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RETREAT IN BURMA - APRIL / MAY 1942

Retreat In Burma - April / May 1942

Allied troops destroy Yenangyaung oil fields before...

TIME TO REMEMBER - EDWARDIAN SUMMER  1905 - 1910  - record d - reel 1

Time To Remember - Edwardian Summer 1905 - 1910 - Record D - Reel 1 (1905)

Documentary film...

TIME TO REMEMBER - EDWARDIAN SUMMER  1905 - 1910  - record g - reel 2

Time To Remember - Edwardian Summer 1905 - 1910 - Record G - Reel 2 (1905-1910)

Documentary film...

HORSE FIRE ENGINE 1908

Horse Fire Engine 1908 (1906)

Exciting footage of fire engines rushing to a fire - acted sequence of...

FIRE DRILL AT FACTORY

Fire Drill At Factory (1910-1920)

Item showing fire drill at factory.

FLASHBACKS Reel 2 reel 2 is old reels 3 & 4 combined

Flashbacks Reel 2 Reel 2 Is Old Reels 3 & 4 Combined (1910-1912)

Retrospective documentary tracing the...

Fire Burns Tons of Wheat

Fire Burns Tons Of Wheat (1914-1918)

Footage of wheat burning ferociously.

 

 

ANKLE DEEP IN SUGAR

Ankle Deep In Sugar (1914-1918)

Fire at sugar factory in Boston, USA.

ANKLE DEEP IN SUGAR

Ankle Deep In Sugar (1914-1918)

Fire at sugar factory, USA.

FIRE DRILL AT FACTORY

Fire Drill At Factory (1914-1918)

Footage of the fire drill in progress at factory. London

AN OIL WELL FIRE AT GOOSE CREEK, TEXAS

An Oil Well Fire At Goose Creek, Texas (1916)

An oil-well fire in Texas.

FOOD SHIP ON FIRE AT ROYAL ALBERT DOCKS

Food Ship On Fire At Royal Albert Docks (1919)

The extensive damage suffered by the "Prince...

HOP EXCHANGE BURNED

Hop Exchange Burned (1920)

A story about a devastating fire in a large hop exchange.

HONOURS TO FIREMEN

Honours To Firemen (1920)

London Fireman are rewarded for their fire fighting bravery.

SINN FEIN OUTRAGES

Sinn Fein Outrages (1920)

Sinn Fein terrorists cause devastation by setting fires to warehouses in...

IN RETROSPECT reel 1

In Retrospect Reel 1 (1920-1939)

A documentary showing the work of the film department of Morris Motors.

STAGED BRIDGE ASSAULT - 1920

Staged Bridge Assault - 1920 (1920)

British troops in action and ambush - staged for cameramen.

THIS DAY - MARCH 18  NO 8

This Day - March 18 No 8 (1920-1949)

Short Documentary film about events around that date throughout the...

THE PERIL OF THE DROUGHT

The Peril Of The Drought (1921)

During the heatwave burning crops and haystacks are tackled by fire...

CLEVER AMATEUR FIREMEN

Clever Amateur Firemen (1921)

Flax Mills are saved from destruction by the company's own fire brigade...

HOBOKEN PIER ALIGHT

Hoboken Pier Alight (1921)

Various shots of Hoboken pier on fire and the battle to put it out as various...

£40,000 DAMAGE                                                                 ...

£40,000 Damage ... (1921)

The...

PARIS £3M FIRE

Paris £3m Fire (1921)

Pictures of the Paris department store Grand Magasins du Printemps after it has...

THIS DAY - APRIL 15  NO 12

This Day - April 15 No 12 (1921-1945)

Short Documentary film about events around that date throughout the...

AN AWE INSPIRING SCENE

An Awe Inspiring Scene (1922)

Oil tanks and barrels on fire in New Jersey in the United States of...

EDINBURGH: DISASTROUS FIRE aka DISASTROUS FIRE

Edinburgh: Disastrous Fire AKA Disastrous Fire (1922)

Footage of the remains of the N.B. Railway...

BLAZING LUMBER YARD

Blazing Lumber Yard (1922)

Night shots of fire in lumber yard in Indianapolis.

£300,000 FIRE

£300,000 Fire (1923)

£300,000 worth of damage is caused by a fire in a skin factory in Scotland.

FLAMES GO 60 FEET HIGH

Flames Go 60 Feet High (1923)

A fire in a rubber toy factory produced flames and smoke 60 feet high,...

BRITISH GUIANA - THE COUNTRY AND ITS INDUSTRIES reel 6

British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 6 (1924)

Long documentary about life in...

DISASTROUS FIRE

Disastrous Fire (1925)

A fire causes a lot of damage and destroys warehouses on Jersey City's waterfront....

70K FIRE

70k Fire (1925)

A fire destroys a varnish works and paper factory in London causing £70,000 damage.

FELLED BY FIRE

Felled By Fire (1926)

A strategically placed fire brings down a disused industrial chimney.

CARDIFF AFTER THE FIRE

Cardiff After The Fire (1926)

Fire destroys a fruit and vegetable market in Cardiff.

OIL TANKER ABLAZE

Oil Tanker Ablaze (1926)

Two oil tankers loaded with benzine collide off American coast killing crew of...

RUBBER WAREHOUSE BLAZE

Rubber Warehouse Blaze (1928)

London's fire fighters put out blaze at warehouse which makes rubber. ...

WALLPAPER FACTORY BLAZE aka WALL PAPER FACTORY BLAZE

Wallpaper Factory Blaze AKA Wall Paper Factory Blaze (1928)

A wallpaper factory blazes and...

LIKE A MIGHTY TORCH

Like A Mighty Torch (1928)

Dramatic footage of an oil gusher on fire in middle of Santa Fe oil district,...

THEY'RE ALL SMART

They're All Smart (1928)

Different fire stations compete for the L.C.C.'s 1928 Fire Brigade Challenge...

WONDERFUL NEW FIRE ESCAPE

Wonderful New Fire Escape (1928)

A new ladder is tested out by the fire brigade. Birkenhead,...

THEY'LL RATTLE NO MORE

They'll Rattle No More (1929)

200 old motorcars are scrapped and set alight creating huge fire. ...

OIL FIELD ABLAZE

Oil Field Ablaze (1929)

Ferocious fires in Oil fields in California, United States of America.

GREAT GAS FACTORY EXPLOSION

Great Gas Factory Explosion (1929)

Cylinders of gas explode in a factory causing great fire and...

OVER SIXTY

Over Sixty (1929)

More than sixty Dublin manufacturers were represented in civic week pageant of industry....

HUGE OIL BLAZE

Huge Oil Blaze (1929)

A tank of paraffin burning fiercely in the middle of an oil depot can be seen for...

STEAMER ABLAZE

Steamer Ablaze (1929)

French steamer ablaze in Liverpool docks, Merseyside.

£250,000 FIRE DISASTER

£250,000 Fire Disaster (1929)

Massive disaster in Hull as fire wreck St. Andrew's docks, Humberside.

THE STAFF OF LIFE - A MEASURE OF PROGRESS

The Staff Of Life - A Measure Of Progress (1930)

Great film contrasting bread making in caveman...

ATLANTIC LINER ABLAZE

Atlantic Liner Ablaze (1930)

New York's fire-fighters tackle blaze on German liner "Munchen." America....

A BLAZE A MILE UNDER THE EARTH aka A'BLAZE A MILE UNDER THE EARTH

A Blaze A Mile Under The Earth AKA A'blaze A Mile Under The Earth (1930)

A fire in an oil well...