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DESERT ADVANCE

Desert Advance

Shots of Long Range Desert Group and other British troops in the desert.

ALBEMARLE - LANDING AT FORWARD AIRSTRIP

Albemarle - Landing At Forward Airstrip

British troops and supplies board a plane at...

ITALY - TROOPS AND TANKS

Italy - Troops And Tanks

Shots of allied advance through Italy & Italian refugees.

FRONT LINE

Front Line

American soldiers on front line, probably in Italy.

HUMBER ARMY STAFF CAR

Humber Army Staff Car

Shots of Field Marshal Montgomery with British troops - possibly in Italy.

HERE'S TO THE MEMORY - part 2

Here's To The Memory - Part 2 (1910-1929)

Excellent retrospective looking back over 50 years - this reel...

 PATHE WWI R.A.F. MATERIAL

Pathe Wwi R.A.F. Material (1910-1919)

Compilation of material relating to the First World War.

 

 

THE BRITISH MOTOR CAR  aka William Morris

The British Motor Car AKA William Morris (1913-1914)

Documentary about the growth of the Morris motor...

QUEEN MARY INSPECTS TROOPS

Queen Mary Inspects Troops (1914-1918)

Queen Mary inspects troops and military equipment at Winchester.

NEW PORTABLE BATH

New Portable Bath (1914-1918)

New portable baths for soldiers.

BLINDING THE HUN

Blinding The Hun (1914-1918)

Soldiers erect shields along the side of a country road.

TROOP TRANSPORT

Troop Transport (1914-1918)

Troops and equipment on the move in lorries.

 TRAFFIC SCENES, TAXIS AND HORSE DRAWN VEHICLES

Traffic Scenes, Taxis And Horse Drawn Vehicles (1920-1929)

London traffic scenes from the 1930s.

ALL'S FAIR IN...

All's Fair In... (1921)

Military patrol lorries carry hostages in Dublin, Ireland.

TAKING OVER

Taking Over (1922)

Footage of troops being driven around the streets of Dublin in military vehicles,...

IRISH REVOLUTION 1922

Irish Revolution 1922 (1922)

Compilation of newsreel items about events in Ireland in 1922 - probably...

THE STORY OF A BRICK

The Story Of A Brick (1923)

Processes involved in making bricks are shown.

BRITISH GUIANA - THE COUNTRY AND ITS INDUSTRIES reel 1

British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 1 (1924)

Long documentary about life in...

'OPS

'ops (1926)

Nice film about hop picking contrasting new mechanical methods with hand picking of old.

SNOW AND ART

Snow And Art (1926)

Street scenes in the snow - policeman directing traffic. Buxton countryside,...

PORTABLE PETROL STATIONS

Portable Petrol Stations (1927)

New lorry which can transport petrol is shown.

A GRIM SPECTACLE AND IRON EFFICIENCY

A Grim Spectacle And Iron Efficiency (1927)

Army manoeuvres on the Wiltshire plains with tanks and...

 GESTETNER WORKS

Gestetner Works (1927)

Good documentary showing work in the Gestetner factory in Tottenham. c. 1927

FLOWER GIRLS OF LINCOLNSHIRE

Flower Girls Of Lincolnshire (1929)

Nice footage of girls at work harvesting and packing daffodils -...

THE PALM COLLECTORS

The Palm Collectors (1929)

Palm leaves are collected for Easter festivals in Florida.

HANDLERS

Handlers (1929)

How timber and bricks are transported - various machinery is demonstrated at Surrey Docks.

THE GIANT

The Giant (1929)

Large lorry has two drivers - one drives the trailer and they communicate by a telephone...

BRIDGE BUILDING AT THE DOUBLE!

Bridge Building At The Double! (1930)

Italian troops demonstrate their skills by building a bridge in...

BIG BOYS

Big Boys (1930)

Lovely footage of St Bernard dogs.

WORLD'S LARGEST LORRY

World's Largest Lorry (1930)

Largest lorry in the world carries large steam locomotive, Liverpool,...

GROW MORE WHEAT

Grow More Wheat (1930)

Benito Mussolini watches as 8 propaganda lorries leave for a tour of Italy to...

A RECORD LOAD BY ROAD

A Record Load By Road (1930)

The world's largest lorry is used to transport a 65 ton rudder from...

 TRAFFIC SCENES - LONDON

Traffic Scenes - London (1930-1939)

Shots of traffic and pedestrians around new design of pedestrian...

HEAVY GUN TAKEN FROM BUILDING AND LOADED ONTO TRUCK

Heavy Gun Taken From Building And Loaded Onto Truck (1930-1939)

A large military gun is lifted from...

SECRETS OF NATURE - BEEF AND BEER

Secrets Of Nature - Beef And Beer (1930-1939)

Educational film about hop gathering and beef production in...

SCOTLAND MARCHES ON - SHORT VERSION

Scotland Marches On - Short Version (1930-1939)

Nicely made film extolling the goodness of milk - nice...

SCOTLAND MARCHES ON - LONG VERSION

Scotland Marches On - Long Version (1930-1939)

Scottish film celebrating the introduction of milk scheme...

CORSE ECLAIRE TIRAGE  Reel 2

Corse Eclaire Tirage Reel 2 (1930-1939)

Promotional film for a company called Fortef - shows how they...

CORSE ECLAIRE TIRAGE  Reel 3

Corse Eclaire Tirage Reel 3 (1930-1939)

Promotional film for a company called Fortef - shows how they...

A TRAGIC TEST

A Tragic Test (1931)

A French bridge collapses while being tested to see how much weight it would carry.

WORLD'S LARGEST GIRDER

World's Largest Girder (1931)

A huge girder is manoeuvred through the streets of London to be used in a...

THINGS ARE BAD IN GERMANY

Things Are Bad In Germany (1931)

People in Berlin hand in second hand clothes for the unemployed.

WHEELED PROGRESS

Wheeled Progress (1931)

Various shots of traffic filled streets in London, Leeds and Newcastle.

WHEELED PROGRESS

Wheeled Progress (1931)

Various shots of traffic filled streets in London, Sunderland, Leeds and...

GLASS-HOUSE GIRLS!  A CHESHUNT STORY

Glass-House Girls! A Cheshunt Story (1931)

Women at work harvesting and packing cucumbers.

THE PIE GIGANTIC!

The Pie Gigantic! (1931)

Girls help to bake a massive apple pie.

A TEA-TIME TOPIC!

A Tea-Time Topic! (1931)

Film about tea growing and picking in Ceylon.

"All Quiet" And "Not So Quiet" (1931)

Story contrasting women anglers with women in training for the...

GLASSHOUSE GIRLS

Glasshouse Girls (1931)

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

THE MINERS OF MANGANESE

The Miners Of Manganese (1931)

Men work at the manganese mines of Morocco.