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SHE SPEAKS 12 LANGUAGES

She Speaks 12 Languages (1966)

Rumanian woman demonstrates her language skills.

GOING TO SCHOOL IN THE ARGENTINE

Going To School In The Argentine (1969)

Children going to school in the Argentinean countryside.

RUMANIAN CHILDREN LEARN ENGLISH

Rumanian Children Learn English (1969)

Rumanian children learn English in school in Bucharest.

QUEEN MARY AT LORD HALBANE  - A GIRLS' COLLEGE

Queen Mary At Lord Halbane - A Girls' College (1913)

Queen Mary at girls' college graduation, ca...

SCHOOL CHILDREN LEAVE AUSTRALIA HOUSE

School Children Leave Australia House (1920-1929)

Footage of school children leaving Australia House....

MOBILE WORKSHOPS FOR PUPILS

Mobile Workshops For Pupils (1953)

Footage of pupils working in mobile workshop in Halifax, Canada.

ART CLASS

Art Class (1954)

Middle-aged and elderly men and women attend an afternoon art class in Southend.

 

 

FOR THIS YEAR'S BOAT RACE!

For This Year's Boat Race! (1932)

The Cambridge University rowing team in training for the boat race.

THE NEW WALTZ

The New Waltz (1931)

The famous dancer Santos Casani introduces the 'New Waltz'.

SANTOS CASANI

Santos Casani (1931)

Santos Casani dances with a partner and other couples.

HOW TO BECOME SLIM

How To Become Slim (1931)

Hungarian Physical Culture Expert Edit Mezey shows us some slimming exercises.

POLO PEEPS

Polo Peeps (1932)

Expert JAE Traill shows some young ladies how to play polo.

IN THE LAND OF THE LAPPS

In The Land Of The Lapps (1934)

Children of a Nomadic tribe in Lapland go to school in a tent and...

IN THE SWIM

In The Swim (1934)

The British swimmer Bob Leiver demonstrates his skills in a swimming pool, Winsford,...

THE CLASS WITH TOP MARKS

The Class With Top Marks (1935)

German boys learn about engineering by making models of vehicles and...

FOLLOWERS OF ICARUS

Followers Of Icarus (1935)

Motor powered gliders are used at the Icarus Flying School in Hungary due to...

FOOLING DEATH ON THE FELLS

Fooling Death On The Fells (1936)

Hiking in Lake District and tips on how to avoid dangers of...

BIRTH OF THE BIKE

Birth Of The Bike (1937)

A look at the history of the bicycle, from earliest models through to the most...

SHOES WHO

Shoes Who (1937)

A look at shoes throughout the ages.

EVE GOES TO IT!

Eve Goes To It! (1941)

Excellent story of women 'doing their bit' by making speedboats to be used in...

PARADE AT ARMY COLLEGE - ROME aka PARADE OF YOUTH IN ROME LNER

Parade At Army College - Rome AKA Parade Of Youth In Rome Lner (1938)

Cadets from the Italian...

STRAIGHT OR CURLY

Straight Or Curly (1930)

Excellent investigation of the difference between straight hair and curly.

LESSONS THEY ENJOY

Lessons They Enjoy (1928)

Thousands of children do exercises on a huge sports ground in Sunderland.

"On The Hands... Down!" (1928)

Children do exercises on the sea front at Hastings.

HOW THE EARTH WAS BORN

How The Earth Was Born (1934)

Diagrams illustrate this educational film explaining the 'Tidal Theory'...

9000 SCHOOL CHILDREN & CUTS

9000 School Children & Cuts (1926)

Thousands of children modern methods of physical education in large...

MASTERS GO BACK TO SCHOOL AGAIN

Masters Go Back To School Again (1926)

School teachers are given lessons by Board of Education in how...

CUTS / OUT TAKES for MASTERS GO BACK TO SCHOOL in G 1323

Cuts / Out Takes For Masters Go Back To School In G 1323 (1926)

Cuts (out takes, rushes) for...

STAGECRAFT

Stagecraft (1933)

Good footage of a set being designed for a theatre show in the West End, London.

SECRETS OF STRENGTH - SAXSON sic BROWN FAMOUS YOUNG STRONG MAN AND HOLDER OF 10...

Secrets Of Strength - Saxson Sic Brown Famous Young Strong Man And Holder Of 10... (1932)

Excellent...

THE QUICKNESS OF THE HAND

The Quickness Of The Hand (1932)

A young boy demonstrates a magic trick.

STOCKINGS issue title is SO THIS IS LONDON

Stockings Issue Title Is So This Is London (1939)

Item about history stockings, includes loads of...

JOE DAVIS issue title is THE VERY IDEA

Joe Davis Issue Title Is The Very Idea (1939)

Snooker champ Joe Davis does tricks shots and gives us...

KIDS VIOLINS aka VIOLINDA

Kids Violins AKA Violinda (1940)

John Brown teaches children music with his invention the violinda...

BATTERIES issue title - LET'S SEE

Batteries Issue Title - Let's See (1940)

Item showing how batteries work and how to make your own.

TAXES issue title - CHINS UP

Taxes Issue Title - Chins Up (1940)

A brief history of British taxes.

ATTRACTION MAGNETS

Attraction Magnets (1941)

A look at how magnets work.

SMOKE

Smoke (1941)

A look at various things which can produce smoke.

NUMBERS AND FIGURES

Numbers And Figures (1941)

A look at numbers and figures from expense sheets to the perfect female...

THE LENS

The Lens (1941)

A look at how lenses in the eye and camera work.

SCHOOL BEES issue title is LUCKY DIP

School Bees Issue Title Is Lucky Dip (1941)

Boys keep bees at school.

SA NAVAL BOYS

Sa Naval Boys (1942)

South African naval reservists train at a base near the Cape.

TRAINING GUNNERS issue title is ON THE MARK

Training Gunners Issue Title Is On The Mark (1942)

At Naval Gunnery School, sailors learn how to be...

SWINGING THE LEAD

Swinging The Lead (1942)

A look at how the depth below a ship is measured.

BOY COOKS issue title THE YOUNG IDEA

Boy Cooks Issue Title The Young Idea (1942)

Nice shots of schoolboys learning how to cook and sew.

GLIDER PILOTS

Glider Pilots (1942)

Pilots learn to fly in gliders before progressing to aeroplanes. South Africa.

ASBESTOS

Asbestos (1942)

A look at various fireproof asbestos goods made in a factory.

ORGAN issue title - ALL IN GOOD TIME

Organ Issue Title - All In Good Time (1943)

Good footage of how a cinema organ is made.

BAGS issue title - FOR GOODNESS SAKE !

Bags Issue Title - For Goodness Sake ! (1943)

Footage of cheap and simple handbag being made.

NOBLE TINY

Noble Tiny (1943)

Plants, insects and hairs are magnified thousands of times under microscope.