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THE AUTO AMBULANCE

The Auto Ambulance (1925)

A new auto ambulance uses a crane to lift cars and a truck to take them away.

SHIP BUILDING

Ship Building (1920-1929)

Footage of large cranes in shipyards.

Putting The Funnel On - 1930's

Putting The Funnel On - 1930's (1930-1939)

Ship building footage.

CARDIFF DOCKS.

Cardiff Docks. (1948)

Docks with cranes at work.

DOCKSIDE CRANES

Dockside Cranes (1920-1929)

Huge dockside cranes load and unload cargo from ships.

PREFABS

Prefabs (1940-1949)

Footage of prefab being built.

INDUSTRIAL CRANE PICKS UP EGG aka CRANE AND EGG

Industrial Crane Picks Up Egg AKA Crane And Egg (1956)

Impressive stunt by experienced crane...

 

 

A TINY TOWN ROMANCE

A Tiny Town Romance (1932)

Two people - both around 3 foot tall - get married in York. Large crowds look...

MYSTERY WHISKEY SHIP

Mystery Whiskey Ship (1925)

10,000 cases of whiskey are unloaded from the schooner "General Serret"....

MODEL ENGINEERING EXHIBITION

Model Engineering Exhibition (1954)

People watching an electric railway by Meccano and other exhibits....

JONAH

Jonah (1954)

Jonah the giant embalmed whale is transported through London on huge lorry.

BUDAPEST ZOO

Budapest Zoo (1964)

Budapest Zoo shows off some of its inhabitants including several baby animals.

IN CAPT. COOK'S FOOTSTEPS

In Capt. Cook's Footsteps (1950)

Miss Australia visits Whitby and English people set off for a new life...

ZOO aka CHESTER ZOO

Zoo AKA Chester Zoo (1944)

A look at some of the animals in Chester zoo including a dog and lion who...

Selected Originals - WORLD IN REMEMBRANCE aka CHURCHILL FUNERAL

Selected Originals - World In Remembrance AKA Churchill Funeral (1965)

Material relating to...

CHILD RESCUE BID FAILS

Child Rescue Bid Fails (1949)

A young girl dies after falling down a well in California.

FILMS MARK THE US / SOVIET CULTURAL EXCHANGE

Films Mark The Us / Soviet Cultural Exchange (1959)

A Soviet film 'The Cranes Are Flying' gets a...

'QUEEN ELIZABETH' LEAVING FOR NEW YORK

'queen Elizabeth' Leaving For New York (1946)

Pathe journalist John Parsons interviewing well known...

JACOBEAN TAVERN aka JACOBEAN PARTY

Jacobean Tavern AKA Jacobean Party (1957)

A Jacobean banquet is held to mark the opening of the sixth...

WORLD IN REMEMBRANCE

World In Remembrance (1965)

Funeral procession and service at St. Paul's for Sir Winston Churchill.