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CARNIVAL COSTUMES IN PAPER

Carnival Costumes In Paper (1933)

Cute film showing lovely fancy dress costumes made from crepe paper.

STUDENTS' RAG

Students' Rag (1921)

University students from Birmingham hold a carnival with floats and fancy dress.

LADIES FANCY DRESS

Ladies Fancy Dress (1923)

Ladies play hockey in fancy dress for Monkstown Hospital, Ireland.

FELIX THE CAT MEETS 'ROYALTY'

Felix The Cat Meets 'royalty' (1923)

Mayhem reigns at the Trinity Monday Rag in Ireland.

OUR OLDEST HOSPITAL

Our Oldest Hospital (1923)

St. Bartholomew's hospital celebrates 800th anniversary with a medieval fair....

SALFORD ROYAL HOSPITAL

Salford Royal Hospital (1923)

Felix the Cat was a popular choice in the Salford Royal Hospital fancy...

PRINCE HENRY

Prince Henry (1923)

Prince Henry opens a pageant in which performers act out the history of Harrow.

 

 

ALWAYS MERRY AND BRIGHT

Always Merry And Bright (1924)

Students in high spirits on their annual rag for charities.

PANTO DAY

Panto Day (1924)

Liverpool University Students parade in fancy dress to raise money for local hospitals.

SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY RAG

Sheffield University Rag (1938)

Students from Sheffield university hold their rag on the River Don...

NORTHAMPTON ENGINEERING COLLEGE RAG

Northampton Engineering College Rag (1938)

Students from Northampton Engineering College hold their...

REHEARSAL FOR CHELSEA ARTS BALL

Rehearsal For Chelsea Arts Ball (1938)

Students rehearse for the Chelsea Arts Ball, the theme this...

CHILDREN'S DAY IN JOHANNESBURG

Children's Day In Johannesburg (1939)

Footage of Children's Day carnival in Johannesburg in South...

IN CUCKOOLAND PAGEANT aka IN CUCKOO LAND

In Cuckooland Pageant AKA In Cuckoo Land (1929)

Schoolchildren from Liverpool take part in a pageant...

BOLTON'S CIVIC WEEK

Bolton's Civic Week (1929)

A pageant of youth starts Bolton's first civic week. Lancashire.

BATTLE OF FLOWERS CUTS

Battle Of Flowers Cuts (1925)

Cuts (rushes, out takes) for BATTLE OF FLOWERS in G 1167.

QUAINTEST OF ALL CARNIVALS AND OUT TAKES

Quaintest Of All Carnivals And Out Takes (1925)

Carnival clowns known as Gilles wear ornate costumes...

AN UNOFFICIAL OPENING

An Unofficial Opening (1925)

Cuts (rushes, out takes) for AN UNOFFICIAL OPENING in G 1186.

THE PANTO RAG

The Panto Rag (1930)

Charity student "rag" in Liverpool, Merseyside.

CARDIFF - UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Cardiff - University Students (1930)

Students from Cardiff University hold a rag to raise money for...

1500 STUDENTS

1500 Students (1930)

1500 students from Manchester take part in rag to raise money for hospitals.

THE ANIMALS WENT IN TWO BY TWO

The Animals Went In Two By Two (1929)

A variety of inventive animal costumes are on display for the...

ALL IN THE CAUSE OF CHARITY

All In The Cause Of Charity (1929)

To raise money for charity, students from Portsmouth dress up as Ku...

UNIVERSITY STUDENT RAG

University Student Rag (1922)

Students in Liverpool hold charity fancy dress procession, Merseyside.

CARNIVAL DAY

Carnival Day (1925)

People wear fancy dress during procession in aid of Coventry Hospital.

A REAL FAIRY PRINCESS

A Real Fairy Princess (1925)

Princess Ileana attends Cromer Carnival in Norfolk and takes part in the...

ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTH SEAS

Adventures In The South Seas (1925)

The Water Carnival at Clacton in Essex tries to recreate a taste...

A JOYOUS RAG

A Joyous Rag (1925)

Students hold a Rag in the streets of Brighton, East Sussex.

MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS

March Of The Wooden Soldiers (1925)

Art students from Kensington dress up as wooden toys in aid of...

THE NOAH'S ARK RAG

The Noah's Ark Rag (1925)

Art students dress as animals on Noah's ark in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

PICTURESQUE PARADE & CUTS

Picturesque Parade & Cuts (1926)

Glasgow Students raise money for charity with enormous fancy dress...

GREATEST OF ALL CARNIVALS

Greatest Of All Carnivals (1926)

Carnival parade in Nice, Southern France.

QUAINTEST OF ALL CARNIVALS

Quaintest Of All Carnivals (1926)

'Gilles' - clowns with plumed head-dresses - are the highlight of...

FOR CHELSEA ARTS BALL

For Chelsea Arts Ball (1926)

Some fabulous costumes made by Royal Academy students for the Chelsea Arts...

BLUEBELL DAY - FRANCE

Bluebell Day - France (1926)

Flower carnival in Paris.

IN THE CAUSE OF CHARITY

In The Cause Of Charity (1926)

College students comedy fancy dress parade for charity in Bradford.

CHEERFUL SPARROWS FETE on sleeve as CHEERFUL SPARRONS FETE

Cheerful Sparrows Fete On Sleeve As Cheerful Sparrons Fete (1926)

Children's fancy dress parade....

STOURPORT CARNIVAL

Stourport Carnival (1926)

Floats and fancy dress at Stourport Carnival.

LARGS CROWNS ITS BRISBANE QUEEN

Largs Crowns Its Brisbane Queen (1949)

A Scottish town has a great ceremony to honour an ancient...

THIS TOOK PLACE IN ABERDEEN!

This Took Place In Aberdeen! (1931)

Fancy dressed students in rag parade frolics on the streets of...

MAYFLOWER TER-CENTENARY

Mayflower Ter-Centenary (1920)

A re-enactment of the departure of the Pilgrim Fathers' ship the...

BRITISH EMPIRE BALL

British Empire Ball (1920)

British Empire Ball in aid St. Dunstan's - London

IN THE SPRING DIOR'S FANCY

In The Spring Dior's Fancy (1952)

From Paris - exclusive first pictures of Spring styles by Dior.

FASHION FLASHES - DRESSES

Fashion Flashes - Dresses (1952)

Several beautiful dress designs including a reversible skirt and a...

MUNICH OCTOBER FEAST

Munich October Feast (1952)

Drinking and eating to excess - sounds like a great plan!

ALL SET FOR ARTS BALL

All Set For Arts Ball (1953)

Preparations for the Chelsea Art Ball are almost completed.

CARNIVAL TIME IN GERMANY

Carnival Time In Germany (1954)

Munich, Mainz and Cologne celebrate carnival season with lavish parade.

CLOTHES OF METAL

Clothes Of Metal (1956)

Clothes made of a new fabric containing metal are presented at London Fashion...

WINE CARNIVAL IN MUNICH

Wine Carnival In Munich (1957)

Crazy costumes and goings on at a carnival to celebrate the wine...

NEWS IN FLASHES aka SOUTHEND

News In Flashes AKA Southend (1951)

Southend Carnival - lots of floats and a children's fancy dress...