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STEEPLECHASE AT SANDOWN PARK

Steeplechase At Sandown Park (1910-1920)

Steeplechase race at Sandown Park, Surrey.

BULLFIGHT SCENES

Bullfight Scenes (1910)

A bullfight in Spain.

WOMEN STEER THROWER NEW YORK 1914

Women Steer Thrower New York 1914 (1914)

Footage of women's rodeo in New York, in the United States...

LOWER KERR KNOTT - CLIMBING

Lower Kerr Knott - Climbing (1920-1929)

Two men climb up crevasse of Lower Kerr Knott.

HAWAII VOLCANO

Hawaii Volcano (1920-1930)

Good shots of erupting volcano on Hawaii.

DAVE AND DUSTY

Dave And Dusty (1947)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 160 - see separate record for details.

HOSPITAL SHIP ROHILLA aka RESCUE OF SURVIVORS FROM WRECK

Hospital Ship Rohilla AKA Rescue Of Survivors From Wreck (1914)

Good footage of a lifeboat...

 

 

MOROCCAN SNAKE CHARMER

Moroccan Snake Charmer (1960)

Snakes are dangled and bite snake charmer in the Sultan's Palace of...

PLASTIC BAG MAGICIAN

Plastic Bag Magician (1960)

Swedish illusionist Carbonita escapes from a plastic bag while partner...

SAFETY STRAPS beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Safety Straps Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1960)

Interesting look at tests on...

THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY QUESTION!

There Are Two Sides To Every Question! (1932)

Col. Hutchinson talks about the potential danger to...

WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE!

Wonders Will Never Cease! (1932)

An American pilot succeeds in taking off in his plane from the roof of...

DON'T

Don't "Bird" The "Bird-Man"! (1932)

French inventor gets colleagues to push his 'crash proof...

LONG DISTANCE GLIDING RECORD

Long Distance Gliding Record (1932)

Man launches glider of the top of a mountain to win a long...

ACTION ... 100%!

Action ... 100%! (1932)

Good close shots of speedway riders racing around the track in California - lots...

RUSHING THE RAPIDS

Rushing The Rapids (1926)

Various shots of a canoe race in Bavaria.

UPS AND DOWNS

Ups And Downs (1932)

Four-year-old Billy Crawford bounces up and down below a tethered balloon.

HUMAN FLIES

Human Flies (1932)

Footage of suspension bridge being painted which crosses over the Arkansas River in...

WILL IT COME TO THIS?

Will It Come To This? (1933)

A new airline safety device is tested; men drift down to earth in chairs...

THE CAR-A-VAN

The Car-A-Van (1934)

New novelty invention of a car with an extendable boot and camping facilities.

SHOOTING THE RAPIDS

Shooting The Rapids (1927)

Collapsible canoe is demonstrated on rapids in the Austrian Tyrol.

SAFETY LAST MEN!

Safety Last Men! (1927)

Stunt motorcyclist performs various tricks. Mountaineers make a treacherous...

ON THE ROOF OF ROME

On The Roof Of Rome (1928)

Vertiginous footage of men working on the roof of the Basilica of St. John in...

A ZOO RARITY

A Zoo Rarity (1930)

Strange animal - half lion and half tiger - is presented to the camera.

VOLTS

Volts (1930)

Good shots of devices within an electricity plant - weird science fiction look about...

FLIRTING WITH DANGER

Flirting With Danger (1937)

Young men from Czech Climbing Club scale rock faces and then abseil down.

ACE OF BOWMEN!

Ace Of Bowmen! (1939)

A man shoots arrows into various objects, including the camera lens (supposedly!).

LIFE - SAVERS

Life - Savers (1931)

Life saving demonstration on a beach in South Africa

DEATH DIVE!

Death Dive! (1941)

Two men jump from an aeroplane in a race to get to the ground first.

EVE AT THE PITS

Eve At The Pits (1932)

Girl spectators watch their men roar around the track at Brooklands.

A WONDERFUL BRIDGE

A Wonderful Bridge (1933)

Rickety suspension bridge allows men and horses to make their way across the...

SUBMARINE LIFE SAVERS

Submarine Life Savers (1933)

American naval team demonstrate new device for submarine life saving.

REAL WRESTLING!

Real Wrestling! (1934)

Hans Brick wrestles with a tiger but they are still good friends.

ANIMAL SAGACITY

Animal Sagacity (1935)

Viennese police dogs show off their skill, bravery and intelligence.

LIVING DANGEROUSLY

Living Dangerously (1932)

Crowds watch from a bridge as a group of canoeists negotiate a very rough...

LION-HEARTED!

Lion-Hearted! (1932)

A lion tamer shows off.

IN PEARY'S FOOTSTEPS - No 4

In Peary's Footsteps - No 4 (1933)

Footage of continuing voyage of explorer Captain Bob Bartlett on...

Selected Originals - U.S. MARINES IN ATOM TEST

Selected Originals - U.S. Marines In Atom Test (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story 'U.S....

BOB GREGORY aka WOMAN JUDO SELF DEFENCE

Bob Gregory AKA Woman Judo Self Defence (1937)

Bob Gregory with attractive assistant and tough...

BLINDFOLD MAN issue title - BACK TO THE FRONT

Blindfold Man Issue Title - Back To The Front (1937)

Harry Baker Brown hammers nails, rides...

POLICE ADOPT SCHOOLS issue title - MIND YOUR STEP!

Police Adopt Schools Issue Title - Mind Your Step! (1943)

Police teach children all aspects of...

DEMOLITION OF BRIDGES aka DISMANTLING EMERGENCY BRIDGES

Demolition Of Bridges AKA Dismantling Emergency Bridges (1948)

Emergency wartime bridge between...

RADAR HARBOUR

Radar Harbour (1948)

SS Tynwald is guided into Douglas, Isle of Man, using radar.

WATERMAN

Waterman (1949)

Bob Woods sits in boat under Charing Cross bridge in case the workmen should fall in....

SNAKES

Snakes (1950)

Footage of various snakes kept at London Zoo.

THE WIRENGUARDS

The Wirenguards (1951)

The Wirenguard family perform acrobatic stunts from top of high pole. Battersea,...

NAIL THROWER

Nail Thrower (1952)

Nail throwing competition in London pub.

LUTON ROAD COURTESY

Luton Road Courtesy (1953)

On patrol with traffic police in Luton.

SUBSIDING TOWN

Subsiding Town (1954)

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

THE CONQUERORS

The Conquerors (1932)

Good footage of mountaineering on Mount Rainier in the United States of America.