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LOTTERY IN THE DESERT

Lottery In The Desert (1946)

Lottery in the Tunisian desert with camels as prizes.

LOTTERY FOR HOUSE IN BUDAPEST

Lottery For House In Budapest (1961)

Lottery drum and house key prizes handed out, interior of prize...

CAN LOTTERIES SOLVE THE NATIONAL DEBT?

Can Lotteries Solve The National Debt? (1950)

Pathe looks into the money raising potential of the...

THE FRENCH NATIONAL LOTTERY

The French National Lottery (1933)

The numbers are drawn that could make one French person very rich.

1918 DEMOB LOTTERY IN U.S.

1918 Demob Lottery In U.S. (1918)

First World War material - officials draw numbers in a...

THE DRUM OF FORTUNE

The Drum Of Fortune (1933)

Scenes from the drawing of the Irish Sweepstake or Lottery in Dublin.

IRISH SWEEPSTAKE

Irish Sweepstake (1930-1939)

Draw for the Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes - some kind of Lottery Draw.

 

 

WHO WILL WIN 3RD GOLDEN BALLOT ?

Who Will Win 3rd Golden Ballot ? (1922)

Footage of crowds of people queuing for Golden Ballot...

SWEEP STAKE

Sweep Stake (1935)

One of the world's great lotteries the Irish Hospitals sweep on the Derby goes ahead...

IRISH SWEEPSTAKE

Irish Sweepstake (1931)

Tickets for the Irish Sweepstake are sorted and mixed by hand.

"Meet ... The Lucky Three!" (1930)

A Belfast barman shares his winnings in the Irish sweepstake with...

CAMBRIDGESHIRE SWEEPSTAKE

Cambridgeshire Sweepstake (1930-1939)

Women in fancy dress carry boxes of counterfoils off float and into...

DERBY SWEEPSTAKE MIXING THE COUNTERFOILS

Derby Sweepstake Mixing The Counterfoils (1936)

Carnival floats and show girls at mixing of the...

NEW YORK DEWEY TRIAL

New York Dewey Trial (1938)

Thomas Dewey accuses Jimmy Hines of controlling a lottery racket; Ferdinand...

MONTE CARLO

Monte Carlo (1937)

King Gustav of Sweden enjoys the warm weather and tennis courts of Monaco.

MOST POPULAR NAMES

Most Popular Names (1923)

A lady presents prizes to winners of Golden Ballot most popular names contest....

WINNER OF GOLDEN BALLOT

Winner Of Golden Ballot (1923)

People receive their prizes in the Golden Ballot most popular names...

BONUS BOOSTS OUTPUT

Bonus Boosts Output (1948)

Car manufacturer introduces novel bonus scheme to help break export records.

THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE

The Wheel Of Fortune (1932)

The Wheel of Fortune - some kind of Irish lottery - at least that's what it...

AUSTIN WORKS BONUS FOR WORKERS OUTPUT aka  AUSTIN CAR FACTORY BONUS

Austin Works Bonus For Workers Output AKA Austin Car Factory Bonus (1948)

Various shots of...

DRAW FOR THE IRISH SWEEP

Draw For The Irish Sweep (1934)

Draw for the Irish Sweepstake takes place in front of Dublin's Plaza...

SOUTHEND CARNIVAL

Southend Carnival (1935)

The Southend Carnival Queen receives her chain of office and then the...

IRISH SWEEP WINNERS TOAST 'LADY LUCK'

Irish Sweep Winners Toast 'lady Luck' (1939)

Footage of Irish Sweepstakes winners in the United...

WINNERS OF US SWEEPSTAKES

Winners Of Us Sweepstakes (1947)

American winners of the English Grand National sweepstakes talking...

THE TREASURE SHIP

The Treasure Ship (1934)

Counterfoils for the Derby Sweep are mixed and drawn in front of crowds in...

FORTUNE'S FAIRIES

Fortune's Fairies (1934)

Counterfoils for the Irish Sweepstakes are mixed and drawn in Dublin.

