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BRAEMAR GATHERING aka THE BRAEMAR GATHERING

Braemar Gathering AKA The Braemar Gathering (1922)

Crowds attend the Highland Games at the Braemar...

NORTHERN GAMES

Northern Games (1922)

The Northern Game in Inverness, Scotland.

HIGHLAND GAMES BEGIN  1 of 2 versions

Highland Games Begin 1 Of 2 Versions (1924)

Bagpipers and Highland Dancers open the Cowal...

HIGHLAND GAMES BEGIN  2 of 2 versions

Highland Games Begin 2 Of 2 Versions (1924)

Pipers, dancers and sportsmen at the Highland Games.

THE DERBY

The Derby (1942)

'Watling Street' wins the 1942 Derby.

ETON WALL GAME

Eton Wall Game (1925)

Students play the Eton Wall Game on St. Andrew's Day.

THE YOUNGEST SERVICE

The Youngest Service (1926)

Air Vice Marshal inspects R.A.F. cadets.

 

 

PASS OUT DAY & CUTS

Pass Out Day & Cuts (1926)

Sir Philip Games attends inspection of aircraft apprentices.

HALF WAY TO AUSTRALIA

Half Way To Australia (1940)

British evacuees stop off in Cape Town on their way to safety in...

THE VOICE OF THE TOTS

The Voice Of The Tots (1933)

German school children sing songs while learning to play, Germany.

CROSS COUNTRY RUN FRANCE

Cross Country Run France (1920)

Large field compete for the chance of representing France in the...

SKATE PUSHBALL!

Skate Pushball! (1933)

Men on roller skates play with a huge football and girl skaters play 'musical...

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS?

Can You Believe Your Ears? (1935)

We are invited to guess sounds of everyday tasks that have been...

QUEER CARDS

Queer Cards (1932)

Nice item giving a brief history of the playing card.

PHOTOGRAPHING THE MOON

Photographing The Moon (1956)

Photographs of the Moon are taken with the aid of television cameras.

EAST READY FOR BATTLE - OF SPORT

East Ready For Battle - Of Sport (1950)

The Polish team make strong scientific preparations for the...

LIVING CHESS issue title is COCKLES TO CHUCKLES

Living Chess Issue Title Is Cockles To Chuckles (1936)

Sir George Thomas and chess master...

WAYSIDE INDUSTRY

Wayside Industry (1936)

Film of a man showing his skills weaving rushes and reeds into baskets.

SAND BILLIARDS

Sand Billiards (1936)

People play a game of billiards on a table drawn in the sand of a beach.

BURMA - CHINLOR aka CHINLON

Burma - Chinlor AKA Chinlon (1938)

Interesting ball game played in Burma.

GRANNY'S CLUB

Granny's Club (1938)

Club for elderly women in London's Docklands.

QUOITS item title is ANCIENT AND MODERN

Quoits Item Title Is Ancient And Modern (1939)

Men play traditional game of quoits outside village...

BALL GAME aka STOOLBALL issue title is BELIEVE IT OR NOT

Ball Game AKA Stoolball Issue Title Is Believe It Or Not (1940)

Young women play ancient game of...

TOY PLANE aka BACKYARD FLYING

Toy Plane AKA Backyard Flying (1944)

A father rigs up a model aeroplane for his 3 children and it...

OLYMPIC PREVIEW - SWIMMERS

Olympic Preview - Swimmers (1956)

Australian swimmers show what Olympic form can be expected.

SKI SEASON LEAPS IN

Ski Season Leaps In (1961)

Koba Tzakadse wins ski jumping competition in Garmisch, Germany.

Selected Originals - HERB ELLIOT'S FANTASTIC RACE

Selected Originals - Herb Elliot's Fantastic Race (1960)

Footage of athlete Herb Elliot winning...

POLICE ENTERTAIN 100,000

Police Entertain 100,000 (1964)

Berlin's City Police entertain the public in the Olympic Stadium.

Selected Originals - FASTER HIGHER LONGER - TOKYO - 64/86

Selected Originals - Faster Higher Longer - Tokyo - 64/86 (1964)

Material relating to newsreel...

Selected Originals - FAREWELL TO THE GAMES - Technicolor

Selected Originals - Farewell To The Games - Technicolor (1966)

Material related to newsreel...

Selected Originals - FAREWELL TO THE GAMES - Technicolor

Selected Originals - Farewell To The Games - Technicolor (1966)

Material related to newsreel...

OLYMPIC TORCH

Olympic Torch (1967-1968)

The winter Olympic flame arrives in Paris. France.

DIVING STARS FOR MEXICO aka GERMAN DIVING ACES COMPETE FOR OLYMPIC GAMES...

Diving Stars For Mexico AKA German Diving Aces Compete For Olympic Games... (1968)

German...

OLYMPIC TRAINING

Olympic Training (1968)

Ghanaians work out at high altitude Olympic training camp in Kenya, Africa.

Selected Originals - HIGHLAND GAMES

Selected Originals - Highland Games (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story HIGHLAND GAMES -...

BAT POLO

Bat Polo (1970)

Item showing a game of Bat Polo played in canoes. Crystal Palace, London.

DAVE AND DUSTY  CHESS

Dave And Dusty Chess (1947)

Little boy and his pet dog visit a chess tournament.

'MELL' GAME

'mell' Game (1949)

Footage of the 'Mell' Game being played in Hampstead, London.

GOAL RUNNING

Goal Running (1951)

Footage of people in Faversham playing the ancient game of Goal Running, Kent.

ULTRA CLOSE UPS

Ultra Close Ups (1951)

Footage of quiz item, ordinary items are magnified a thousand times. London.

ZOOMERANG

Zoomerang (1952)

Young women have fun with a zoomerang on Wimbledon Common in London.

ULTRA CLOSE-UPS

Ultra Close-Ups (1953)

Footage of a quiz which involves guessing names of flowers from close ups. London....

SEA CRICKET

Sea Cricket (1949)

Girls play game of sea cricket beside Bournemouth Pier.

CHESS

Chess (1946)

Men play chess during lunch hour at Gambit Chess Rooms in London.

CROQUET

Croquet (1953)

Footage of croquet being played on tennis courts at Wimbledon, Surrey.

BLIND DARTS TEAM

Blind Darts Team (1954)

Dart competition for elderly blind men in Brixton, London.

NET POLO

Net Polo (1954)

Footage of net pool for women at swimming pool in London.

MUSCLE AND MUSIC

Muscle And Music (1929)

Scottish Highland Games in progress in Scotland.

CLANS GATHER AT COWAL GAMES

Clans Gather At Cowal Games (1947)

Traditional Scottish events dominate the Highland Games competition...

SKI RACERS

Ski Racers (1948)

Down hill skiing championship at St. Moritz.