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COMING SIR

Coming Sir (1927)

A race for waiters through the streets of Rome.

A LANCS' FOOTBALL DERBY

A Lancs' Football Derby (1928)

Football match where Blackburn Rovers beat Manchester United by 2-0.

GREATER BRIGHTON CELEBRATIONS

Greater Brighton Celebrations (1928)

A pageant in Brighton traces the history of the resort.

BANZAI!

Banzai! (1928)

Enormous crowds wave goodbye to Japanese soldiers leaving for the Chinese Front.

JAPANESE ARMY LEAVES SHANTUNG

Japanese Army Leaves Shantung (1928)

The Japanese Army leaves Shantung and are waved off by Japanese...

NO FROST TO HOLD UP RACING THERE

No Frost To Hold Up Racing There (1929)

Horse racing in the sunshine, Tijuana, Mexico.

WEMBLEY THE GOAL - WEST HAM VERSUS SUNDERLAND

Wembley The Goal - West Ham Versus Sunderland (1929)

Football - West Ham beat Sunderland.

 

 

HARD LUCK!  SWINDON V NEWCASTLE

Hard Luck! Swindon V Newcastle (1929)

Football - Swindon beat Newcastle United.

BIRMINGHAM V MANCHESTER

Birmingham V Manchester (1929)

Football - Birmingham beat Manchester City.

BUMP! AND THE BUMPER

Bump! And The Bumper (1930)

Car bumpers are tested by men who drive cars into each other and a concrete...

WHALE CAUGHT AT BRIGHTON

Whale Caught At Brighton (1920)

A shark beaches itself at Brighton, the locals show the dead fish to...

FAREWELL TO FLAT RACING

Farewell To Flat Racing (1920)

The last horse race of the season.

GETTING BACK TO WORK

Getting Back To Work (1921)

The miners strike is settled and we see the mines being prepared for work...

DE VALERA IN LONDON

De Valera In London (1921)

Irish sympathisers mob Prime Minister Eamon De Valera's car on his arrival in...

GALWAY PLATE RACE

Galway Plate Race (1921)

An item showing the Galway Plate horse race in Ireland, Max is the winner.

THE UNREST IN EGYPT

The Unrest In Egypt (1921)

Crowded demonstrations in Egypt mark the growing call for self-government.

QUEEN MARY VISITS EAST END aka A GREAT WELCOME

Queen Mary Visits East End AKA A Great Welcome (1922)

Queen Mary visits the East End of London.

CATHOLIC WHIT-DAY aka CATHOLIC WHITSUNTIDE PROCESSION

Catholic Whit-Day AKA Catholic Whitsuntide Procession (1922)

Whitsuntide procession through the...

HOME RULE ELECTION aka WE COVER THE WORLD FOR NEWS

Home Rule Election AKA We Cover The World For News (1922)

Politicians speaking to the masses in...

THE GLORIOUS UNCERTAINTY

The Glorious Uncertainty (1922)

Horse Racing at Goodwood, sees bizarre close finish, Goodwood.

BRIGHTON RACES

Brighton Races (1922)

Large crowds turn out for Horse Racing in Brighton, Sussex.

PEACE MAY POSSIBLY BE IN SIGHT

Peace May Possibly Be In Sight (1921)

Sir James Craig tells the people of Ulster that peace may be in...

HEXHAM STEEPLECHASES aka HEXHAM STEEPLECHASES

Hexham Steeplechases AKA Hexham Steeplechases (1922)

Horse racing at Hexham in Northumberland.

500,000 BERLINERS

500,000 Berliners (1923)

500,000 Berliners demonstrate against French occupation of the Ruhr.

EPSOM SPRING MEETING

Epsom Spring Meeting (1923)

Horse racing at Epsom, "Glass Idol" wins Great Metropolitan.

POLITICAL CRISIS IN GREECE

Political Crisis In Greece (1924)

Royalists and Venizelist factions clash in angry protests in Athens....

GLORIOUS GOODWOOD

Glorious Goodwood (1924)

Large crowds gather for horse racing at Goodwood.

RENT STRIKE

Rent Strike (1924)

Socialist M.P., David Kirkwood, addresses Clydebank tenants.

SWEDEN'S FIRST SOCIALIST PREMIER

Sweden's First Socialist Premier (1925)

Recent footage of Sweden's Premier Mr Branting, shown in...

THE CUP ARRIVES IN DERBY

The Cup Arrives In Derby (1946)

Crowds welcome home Derby County football team with the FA Cup.

THE QUAINTEST PLANE YET

The Quaintest Plane Yet (1929)

The 'tailless' aeroplane takes to the sky in Germany.

CHEERS AND BOOS

Cheers And Boos (1922)

Massive crowds turn out for the results of the General Election, Trafalgar Square,...

SPILLS AND THRILLS

Spills And Thrills (1926)

Cambridge University steeplechases at Cottenham.

TENS OF THOUSANDS TEAMED TO THE RACES

Tens Of Thousands Teamed To The Races (1926)

Thousands flock to Kempton Park to watch horses racing...

MR. BALDWIN

Mr. Baldwin (1926)

Stanley Baldwin receives freedom of the city of Edinburgh.

CITY OF LEEDS

City Of Leeds (1926)

Leeds celebrates its 300th anniversary.

JUST LIKE NOTTINGHAM

Just Like Nottingham (1926)

Heavy rain in Manchester stops first day's play in the fourth test.

MORE TROOPS FROM

More Troops From "Down Under" (1940)

Australian troops arrive in Britain after long sea journey.

NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT

New French President (1924)

Inauguration of Gaston Doumergue as the new President of France.

MITCHAM FAIR OPENS

Mitcham Fair Opens (1919)

Large crowds gather for the opening of Mitcham Fair.

FIRE FOAM DEMONSTRATION

Fire Foam Demonstration (1969)

Demonstration of new type of firefighting foam in Basildon, London.

300 YACHTS IN ONE RACE

300 Yachts In One Race (1929)

Yacht race off the coast of Martlehead.

HITLER ACCLAIMED AT YOUTH RALLY

Hitler Acclaimed At Youth Rally (1938)

Adolf Hitler gives a speech to a large Youth Rally in Germany.

AUSTRALIAN TROOPS EMBARK - SYDNEY

Australian Troops Embark - Sydney (1940)

Australian troops leaving Sydney to fight the war.

LIBERATION SCENES

Liberation Scenes (1944)

Liberation scenes in Paris, France.

UK CROWDS AT PONY DERBY

UK Crowds At Pony Derby (1938)

Crowds watch a pony derby in a field somewhere in Britain on a sunny...

SOUTH KOREANS DEMONSTRATE aka CROWDS IN SEOUL DEMAND UNITED KOREA

South Koreans Demonstrate AKA Crowds In Seoul Demand United Korea (1953)

Mass demonstration in...

HOME GUARD MARCH THROUGH LONDON

Home Guard March Through London (1945)

Members of the Home Guard march through London.

1943 MELBOURNE CUP

1943 Melbourne Cup (1943)

1943 Melbourne Cup horse race.

INDIA - GARLANDS ON BRITISH TRUCKS misleading title - location is Europe

India - Garlands On British Trucks Misleading Title - Location Is Europe (1945)

British...