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SPORTLIGHTS NO 17 - SERVICE AND SPORT

Sportlights No 17 - Service And Sport (1926)

Sporty girls including swimmers and divers.

WORLD'S SMALLEST PUBLIC RAILWAY

World's Smallest Public Railway (1935)

Good footage of small steam train moving at speed through the...

FOOLING DEATH ON THE FELLS

Fooling Death On The Fells (1936)

Hiking in Lake District and tips on how to avoid dangers of...

PAINTED SAILS!

Painted Sails! (1939)

Brilliantly decorated sails on boats in the Sailing Championships at Lake Maggiore.

SAILING WITH A THRILL!

Sailing With A Thrill! (1939)

Sailing boats called 'scows' on Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin.

FISHERMEN BOLD - AND COLD

Fishermen Bold - And Cold (1931)

Men fish through holes in in frozen lakes in Ontario.

DUCKS HOME!

Ducks Home! (1940)

Wild ducks of California fly to the bird sanctuary at Lake Tule.

 

 

EVE GOES TO IT!

Eve Goes To It! (1941)

Excellent story of women 'doing their bit' by making speedboats to be used in...

GARDENS OF BEAUTY

Gardens Of Beauty (1930)

Scenic shots of Wisley Gardens in Surrey - glamour girl poses in picturesque...

EMPTYING 31 MILLION TONS OF WATER

Emptying 31 Million Tons Of Water (1928)

Benito Mussolini arranges for 31 million tons of water to be...

FRAMED ART

Framed Art (1932)

Scenic views such as windmill, pond and haystacks seen through a picture frame device.

LILLIPUTIAN LINERS

Lilliputian Liners (1933)

Model boats are put through their paces on a boating lake in a park.

SLOWING DOWN TIME

Slowing Down Time (1933)

Various dives are seen in slow motion.

THE SUPER BARGE

The Super Barge (1933)

An industrial barge is contrasted with much smaller canal barges.

MALCOLM CAMPBELL ON LAKE GENEVA

Malcolm Campbell On Lake Geneva (1938)

Bad weather prevents Sir Malcolm Campbell from beating his own...

£,5000 MARATHON SWIM

£,5000 Marathon Swim (1929)

E. Keating wins £5000 marathon swim over 15 miles in Lake Ontario,...

LAKE CONISTON aka SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL

Lake Coniston AKA Sir Malcolm Campbell (1939)

Footage of Sir Malcolm Campbell braking land speed...

MODERN MILITARY ENGINEERING

Modern Military Engineering (1939)

Footage of the Royal Engineers at work demonstrating the very...

BLUEBIRD II LEAVES FOR LAKE CONISTON

Bluebird II Leaves For Lake Coniston (1939)

The speed boat Bluebird II is loaded onto trailer bound...

LANCASHIRE aka BLUE BIRD II CHRISTENED AT LAKE CONISTON

Lancashire AKA Blue Bird II Christened At Lake Coniston (1939)

Footage of Donald Campbell and Sir...

LAKE CONISTON

Lake Coniston (1949)

Donald Campbell prepares for a record breaking run in his boat Bluebird II.

WATER SHOOTERS

Water Shooters (1934)

Men shoot at the reflections of targets on Prebersee Lake in Salzburg.

TROTTERS ON ICE

Trotters On Ice (1954)

Horse racing in Canada - they hold trotting races on a frozen lake.

CAMPBELL DOES IT AGAIN

Campbell Does It Again (1957)

Donald Campbell breaks another world water speed record.

TREETOPS REBUILT

Treetops Rebuilt (1958)

The Treetops Hotel and game watching station is rebuilt after being burnt out by...

STAY PUT - THAT'S ALL!

Stay Put - That's All! (1958)

Rodeo scenes from Annual Stampede at Lake Williams, Canada.

LAKE FULL OF FIVERS

Lake Full Of Fivers (1959)

Forged bank notes made by Nazis recovered from lake in Austria.

COUNTRY SCENES aka PINETUM

Country Scenes AKA Pinetum (1939)

A look at the lovely countryside and trees in Bedgebury near...

BOATS aka WHITE WINGS issue title - MARKING TIME

Boats AKA White Wings Issue Title - Marking Time (1940)

Yachts take part in the annual regatta on...

HOUNDS TRIAL aka HOUNDS HUNT issue title PALS!

Hounds Trial AKA Hounds Hunt Issue Title Pals! (1942)

Hounds take part in a trial in the Lake...

DONALD CAMPBELL'S RECORD BID

Donald Campbell's Record Bid (1955)

Donald Campbell prepares to break the world speed record in his...

SIBERIAN POWER STATION

Siberian Power Station (1956)

The new Irkutsk power station under construction.

GERMAN NEWS - DEATH OF ECKENER

German News - Death Of Eckener (1954)

Dr Hugo Eckener, man responsible for creation of "Hindenburg"...

HARBOUR FOR KARIBA

Harbour For Kariba (1961)

Footage of new harbour under construction in Rhodesia.

WATER SKI CHAMPIONS

Water Ski Champions (1962)

Water skiers on Lake Karapiro in New Zealand.

WEED MAKES DAM PROBLEM

Weed Makes Dam Problem (1961)

A growth of weeds on the lake at the Kariba Dam creates problems.

SWIMMING'S A FROST

Swimming's A Frost (1963)

Berliner Wilhelm Simons breaks thick ice for morning dip.

TO EXPLORE SEA DEPTHS

To Explore Sea Depths (1963)

Scientist Jacques Piccard builds electric powered mesoscaphe for his trips...

CANADA - PLANE CRASH

Canada - Plane Crash (1966)

American plane crashes at air show in Canada.

BLUEBIRD'S NEW POWER

Bluebird's New Power (1966)

Donald Campbell tries out a new engine on his speedboat Bluebird.

BLUEBIRD TEST RUN

Bluebird Test Run (1966)

Donald Campbell tries Bluebird on Lake Coniston after replacing badly damaged...

Selected Originals - BLUEBIRD TEST RUN

Selected Originals - Bluebird Test Run (1966)

Material related to newsreel story "Bluebird Test Run"...

HOLLAND - PARA-SAILING

Holland - Para-Sailing (1968)

Dutch airmen learn how to land in water by parachute.

EUROPEAN CATAMARAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

European Catamaran Championships (1968)

British entrants win 1st and 2nd places in European Catamaran...

WALK ACROSS LAKE

Walk Across Lake (1969)

People walk across a two mile lake in Austria in a race - The Great Walk Through...

WATER SKI-ING issue title PATHE PICTORIAL HUNTS FOR THRILLS

Water Ski-Ing Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Hunts For Thrills (1947)

Men and women do water-skiing...

ICE FISHING

Ice Fishing (1949)

Ice fishing championship in St. Paul, Canada.

STOCKING UP US FISH STREAMS

Stocking Up Us Fish Streams

Americans restock their fishing streams and lake by dropping young...

OBERSTDORF

Oberstdorf (1936)

Winter sports in Germany. The Swastika flies high.

NEWS FROM THE CONTINENT - SPEEDBOAT RECORD

News From The Continent - Speedboat Record (1936)

Mussolini watches a speedboat set a record on...