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MUNICH BARTER CENTRE

Munich Barter Centre (1940-1949)

Footage of civilians at barter store in Munich, Germany.

THE END OF THE MUSIC HALLS OLDEST JOKE !

The End Of The Music Halls Oldest Joke ! (1930)

Wigan Pier is demolished, Wigan, Lancashire.

DRUM MAKING

Drum Making (1951)

Good item about drum making in London.

ORGAN issue title - ALL IN GOOD TIME

Organ Issue Title - All In Good Time (1943)

Good footage of how a cinema organ is made.

BUGLE MAKING

Bugle Making (1951)

Bugle making in West Street, London.

ECHO CHAMBER

Echo Chamber (1952)

Footage of sound recordists demonstrating how sound recordings are played back....

WARRIORS SEE STEEL PLANT

Warriors See Steel Plant (1961)

Bantu tribesmen inspect new steel works in Redcliff in Rhodesia.

 

 

HOSPITAL FOR VIOLINS

Hospital For Violins (1948)

Violin being handmade, tuned and played.

MINERS MAKE MUSIC

Miners Make Music (1948)

Combined print copy of the story.

MY FIDDLE

My Fiddle (1935)

Violins are made at London Northern Polytechnic then Andre Balog plays his in the studio.

MUNICH'S BEER FESTIVAL

Munich's Beer Festival (1954)

The annual 'October Feast' beer festival brings 400,000 people in Munich.

'MOO-SIC' TILL THE COWS COME HOME

'moo-Sic' Till The Cows Come Home (1950)

Farmers play music to help their cows milk and hens lay.

MAKING BAGPIPES

Making Bagpipes (1952)

Footage of bagpipe making in Camden Town, London.

MECHANICAL TOYS

Mechanical Toys (1952)

Various old mechanical toys are repaired and shown at Kensington, London.

LEATHER FAIR

Leather Fair (1954)

The latest ideas in bags and cases from the Leather Fair in London.

THE TOUCH OF SIGHT

The Touch Of Sight (1936)

How Braille documents are produced for blind readers in Vienna.

SWISS HARVEST FESTIVAL

Swiss Harvest Festival (1930-1939)

Harvest parade - people are wearing traditional local costumes and...

RUSSIAN CONCERT AT TRAIN DEPOT IN MOSCOW

Russian Concert At Train Depot In Moscow (1967)

Russian State Symphony Orchestra performing...

LANCASHIRE'S COTTON PAGEANT

Lancashire's Cotton Pageant (1932)

Children dressed as cotton plantation show textile workers about...

"To Help Barts!" (1931)

Students and nurses from St Bartholomew's Hospital sing The Jester's Song.

ANNIVERSARY ISSUE

Anniversary Issue (1931)

Pathe's editor talks about the use of newsreels to look back.

BLIND PEOPLE WORKING

Blind People Working (1910-1929)

Blind people doing various jobs, including making brooms and basket weaving....

WONDERFUL HANDS OF MASLIUKOV

Wonderful Hands Of Masliukov (1962)

Russian watch and string instruments maker Mikhail Masliukov at...

STRANDED IN PRESCOT  BRITISH INSULATED CABLES LTD  Reel 4

Stranded In Prescot British Insulated Cables Ltd Reel 4 (1932)

Brilliant documentary showing...

SAFEGUARDING   aka SAFEGUARDING A NATION  record a

Safeguarding AKA Safeguarding A Nation Record A (1930)

Interesting film about protection of...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 13

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 13 (1934)

Elephants 'playing' music, roses grown for...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 68

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 68 (1936)

French army drummers, woman coal heaver and...

THE ROAD IN THE SKY

The Road In The Sky (1931)

Men work on road construction - motorway to connect Austria to Munich high in...

POP & SHOW BELOW

Pop & Show Below (1966)

Animals perform at the opening of 'The Tiles' - underground club and shop in...

LUTE MAKERS EXHIBIT IN CREMONA

Lute Makers Exhibit In Cremona (1949)

Exhibition of violins in Cremona to mark third centenary of...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 7

Caught By The Camera No. 7 (1934)

Trees being dug up for a new road in Rome, the Victophonium played...

THE MAGIC BOX JACK HYLTON & HIS BAND

The Magic Box Jack Hylton & His Band (1931)

Great footage of Jack Hylton and Band, plus...

THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR reel 2

The People Next Door Reel 2 (1948)

Documentary about the benefits of European co-operation. c. 1948

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 24

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 24 (1935)

Huskies in training, polar bears in a zoo and...

IN THE EVENING OF THEIR DAYS!

In The Evening Of Their Days! (1932)

Touching piece featuring the Haswell Moor Aged Miners Home Choir...

LONDON CALLING!

London Calling! (1925)

Great film showing how radio broadcasts are recorded and transmitted.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 18

Caught By The Camera No. 18 (1935)

A Swiss mountainside railway doubles as a snowplough, a man skates...

BILLY SCOTT COOMBER

Billy Scott Coomber (1940)

Billy Scott Coomber and His Singing Grenadiers

THE MINERS OF MANGANESE

The Miners Of Manganese (1931)

Men work at the manganese mines of Morocco.

WITH EVE IN SARDINIA

With Eve In Sardinia (1932)

Grape harvest in Sardinia.

RHYTHM OF A CITY - reel 2

Rhythm Of A City - Reel 2 (1950-1959)

Lovely artistic documentary portraying life in Stockholm, Sweden.

FESTIVAL OF HARVEST

Festival Of Harvest (1934)

German peasants and Adolf Hitler attend harvest celebrations in Goslar.

DUCHESS OF YORK IN BARROW

Duchess Of York In Barrow (1935)

Duchess of York launches P & O liner, Strathmore, and renames bridge...

FIVE MINUTES AT THE NORTH EAST COAST EXHIBITION NEWCASTLE

Five Minutes At The North East Coast Exhibition Newcastle (1929)

Scenes at the North East Coast...

BEATLES BOUTIQUE aka BEATLES' APPLE BOUTIQUE OPENS

Beatles Boutique AKA Beatles' Apple Boutique Opens (1967)

Opening party for the Beatles' Apple...

BEVIN BOYS

Bevin Boys (1944-1945)

A look at life for 2 young men conscripted as coal miners, Albert Swaisland and...

WEMBLEY EXHIBITION reel 4

Wembley Exhibition Reel 4 (1925)

Great footage of the Wembley Exhibition of 1925.

THE WEALTH OF THE WORLD - CONGO HARVEST reel 1 of 2

The Wealth Of The World - Congo Harvest Reel 1 Of 2 (1950-1959)

Documentary about the influence of the...

S.S. BRITISH SOVEREIGN

S.S. British Sovereign (1950-1959)

The story of how a ship wrought from steel and many other materials,...

INTRODUCING OURSELVES PART 1 [ HISTORY OF PATHE ]

Introducing Ourselves Part 1 [ History Of Pathe ] (1956)

Promotional film showing the suitability...