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KENT - HOP PICKERING

Kent - Hop Pickering (1937)

Hop picking season in Kent.

GREECE aka YOUR WORLD IN NINE MINUTES

Greece AKA Your World In Nine Minutes (1947)

Signs of post-War recovery in Greece as a loan...

PUERTO RICO

Puerto Rico (1948)

Pineapple grown and harvested in Puerto Rico.

 BILBERRY HARVEST

Bilberry Harvest (1948)

Bilberries are harvested by hand in Czechoslovakia.

SOUTH AFRICAN FRUIT FOR BRITAIN

South African Fruit For Britain (1946)

Peaches are picked in South Africa for export to Britain.

OAST HOUSES AND ORCHARD

Oast Houses And Orchard (1946)

Good shots of the blossoms in the orchard and the oast houses.

ORANGES FOR BRITAIN

Oranges For Britain (1944)

Jaffa oranges in Palestine being picked, packed and loaded on ship bound for...

 

 

YES, WE HAVE SOME BANANAS

Yes, We Have Some Bananas (1946)

First shipment of bananas since the start of the war arrives in...

AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL

Agricultural School (1947)

Young people harvest wheat and fruit at agricultural school in England.

LOOFAHS

Loofahs (1950)

Footage of the growing of Loofah fruit in Honiton, Devon.

BATTLE OF PEACHES

Battle Of Peaches (1959)

The Battle of Peaches takes place in Castel Gandolfo. Italy.

RECORD BANANA CROP IN COLOMBIA

Record Banana Crop In Colombia (1956)

A ten million dollar crop makes 1956 a bumper year for...

APPLE HARVEST

Apple Harvest (1961)

Good material of apple-picking on a state farm, apples are graded and wrapped.

MARKETS & STALLS

Markets & Stalls (1950-1959)

Scenes of busy street market.

LINER IN POOL OF LONDON

Liner In Pool Of London (1934)

Liner Celtic Star arrives from South Africa to pool of London.

IN ICELAND TODAY

In Iceland Today (1941)

More American troops arrive in Reykjavik, Iceland.

HARVESTING FRUIT - TRAILER

Harvesting Fruit - Trailer (1943)

Ministry of Information film urging people to enrol for the fruit...

PLUM HARVEST IN EVESHAM

Plum Harvest In Evesham (1937)

Plum picking in Evesham.

PRICES ROCKET IN SINGAPORE

Prices Rocket In Singapore (1946)

Despite end of Japanese occupation life is still hard in Singapore...

FARMERS STAND 24 HOUR GUARD

Farmers Stand 24 Hour Guard (1949)

Kent farmers use burners to keep their orchards frost free.

JAFFA SENDS US ORANGES

Jaffa Sends Us Oranges (1946)

Item showing oranges being picked and packed in Jaffa, Palestine.

ILFORD MUNICIPAL MARKET

Ilford Municipal Market (1919)

Good shots of market traders doing brisk trade in Ilford Market.

FIRES FOR FROST

Fires For Frost (1936)

Farmers heat the orchard with burning oil.

GARDENS issue title is GOOD GROUNDS

Gardens Issue Title Is Good Grounds (1944)

Roof gardens - one ornamental and one practical (fruit,...

THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER

The Fight Against Hunger (1947)

Food arrives from abroad to combat the shortage in Germany. Bremen and...

CHERRY HARVEST - POLAND

Cherry Harvest - Poland (1949)

Cherry harvest in Mala Wies near Warsaw.

IRRIGATION PROVINCE IN EGYPTIAN DESERT

Irrigation Province In Egyptian Desert (1955)

Various shots of bulldozers clearing sand in a desert...

 FRUIT AND VEG MARKET IN PARIS aka LES HALLES PARIS

Fruit And Veg Market In Paris AKA Les Halles Paris (1917)

Scenes from the flower and vegetable...

SIDEWAYS LAUNCHING OF FRUIT-TRANSPORTSHIP

Sideways Launching Of Fruit-Transportship "Geestland" (1950-1959)

Launch of Fruit-Transport ship...

MELON HARVEST -THATCHAM

Melon Harvest -Thatcham (1910-1919)

Men and women harvesting melons / squashes from glasshouses.

INDIA'S NEW VICEROY

India's New Viceroy (1925)

Mr E.F.L. Wood, India's new Viceroy, opens the Imperial Fruit Show in London....

THE INVASION OF '33

The Invasion Of '33 (1933)

Flying Foxes - large bats - are seen in a Queensland forest, Australia.

EVE AND THE ORANGE HARVEST

Eve And The Orange Harvest (1931)

Men and women work together in South Africa packing oranges.

GLASSHOUSE GIRLS

Glasshouse Girls (1931)

Girls at work in a greenhouse potting up tomato plants. Girls pick and pack the...

ROUNDING UP GAMBLING RACKET IN AUSTRALIA

Rounding Up Gambling Racket In Australia (1939)

Gambling machines are smashed to pieces in...

WRAPPING PARCELS - TRAILER

Wrapping Parcels - Trailer (1949)

A Short Trailer film encouraging people to wrap their parcels...

AUSSIES HUNT FOREST PEST - THE FLYING FOX

Aussies Hunt Forest Pest - The Flying Fox (1949)

Farmers go out to hunt fruit bats that are eating...

HANDLE WITH CARE!

Handle With Care! (1933)

Men pick prickly pears on a Venezuelan cactus plantation.

CRANBERRY PICKING

Cranberry Picking (1930)

Men and women at work in Cranberry fields in the United States of America.

FIRE SWEEPS LONDON CATACOMBS

Fire Sweeps London Catacombs (1949)

A fire spreads under the market in Covent Garden.

DUTCH DIG BENNY GOODMAN

Dutch Dig Benny Goodman (1958)

Benny Goodman and his jazz band play a gig in a Dutch fruit auction...

SEED TESTING aka TESTING SEEDS

Seed Testing AKA Testing Seeds (1939)

Quality of seeds tested at station in Cambridge.

CHERRY PICKING

Cherry Picking (1943)

Women pick cherries and strawberries during the season in Kent.

HOME DRIVE FOR FOOD - BRITAIN'S HARVEST 1947

Home Drive For Food - Britain's Harvest 1947 (1947)

Good story about the fruit and grain harvest in...

PETTICOAT LANE MIDDLESEX STREET

Petticoat Lane Middlesex Street (1934)

Street market in Middlesex Street, London.

POST OFFICE - TRAILER

Post Office - Trailer (1949)

A Short Trailer film encouraging people to wrap their parcels correctly.

CHRISTMAS DINNER FOR TROOPS

Christmas Dinner For Troops (1944)

Troops have their Christmas dinner in a tent.

BANANA INDUSTRY

Banana Industry (1947)

Australian banana industry.

BUYING STRAWBERRIES: COVENT GARDEN

Buying Strawberries: Covent Garden (1946)

Strawberries for sale in Covent Garden. London.

FRUIT MARKET AT WILLEMSTAD

Fruit Market At Willemstad (1947)

The picturesque native market at Willemstad, Curacao, Dutch West...