen, London.

CHURCH MOVE

Church Move (1953)

Volunteers demolish disused church in Peckham to be rebuilt in Biggin Hill.

CONVENT BUILDERS

Convent Builders (1954)

Nuns in Wales build their own chapel.

WOMEN BRICKLAYERS

Women Bricklayers (1954)

Women bricklayers at work in Enfield, Middlesex.

SUBSIDING TOWN

Subsiding Town (1954)

Mining subsidence in a Swadlincote causes buildings to fall apart and roads to...

ESSEX RESERVOIR

Essex Reservoir (1954)

Land at West Hangingfield is cleared to make way for a reservoir.

SEA WALL

Sea Wall (1954)

Men at work on the new sea wall between Birchington and Reculver.

FAMILY OF BUILDERS

Family Of Builders (1949)

James Valenti is helped by teenage son and daughter when he builds extension...

LOCK SLOY

Lock Sloy (1949)

Construction of the Lock Sloy dam in Scotland.

SOUTH BANK

South Bank (1950)

Footage of site being cleared for the 1951 Festival of Britain in London.

MAX MILLER

Max Miller (1945)

Comedian Max Miller and friend working on building site.

HOME MADE

Home Made (1946)

Theodore and Dorothy Fisher are building their own bungalow in Coulsden, Surrey.

NURSERY SCHOOL

Nursery School (1953)

Children at nursery school attend sessions to make them self reliant. Tilehurst,...

SKYSCRAPER FLATS

Skyscraper Flats (1954)

A look at the first skyscraper flats in London. Finsbury.

RAPID BUILDING - RUSSIA

Rapid Building - Russia (1940-1949)

Bricklayers working at high speed on rebuilding the country.

TROOPS BUILDING BRIDGE

Troops Building Bridge (1947)

Army builds a bridge at Cheb region in Czechoslovakia.

GENERAL TEMPLER OPENS NEW POWER STATION

General Templer Opens New Power Station (1953)

General Templer opens new power station in Klang,...

NEW NAVAL BASE AT MERS EL KEBIR

New Naval Base At Mers El Kebir (1953)

French build new naval base at Mers El Kebir, Algeria.

PONTOON BRIDGES

Pontoon Bridges (1914-1918)

Australian Anzacs build bridges over the River Nile in Egypt.

MOUNTAIN OF MENACE

Mountain Of Menace (1960)

Welsh people have to leave their condemned homes due to the movement of Graig...

HONG KONG, CHINESE QUARTER

Hong Kong, Chinese Quarter (1953)

Hilltop wooden shacks, men and women breaking up stones & market...

RECONSTRUCTION OF AMIENS

Reconstruction Of Amiens (1947)

The massive bombing damage to Amiens in France is cleared and...

 NEATH BY PASS OPENED OVER CLEVELAND BRIDGE

Neath By Pass Opened Over Cleveland Bridge (1955)

A new bridge and by-pass are opened in Wales by...