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WARTIME DISH

Wartime Dish (1940)

Actress Wilma Vanne demonstrates how to make a wartime snack from roe and potatoes.

LITTLE SHIPS COME BACK

Little Ships Come Back (1940)

Minesweepers return to port to be cleaned and painted.

FISHING

Fishing (1941)

Fishermen take part in a competition in Watson's Bay, Sydney. The winner catches a shark.

FREE FRENCH NAVY TRAINING issue title - STAND BY

Free French Navy Training Issue Title - Stand By (1941)

An item showing French naval cadets...

SCOUT CAMP

Scout Camp (1941)

Boys enjoy the outdoor life at a scout camp in New South Wales. Australia.

SEA CADETS issue title ALL THE LATEST!

Sea Cadets Issue Title All The Latest! (1942)

Sea cadets are put through their paces on a training...

TRAINEE SEAMEN aka BOYS TRAIN TO BE SEAMEN issue title is THE YOUNG IDEA

Trainee Seamen AKA Boys Train To Be Seamen Issue Title Is The Young Idea (1944)

Sea cadets...

 

 

TRADE SCHOOL

Trade School (1944)

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

REMBRANDT RUMPUS aka DISPUTE IN BIDDING FOR THE TITUS AT CHRISTIE'S

Rembrandt Rumpus AKA Dispute In Bidding For The Titus At Christie's (1965)

Controversial...

RENTS RAISE PROTEST

Rents Raise Protest (1960)

Stepney and St. Pancras tenants protest against rent increases.

OX ROASTED WHOLE

Ox Roasted Whole (1959)

Whole ox roasted in town square of Ross-on-Wye, then served to public with...

FOOD HITS FRONT PAGE

Food Hits Front Page (1960)

Good footage of the food fair in Olympia, London.

COLLEGE FOR TRADES

College For Trades (1961)

Footage of the domestic and trades college in Manchester.

EVICTION BATTLE ON

Eviction Battle On (1960)

Police and demonstrators clash over rent row. London.

REAL LIFE CINDERELLA

Real Life Cinderella (1962)

A Birmingham girl is given a treat for caring for her younger brothers and...

HOLLAND aka WILKINSON WINS DUTCH MARATHON

Holland AKA Wilkinson Wins Dutch Marathon (1961)

Peter Wilkinson wins the Dutch Marathon from...

CATERING MADE EASY

Catering Made Easy (1964)

The Hotel and Catering Exhibition at Olympia, London.

30 SECOND NEWS - FRENCH SEISMIC TESTS & ONE MAN SUBMARINE

30 Second News - French Seismic Tests & One Man Submarine (1966)

Scientists begin seismic tests...

KITCHEN CYCLIST

Kitchen Cyclist (1948)

Racing cyclist Joyce Dean sets up exercise bike in kitchen so she can train while...

MOBILE FISH SHOP

Mobile Fish Shop (1948)

Henry Macroy's mobile fish and chip shop is popular with land girls. Sidcup,...

COUPLED COOKERY

Coupled Cookery (1949)

Married and engaged couples are given cookery lessons together in Woolwich,...

HOUSEWIVES FOR A DAY

Housewives For A Day (1950-1951)

Nice item about Mr Smith who performs domestic chores in his house in...

GUARD'S VAN

Guard's Van (1951)

Footage of the guard in the guard's van, London.

SUGAR PULLING

Sugar Pulling (1952)

A chef demonstrates the art of sugar pulling. London.

HOP PICKERS

Hop Pickers (1946)

Great footage of Londoners going hop picking in Kent.

SCHOOL FLAT

School Flat (1953)

Girls at a secondary school have to clean a small flat so they learn to be good...

KITCHEN GADGETS

Kitchen Gadgets (1954)

New Kitchen utensils being demonstrated. Regent Street, London.

VICARAGE POST OFFICE

Vicarage Post Office (1953)

Reverend Parkhouse and wife run a local sub-post office in Elsted, Surrey.

BRANDS HATCH

Brands Hatch (1950)

A look at women motor racing drivers in action at Brands Hatch, Kent.

SAVOY CHEF

Savoy Chef (1946)

Head chef of the Savoy hotel, Mr Payard, teaches apprentices how to cook. London.

KITCHEN MAGIC

Kitchen Magic (1953)

Magician Billy McComb has fun doing tricks in the kitchen. Edgware, London.

SCOUT RAFT

Scout Raft (1953)

Boy scouts take their raft down the river to Oxfordshire.

HIGHER SPEED GAS

Higher Speed Gas (1966)

More efficient household gas use tested at Canvey Island where all appliances...

TORINO aka HOTEL ALBERGO, TORINO, 1937 - DANCING AND KITCHENS

Torino AKA Hotel Albergo, Torino, 1937 - Dancing And Kitchens (1937)

Views in and around the...

LONDON TRAFFIC - EARLY

London Traffic - Early (1932)

Nice shots of busy London streets - probably early to mid 1930s.

QUEEN ELIZABETH AT CHILDREN'S SCHOOL CANTEEN

Queen Elizabeth At Children's School Canteen (1941)

The Queen pays a visit to a wartime school...

JAPANESE FLOODS

Japanese Floods (1947)

Widespread floods when the Tone River, near Tokyo burst its banks.

 VENICE SCENES

Venice Scenes

Turn of the Century scenes of St. Mark's Square in Venice.

A.T.S. AT ORDNANCE DEPOT - 1942

A.T.S. At Ordnance Depot - 1942 (1942)

Women doing men's work at ordnance depot.

COOK RETURNS FROM THE POLE

Cook Returns From The Pole (1909)

The Arctic explorer Dr Cooke arrives in Copenhagen, Denmark.

MALTA BOMB DAMAGE - SEPTEMBER 1942

Malta Bomb Damage - September 1942 (1942)

Malta heavily bombed in German air raids.

POV OF SHELL OR BOMB BURSTS

Pov Of Shell Or Bomb Bursts

Explosions in mountains, Italian troops advancing through mud,...

BRITISH TOMMYS IN ITALY

British Tommys In Italy (1943)

British troops advancing through ruined Sicilian town.

INVASION SCENES

Invasion Scenes (1944)

British troops on the move and relaxing in France.

INVASION SCENES

Invasion Scenes (1945)

Soldiers and refugees in the streets of liberated Northern Europe.

U.S. TROOPS IN BURMA - NO ACTION

U.S. Troops In Burma - No Action (1945)

Good shots of American troops in Burma.

GERMAN POWS

German Pows (1946)

German POWs in British prison camp.

TRAINED ROOSTERS AT HOTEL DU COQ HARDI aka TRAINED CHICKENS

Trained Roosters At Hotel Du Coq Hardi AKA Trained Chickens (1949)

French chef with trained...

 INVASION SCENES

Invasion Scenes (1940-1949)

Various shots of American troops after the invasion.

HOLLAND'S IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION

Holland's Ideal Home Exhibition (1963)

Ideal Homes exhibition in Amsterdam, Holland.