IRISH SWEEP DRAW aka THE HONEYMOON SWEEP

Irish Sweep Draw AKA The Honeymoon Sweep (1935)

Grand National draw takes place at the Plaza in...

LUCKY NUMBERS aka CAMBRIDGESHIRE SWEEPSTAKE DRAW

Lucky Numbers AKA Cambridgeshire Sweepstake Draw (1935)

The Cambridgeshire sweepstake draw takes...

U.S. WINNERS IN IRISH SWEEP aka US WINNERS IN IRISH SWEEP or IRISH SWEEPSTAKE...

U.S. Winners In Irish Sweep AKA Us Winners In Irish Sweep Or Irish Sweepstake... (1936)

Interviews...

IRISH SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS IN THE USA

Irish Sweepstakes Winners In The USA (1937)

American Irish sweepstakes winners are interviewed.

IRISH PIGEON DERBY

Irish Pigeon Derby (1937)

Start of Irish Hospital Pigeon Derby in Dublin, on King's Bridge.

SWEEPSTAKES DRAW aka CESAREWITCH SWEEPSTAKES DRAW

Sweepstakes Draw AKA Cesarewitch Sweepstakes Draw (1937)

Grand ceremony of the Irish Hospitals'...

ST PATRICK'S DAY SPECIAL EDITION - GRAND NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE PROCESSION

St Patrick's Day Special Edition - Grand National Sweepstake Procession (1938)

Carnival...

THE DERBY - SWEEP PROCESSION IN IRELAND

The Derby - Sweep Procession In Ireland (1938)

The Derby Sweepstake Procession in Dublin with a...

SWEEPSTAKE DRAW AT MANSION HOUSE aka GOLDEN NOTES

Sweepstake Draw At Mansion House AKA Golden Notes (1936)

The Cambridgeshire sweepstake draw takes...

FARR AND FARRLAND

Farr And Farrland (1934)

Farr and Farrland entertain us with a 'Political Meeting' sketch at...

VETERANS DRAW FOR LAND

Veterans Draw For Land (1946)

American army veterans draw lots for plots of land in Klamath Falls,...

MIXING COUNTERFOILS AND DRAW aka THE MIXTURE GRAND NATIONAL COUNTERFOILS WELL...

Mixing Counterfoils And Draw AKA The Mixture Grand National Counterfoils Well... (1936)

Glamour...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL  ICE JAM BLOCKS NIAGARA FALLS  aka NIAGARA FALLS FROZEN SOLID...

News In A Nutshell Ice Jam Blocks Niagara Falls AKA Niagara Falls Frozen Solid... (1937)

Roundup...

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1936

Review Of The Year 1936 (1936)

Round down of all the year's major political, social and sporting...

THE RECORD SWEEP aka IRISH SWEEPSTAKE

The Record Sweep AKA Irish Sweepstake (1932)

Girls dressed as jockeys help select the winning...

BLIGHTY BY BALLOT

Blighty By Ballot (1944)

Leave for men in Middle East Command is decided by drawing names out of a drum.

RESULT OF SWEEPSTAKE

Result Of Sweepstake (1930)

The Lord Mayor of Dublin lays foundation stone of the new wing of St....

THE GOLD RUSH RACE

The Gold Rush Race (1931)

The November Handicap at the Manchester Race Course - won by North Drift.

THE GOLDEN DRUM OF CHANCE! aka DUBLIN SWEEPSTAKE

The Golden Drum Of Chance! AKA Dublin Sweepstake (1932)

Scenes from the announcement of the Irish...

REVIEW OF THE YEAR

Review Of The Year (1938)

A look at some of the main events from 1938.

THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE

The Wheel Of Fortune (1934)

Draw for the Grand National Sweepstake takes place in front of Dublin's...

 HARVARD SCHOOL

Harvard School (1930-1939)

Short documentary about Harvard University. 1930's?

SYDNEY

Sydney (1967)

A visit to Sydney, Australia, shows us koalas, boomerangs and the half-finished Opera House.

AMERICAN PEACE PARADE

American Peace Parade (1917-1918)

Nice shots of celebrations in America at the end of World War One.