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NOTTINGHAM

Nottingham (1930-1939)

Air Raid Precautions (ARP) workers rush into action in a demonstration of their...

STAGE MUSEUM IN AMSTERDAM

Stage Museum In Amsterdam (1967)

Amsterdam stage museum with many exhibits seen.

MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN CENTRAL EUROPE

Military Activities In Central Europe (1935)

Poland and Hungary carry out battle practise and...

1805 - 1930

1805 - 1930 (1930)

Naval crews prepare for naval week on warships old and new, Portsmouth, Hampshire.

THE GRAND NATIONAL SHORTS

The Grand National Shorts (1925)

Shortened version of the main events of the 1925 Grand National.

ARP DEMONSTRATION IN WARSAW

Arp Demonstration In Warsaw (1939)

Footage of ARP demonstration in Warsaw, Poland.

WHAT TO DO IN AN AIR RAID

What To Do In An Air Raid (1940)

Great story full of instructions - like - don't stand looking up at...

 

 

WORKLESS ON THE MARCH

Workless On The March (1958)

Unemployed march in North Wales.

LA FIN DE L'ARMEE DU BONUS aka END OF BONUS ARMY

La Fin De L'armee Du Bonus AKA End Of Bonus Army (1932)

The protests of the Bonus Army are broken...

FRANCE - AIR RAID TEST - SANDBAGGED BUILDINGS

France - Air Raid Test - Sandbagged Buildings (1940)

People in Paris before the invasion prepare...

TO DEFEND OUR SHORES aka SOUTH AFRICAN COASTAL GUN BATTERIES

To Defend Our Shores AKA South African Coastal Gun Batteries (1940)

Men of the South African...

HAWAIIAN CIVILIANS GET GAS MASKS

Hawaiian Civilians Get Gas Masks (1941)

Civilians in Hawaii are given gas masks and shown how to wear...

FROM MEN TO SOLDIERS

From Men To Soldiers (1941)

Irish Army recruits go through their basic training in front of the cameras.

PARIS FRANCE - PRE WAR & PREPARING

Paris France - Pre War & Preparing (1939)

Cut story of French preparations for the war.

NAIROBI - MBOYA'S FUNERAL

Nairobi - Mboya's Funeral (1969)

Tribal riots break out during lying-in-state of assassinated...

HAVE YOUR GAS MASKS WITH YOU

Have Your Gas Masks With You (1941-1946)

Public information trailer telling people to carry their gas masks...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL BLINDFOLD MOTORIST DRIVES THROUGH BUXTON, ANTI GAS...

News In A Nutshell Blindfold Motorist Drives Through Buxton, Anti Gas... (1937)

Roundup of...

DANCING - STATELY AND DROLL BY MISS GRACE CRISTIE

Dancing - Stately And Droll By Miss Grace Cristie (1925)

Unusual dancing style demonstrated by...

WOMEN IN TRAINING

Women In Training (1941)

The Women's Defence Force undergo fire training at Falstar, Massachusetts,...

SETTLING IN - AMERICAN TROOPS IN NORTHERN IRELAND

Settling In - American Troops In Northern Ireland (1942)

Handsome GIs in training on arrival in...

CHANGING THE FACE OF THINGS

Changing The Face Of Things (1932)

Very weird item about strange realistic masks.

IRISH NEWS - PRESIDENT OPENS AN TOSTAL FESTIVAL - TROUT FLY FISHING CONTEST

Irish News - President Opens An Tostal Festival - Trout Fly Fishing Contest (1953)

Parades...

THE SMOG MENACE

The Smog Menace (1953)

Special bunny masks are designed to combat the smog in London.

2,000 GUINEAS WON BY PALESTINE

2,000 Guineas Won By Palestine (1950)

Palestine wins the 2,000 Guineas horse race from Newmarket.

CLEMSON AND VALERIE issue title is JANE TO JOLLITY

Clemson And Valerie Issue Title Is Jane To Jollity (1936)

Dancers- Clemson and Valerie - perform...

MAKING MASKS issue title is HOUSE FULL

Making Masks Issue Title Is House Full (1938)

Art student sisters make paper mache masks of their...

CYCLISTS issue title - TING-A-LING !

Cyclists Issue Title - Ting-A-Ling ! (1943)

Footage of men and women member of the ARP Cycle Core in...

RIDDLES issue title is ON YOUR TOES

Riddles Issue Title Is On Your Toes (1943)

Item about riddles and bad jokes, with cartoons by Joe...

BLOW-UP DISCOTHEQUE aka HAPPENING CENTRE IN MUNICH

Blow-Up Discotheque AKA Happening Centre In Munich (1967)

Excellent swinging sixties item about...

AIR RAIDS / PUBLIC PUTTING ON GAS MASKS

Air Raids / Public Putting On Gas Masks (1939)

Demonstrations of how to put on gas masks and the...

N.D.P. RALLY IN SIEGEN aka N.D.P. RALLY

N.D.P. Rally In Siegen AKA N.D.P. Rally (1968)

Riot police use tear gas and water cannon on...

THE HOVEL

The Hovel (1951)

Quirky pub filled with bizarre and macabre artefacts, Middlesex.

WITHIN RANGE OF THE GUNS

Within Range Of The Guns (1916)

Children attend school near Verdun, France despite the danger of...

Queen Wilhelmina Sees Army

Queen Wilhelmina Sees Army (1914-1918)

Queen Wilhelmina inspects soldiers.

EVER READY IN BERLIN

Ever Ready In Berlin (1961)

Aerial flight along the Berlin wall.

SALVAGE SAVES SHIPPING

Salvage Saves Shipping (1943)

Ministry of Information cartoon trailer encouraging people to recycle...

AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS

Air Raid Precautions (1930-1939)

Air raid precautions in European cities - late 1930s, Spanish Civil War and...

AIR RAID AND SANDBAGGING aka WAR PREPARATIONS - PARIS

Air Raid And Sandbagging AKA War Preparations - Paris (1939)

Paris prepares for war with air raid...

THEATRE MASKS

Theatre Masks (1956)

Dyke Richens and his partner design and make lifelike masks and animal costumes for...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1935)

News in a Nutshell: Parisians prepare for air raids and gas attacks, Belgian...

HOODOO FORTUNES

Hoodoo Fortunes (1937)

Artefacts in British Museum from around world that are thought to have sacred...

THE DANCE OF THE SNAKES

The Dance Of The Snakes (1932)

A tribe of American Indians perform a traditional rain dance.

THE GRAND NATIONAL 1924

The Grand National 1924 (1924)

45 Pathe cameraman shoot the Grand National from all angles and in slow...

AFTER THE WAR

After The War (1941)

Entertaining fantasy item showing how things might be after the war has ended.

KEEP CALM AND DIG

Keep Calm And Dig (1938)

Montage of footage from 1938 Crisis - digging trenches in Green Park and gas...

NEWS BRIEFS

News Briefs (1942)

Young men train as Commandos, US soldiers in chemical warfare and Canadian...

TIME TO REMEMBER - THE BETTER 'OLE 1916 - reel 2

Time To Remember - The Better 'ole 1916 - Reel 2 (1916)

Scenes from 1916 - From the Eastern,...

WAR AND SOCIETY - PART 1 - THE PEOPLE'S WAR

War And Society - Part 1 - The People's War (1960-1969)

Series for schools about war - this episode...

TUTANKHAMUN

Tutankhamun (1963)

The wonders of Egypt - Tutankhamun's tomb, the Valley of the Kings, the Pyramids etc.

EVE TAKES UP BASEBALL

Eve Takes Up Baseball (1928)

Great film showing actresses trying their hand at a game of baseball -...