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BIG WORKHOUSE FIRE  & CUTS

Big Workhouse Fire & Cuts (1926)

A look at the destruction caused by a fire in large Victorian...

TELEVISION RESEARCH

Television Research (1959)

Czechoslovak technicians achieve television transmission over a distance of...

ELECTRICITY FROM THE WINDS

Electricity From The Winds (1925)

A small windmill harnesses wind power and generates electricity.

SALT COATS TRAIN DISASTER

Salt Coats Train Disaster (1939)

Footage of wreckage of train crash in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

Women's Institute (1950-1959)

Wicken Women's Institute hold a meeting.

BABIES' HOME OPENED BY DUCHESS aka DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH

Babies' Home Opened By Duchess AKA Duchess Of Marlborough (1914-1918)

Duchess of Marlborough opens...

ONE MAN SUBMARINE FOR RESEARCH WORK ON OCEAN BED

One Man Submarine For Research Work On Ocean Bed (1961)

German Federal Institute for Fishing test...

 

 

"Merry Goes The Day When The Heart Is Young" (1933)

Mad rag event in London - lots of flour and...

LONDON DRESS AND HAT SHOW

London Dress And Hat Show (1947)

Footage of London dress and hat show at the Imperial Institute in...

CHOLERA FIGHT AT PASTEUR INSTITUTE

Cholera Fight At Pasteur Institute (1947)

Anti-cholera vaccine is prepared in Paris and sent to...

BREAD EXHIBITION

Bread Exhibition (1949)

Rows of different bread in Italy.

KING VISITS NAAFI: CHATHAM

King Visits Naafi: Chatham (1949)

King George VI at NAAFI base in Chatham, Kent.

R.A.F. PAY PARADE aka R.A.F. PARADE

R.A.F. Pay Parade AKA R.A.F. Parade (1950)

RAF servicemen are paid and head off to the NAAFI to buy...

EXERCISES ON WATER SKIS

Exercises On Water Skis (1958)

Man does head stand on surf board in water, man water skiing, car...

HAT FASHION aka LADIES HAT FASHIONS ON SHOW

Hat Fashion AKA Ladies Hat Fashions On Show (1967)

The Millinery Institute of Great Britain...

NEW RNLI LIFEJACKET DEMONSTRATED

New Rnli Lifejacket Demonstrated (1967)

New type of life jacket demonstrated in London.

PLAY ORBIT EXHIBITION

Play Orbit Exhibition (1970)

Exhibition in the ICA of toys and construction kits made by various...

DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE OPENS NEW HOSPITAL AT BUXTON

Duke Of Devonshire Opens New Hospital At Buxton (1914-1918)

Duke of Devonshire officiates at ceremony...

BARNARDO BOYS ANNUAL HOUSE SPORTS

Barnardo Boys Annual House Sports (1914-1918)

Barnardos Boys' Home holds Sports Day at Epsom.

MANY INVENTIONS

Many Inventions (1930)

New inventions including tennis racket with detachable handle & electric iron...

HEAVE-HO!

Heave-Ho! (1928)

The Cullercoats Lifeboat is hauled from the beach towards the town by locals.

DUKE OF YORK

Duke Of York (1922)

Duke of York visits the Shirley Institute in the Cotton City (Lancashire?).

HEROES OF THE SEA: LIFE BOATS

Heroes Of The Sea: Life Boats (1920)

The whole of Worthing turns out to see the new lifeboat launched.

ROYAL TOURNAMENT

Royal Tournament (1920)

An impressive display of gymnastics at the Royal Tournament at Olympia.

MOBILIZATION IN FRANCE aka MOBILISATION IN FRANCE

Mobilization In France AKA Mobilisation In France (1939)

Great material of French troops getting...

TRACTOR STATION

Tractor Station (1949)

Tractor school in Czechoslovakia.

SOLDIERS LOOKING FOR WEAPONS

Soldiers Looking For Weapons (1940)

British soldiers search houses with sniffer dogs and metal...

BRITISH TROOPS IN PALESTINE

British Troops In Palestine (1946)

British troops on duty in Jerusalem.

DOCKERS STRIKE aka LONDON DOCK STRIKE

Dockers Strike AKA London Dock Strike (1948)

London Dockers on Strike. The Army cover their work.

MEDICAL INSTITUTE MOSCOW

Medical Institute Moscow (1958)

Russian scientist, Professor Petrovsky explains operation of diaphragm....

BRITISH FAMILIES SHOPPING IN ISMAILIA UNDER ARMED GUARDS

British Families Shopping In Ismailia Under Armed Guards (1951)

Following anti-British riots,...

PRINCESS MARGARET OPENS NEW N.A.A.F.I. AT PLYMOUTH.

Princess Margaret Opens New N.A.A.F.I. At Plymouth. (1952)

Princess Margaret opens NAAFI club in...

RAF INSTITUTE OF AVIATION MEDICINE

RAF Institute Of Aviation Medicine (1960)

Item showing tests being carried out at RAF Institute of...

A NEW COMET

A New Comet (1957)

A new comet is observed from the Shternberg Astronomic Institute in Russia.

BRITISH PHYSICISTS VISIT MOSCOW

British Physicists Visit Moscow (1958)

Nobel Prize Winner, Sir John Cockcroft heads a delegation of...

NEW FORTH BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

New Forth Bridge Under Construction (1963)

Shots of new & existing Forth bridges & work by Scottish...

SPEEDBOAT LIFEBOAT - Colour

Speedboat Lifeboat - Colour (1966)

New RNLI speedboat demonstration at Littlehampton - Colour.

NEW RNLI LIFEBOAT

New Rnli Lifeboat (1969)

Shots of new RNLI lifeboat in Southampton, Hampshire.

CORNISH BELLE LIFEBOAT

Cornish Belle Lifeboat (1960-1969)

The 'Cornish Belle' lifeboat at sea in Cornwall

THE LIFE OF GENERAL LUDVIK SVOBODA.

The Life Of General Ludvik Svoboda. (1968)

A look back at the military / political career of...

GERMAN MILITARY ORPHANAGE - POTSDAM

German Military Orphanage - Potsdam (1924)

Boys at a military orphanage in Potsdam, Germany.

ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING

Action Committee Meeting (1956)

Action committee for the United States of Europe meeting.

LOOKING AT WORLD HUNGER

Looking At World Hunger (1963)

Short film showing the world's effort to grow more food.

LOOKING AT WORLD HUNGER

Looking At World Hunger (1963)

Short film showing the world's effort to grow more food.

THE LARGEST LIFEBOAT AFLOAT

The Largest Lifeboat Afloat (1930)

The Prince of Wales launches a new lifeboat in Dover.

PRINCESS MARY

Princess Mary (1931)

Princess Mary, the Princess Royal, launches a lifeboat at Scarborough.

NEW LIFE BOAT CHRISTENED AT BOULMER

New Life Boat Christened At Boulmer (1937)

New lifeboat launched at Boulmer, Northumberland.

MINING FOR RADIUM

Mining For Radium (1937)

Radium is mined in Czechoslovakia and patients at the Jachymo Institute undergo...

HERO - AND HEROINES OF THE SEA

Hero - And Heroines Of The Sea (1927)

Mrs Dent and Mrs Clark, lifeboat heroines, pose for the camera.

DUKE OF ATHOLL

Duke Of Atholl (1922)

New lifeboat is presented to the people of Peterhead, Grampian, Scotland.