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HERRING MOON WARMS YARMOUTH

Herring Moon Warms Yarmouth (1948)

Herring harvest season at Great Yarmouth.

THE TRAGEDY AT YARMOUTH

The Tragedy At Yarmouth (1934)

Two thousand tons of herrings dumped back at sea.

FISHER GIRLS - EAST COAST

Fisher Girls - East Coast (1938)

Trawlers go out to catch herring and girls come down from Scotland to...

LEVIATHAN LEAVES NEW YORK ON HER LAST VOYAGE

Leviathan Leaves New York On Her Last Voyage (1938)

The liner ship Leviathan makes her last voyage...

RUIN FACES FISHING INDUSTRY

Ruin Faces Fishing Industry (1959)

Fishermen at work at English ports as officials discuss new...

ENGLISH VINEYARD

English Vineyard (1961)

Vineyard at South of England produces its own wine 'Hambledon Wine' - it even...

HER HIGHNESS 'MISS SECRETARY'

Her Highness 'miss Secretary' (1961)

German businessmen take a leaf out of America's book and treat...

 

 

AUSTRALIA SHOWS HER WEALTH

Australia Shows Her Wealth (1948)

Royal Easter Agriculture Show in Australia attracts masses.

DRIFTING

Drifting (1940-1949)

Education film about fishing off the British coast - mostly East Anglia.

HER MAJESTY AT LOCH SLOY

Her Majesty At Loch Sloy (1950)

The Queen opens new dam and power station at Loch Sloy. Scotland.

BRITAIN OPENS HER SHOP WINDOW

Britain Opens Her Shop Window (1950)

British Industries Fair - the King and Queen pay a visit to the...

WALKING WHEELCHAIR aka DISABLED DOG

Walking Wheelchair AKA Disabled Dog (1954)

Tear-jerker about a disabled dog and the 'wheelchair' made...

UTILITY HOME COMING aka UTILITY HOMECOMING

Utility Home Coming AKA Utility Homecoming (1945)

Mrs Shea prepares her new prefabricated house for...

MUFFIN SALES GIRL ON BICYCLE issue title is HOOPS DEARIE!

Muffin Sales Girl On Bicycle Issue Title Is Hoops Dearie! (1937)

Girl sells muffins in street...

GREYHOUND TRAINER issue title PATHE PICTORIAL LOOKS AT THE MODERN WOMAN

Greyhound Trainer Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Looks At The Modern Woman (1947)

Greyhound...

BARBARA KELLY'S MOTIQUE

Barbara Kelly's Motique (1967)

Barbara Kelly takes her mobile boutique 'Motique' to Richmond. Surrey.

SHEEP CHAMPION TRAINER

Sheep Champion Trainer (1943)

Nancy Telfer trains sheepdogs at her kennels in Northumbria.

"Peace Hath Her Heroes No Less Renowned Than War" (1931)

Lifeboat men receive awards for their...

WALKING COCKLE STALL issue title is COCKLES TO CHUCKLES

Walking Cockle Stall Issue Title Is Cockles To Chuckles (1936)

Quirky item - women wears circular...

TWO WAY BLOUSE

Two Way Blouse (1948)

Ex-model Rosemary Janet Dickinson demonstrates her dual-purpose blouse invention.

MERMAID IN THE CITY

Mermaid In The City (1946)

Promising swimmer Margaret Wellington practises after her day in the bank. ...

SHEPHERDESS issue title AIRS - OPEN AND MUSICAL

Shepherdess Issue Title Airs - Open And Musical (1936)

A look at a shepherdess and her flock of...

GIRL PEANUT SELLER

Girl Peanut Seller (1937)

Woman wears hat with basket of peanuts on, people stop her to buy a bag.

THE QUEEN MARY WELCOMED AT SOUTHAMPTON

The Queen Mary Welcomed At Southampton (1936)

Newly built ship, the Queen Mary, arrives in...

LOOK OUT TOWER issue title - EYES RIGHT

Look Out Tower Issue Title - Eyes Right (1941)

A greengrocer sells her produce from ruined look out...

MINK FARM

Mink Farm (1953)

Nancy Hicks feeds minks at her mink farm in Totteridge Green.

BASENJIS

Basenjis (1954)

Dog breeder Veronica Tudor-Williams shows us her non-barking Basenji dogs.

POODLE WOOL

Poodle Wool (1954)

Audrey White and her dogs model latest 'poodle' wool, made by special spinning...

QUEEN MARY BREAKS RECORD

Queen Mary Breaks Record (1966)

The ocean liner Queen Mary has her bottom scraped in record time.

SHOESHINE GIRL

Shoeshine Girl (1936)

A woman earns a living by cleaning bags of shoes for her clients.

BEAD SELLER issue title is HERE'S HOW aka BEADS

Bead Seller Issue Title Is Here's How AKA Beads (1937)

Woman sells strings of beads from rod...

MURAL ARTIST

Mural Artist (1954)

Model Shirley Pearce paints backcloths which are used by her photographers. London.

QUEEN FREDERIKA LAUNCHES TANKER

Queen Frederika Launches Tanker "Princess Sophie" (1958)

Greek Queen launches 70,000-ton tanker...

CLAIRVOYANT FISHING

Clairvoyant Fishing (1956)

Fortune teller spends time fishing in between receiving clients without...

NEWS BRIEFS

News Briefs (1942)

Stories include production of jeeps and Queen Wilhelmina joining her family in...

MISS KELWAY issue title - HOME FRONT

Miss Kelway Issue Title - Home Front (1942)

A look at author Phyllis Kelway on her miniature...

FILM FANFARE - NO 11

Film Fanfare - No 11 (1957)

Film premier in London for Grace Kelly's first film since her legal wrangle...

SEA SHELLS

Sea Shells (1956)

Sea shell importer Millicent Rich shows us some exotic specimens in her Balham flat.

MASCOTS

Mascots (1953)

Ice skater Daphne Walker takes lots of model elephants as mascots on her trip to South...

THE FLIGHT THAT FAILED

The Flight That Failed (1930-1939)

The plane 'Star of Australia' before her ill fated flight from America to...

AIR HOSTESS

Air Hostess (1946)

Great story about a girl being interviewed and getting her dream job as an air...

CHRISTENED WITH WATER FROM THE SEVEN SEAS

Christened With Water From The Seven Seas (1930)

The First Lady Mrs Hoover launches a liner named...

FEATHER FLOWERS

Feather Flowers (1952)

Mrs Barnett and her workers make flowers out of feathers. Uxbridge.

TRAINING BLOODHOUNDS

Training Bloodhounds (1961)

Lillian Ickeringill follows as her bloodhound sniffs out husband George on...

HOUSEWIFE SCRAP MERCHANT

Housewife Scrap Merchant (1961)

Mary Ford loads scrap metal onto her truck in Ipswich, Suffolk.

WIDE WIDE WORLD Beware - other items share this title

Wide Wide World Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1946)

Festival of the grapes in Marino,...

DOGS' WOOL

Dogs' Wool (1951)

Footage of Miss Singer who makes wool from the coats of her dogs, Walthamstow.

GIRL CAR MANUFACTURER

Girl Car Manufacturer (1953)

Car manufacturer Daphne Arnott prepares her cars to race at Silverstone.

PLASTIC DOLLS aka DOLL MAKING

Plastic Dolls AKA Doll Making (1957)

A story about a housewife who makes plastic dolls to sell and...

PRIVATE ZOO

Private Zoo (1948)

Patricia Kahn looks after wild animals sent by her husband from India before they go...