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LETTERS FROM HOME

Letters From Home (1941)

Good shots of soldiers reading mail and papers from home as they sit in the...

THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL AIR CONTEST FOR THE DAILY MAIL £10,000 PRIZE

The Great International Air Contest For The Daily Mail £10,000 Prize

Early air race...

AN AMERICAN HOSPITAL SHIP

An American Hospital Ship (1944)

Good shots of an American Hospital Ship with wounded onboard.

INVASION OF MYEBON

Invasion Of Myebon (1945)

Various shots American forces in Myebon.

INVASION SHOTS

Invasion Shots (1944)

Material showing British soldiers preparing to advance.

INVASION SHOTS

Invasion Shots (1944)

Material showing British soldiers advancing.

BRITISH AND GERMAN OFFICERS

British And German Officers (1945)

British and German officers meet - German officers meet Monty.

 

 

DE GAULLE CAMPAIGN

De Gaulle Campaign (1948)

A special stamp on letters sent to Charles de Gaulle helps raise money for...

HELICOPTER AND JET RECORD ATTEMPT

Helicopter And Jet Record Attempt (1948)

Helicopter and jet aeroplane take part in record postal...

GERMAN POWS

German Pows (1946)

German POWs in British prison camp.

AIR MAIL

Air Mail (1946)

America's first flying post office at Washington DC Airfield.

ROYAL MAIL SHIP

Royal Mail Ship "Queen Elizabeth" AKA 'queen Elizabeth' Docking At Night (1948)

Night scenes...

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION

Ideal Home Exhibition (1956)

A look at the Ideal Home Exhibition 1956. Olympia, London.

LETTER FROM A FRENCH ALGERIAN

Letter From A French Algerian (1956)

Item showing industry and agriculture etc. brought to Algeria by...

FRENCH GIRL STUDENTS IN SOCIAL SERVICE IN ALGERIA

French Girl Students In Social Service In Algeria (1957)

Shots of children, Girl writing, seated...

 ARMY POST OFFICE

Army Post Office (1940)

Good shots of British Army Post Office at work.

REGULUS DELIVERS MISSILE MAIL

Regulus Delivers Missile Mail (1959)

Mail is delivered by a 'Regulus' guided missile. Jacksonville,...

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION

Ideal Home Exhibition (1957)

The Ideal Home Exhibition 1957. Olympia, London.

ADDRESS YOUR LETTERS CLEARLY AND CORRECTLY

Address Your Letters Clearly And Correctly (1948)

People are urged to make sure their letters...

LOADING OF MAIL AND CHRISTMAS FARE FOR WEATHER SHIP

Loading Of Mail And Christmas Fare For Weather Ship (1959)

Flight Lt. Astin and Abbot bring air...

 KHRUSCHEV'S SON IN LAW VISITS THE DAILY MAIL

Khruschev's Son In Law Visits The Daily Mail (1961)

Alexei Adjubel, Khruschev's son-in-law and...

 MAIL ORDER IN GERMANY

Mail Order In Germany (1969)

Models in Germany wearing swinging sixties mail order fashions.

MOUNT PLEASANT DURING GPO STRIKE

Mount Pleasant During GPO Strike (1971)

Mount Pleasant general post office during post office workers...

BUSY TIME IN HOLLAND'S POST OFFICE

Busy Time In Holland's Post Office (1966)

Busy time in Amsterdam post office during Christmas time.

PMG SEES THE CHRISTMAS MAIL

Pmg Sees The Christmas Mail (1968)

PMG John Stonehouse visits General Post Office to see how the...

NEW CLIPPER SERVICE TO NEW ZEALAND

New Clipper Service To New Zealand (1941)

New American Clipper service from Australia to New Zealand....

XMAS IN THE

Xmas In The "Kate" (1940)

Christmas in the army - Christmas pudding prepared and delivered, Christmas...

WOMEN PORTERS

Women Porters (1917)

Women porters working at railroad station; loading freight

CHRISTMAS LETTERS

Christmas Letters (1914-1918)

Soldiers playing cards, smoking and chatting in trenches, receive post from...

BRITISH FLEET + JAPANESE aka JAPANESE NAVY IN BRITAIN

British Fleet + Japanese AKA Japanese Navy In Britain (1919-1929)

Crown Prince Hirohito with British...

OLD  AVIATION - CIVIL AVIATION BEGINS

Old Aviation - Civil Aviation Begins (1914-1929)

Montage of early aviation films includes first...

COLLINSON & DEAN

Collinson & Dean (1937)

Comedy act Collinson and Dean argue about marriage, names and families - dupe of...

DUTCH EVACUATE JAVA

Dutch Evacuate Java (1940-1949)

Footage of the Dutch evacuation of Java.

JERRY THE TROUBLESOME TYKE - C.O.D.

Jerry The Troublesome Tyke - C.O.D. (1926)

Animation featuring that naughty dog Jerry - this week he...

THE RIVALS - SOME CHIPPINGS FROM THE NEW SPLINTERS DANCING TROUPE

The Rivals - Some Chippings From The New Splinters Dancing Troupe (1928)

Astounding film of a...

BARGAINS

Bargains (1934)

Post Office sale somewhere in the United States of America.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 9

Caught By The Camera No. 9 (1934)

Footage of a new type of tennis racket and an aeroplane towing...

NIGHT FLIGHT!

Night Flight! (1939)

Good footage of a night flight as we travel between Sydney and Brisbane, Australia.

RECORD WHEELS!

Record Wheels! (1940)

Australian cyclist Herbert Opperman breaks records in Sydney then describes his...

BIGGEST BOMBER TEST FLIGHT aka WORLD'S BIGGEST PLANE

Biggest Bomber Test Flight AKA World's Biggest Plane (1941)

The huge 82 ton B.19 bomber is tested...

FLEET STREET WEEK FOR BARTS & CUTS

Fleet Street Week For Barts & Cuts (1926)

Carnival float procession through central London to raise...

GADGETS FOR EVE

Gadgets For Eve (1932)

Various new gadgets for the home are demonstrated.

CALLING BLIGHTY

Calling Blighty (1944)

3 British soldiers send messages to families and loved ones through Pathe Gazette.

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - M. DE GROOT

Camera Interviews - M. De Groot (1926)

The famous violinist M. de Groot demonstrates his favourite...

16TH OCTOBER 1946 - THE END OF THE NAZIS

16th October 1946 - The End Of The Nazis (1946)

In wake of Nazi war criminal hangings, Pathe asks...

THE INVADER!

The Invader! (1932)

The Post Office demonstrates how telegrams are sent and how mail is collected by...

FLYING DOWN TO RIO - NO. 4

Flying Down To Rio - No. 4 (1932)

The airship 'Graf Zeppelin' completes its trip to Rio De Janeiro in...

PIRIE:  ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Pirie: Athlete Of The Year (1953)

Exclusive interview with athlete of the year - Gordon Pirie

HOW TO MAKE HOMES IDEAL

How To Make Homes Ideal (1951)

Ideal Homes exhibition in London's Olympia.

MINERS TRAIN PIGEONS item title is ANCIENT AND MODERN

Miners Train Pigeons Item Title Is Ancient And Modern (1939)

Coal miner donates his pigeons to...