Craftsmen put the finishing touches to the Grand National Trophy in Birmingham.
People visit Aintree, the home of the Grand National, and walk up the...
Yellow tinted version of people walking up Aintree race course.
A look at the police presence at the Grand...
A motorcycle chariot race and motorcycle football game feature at Crystal Palace.
United Nations airmen fly bombers from Canada to England.
Sir William Beveridge talks about his report on...
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Minister for Health Henry Willink talks about the National Health Service.
150 brass bands take part in noisy National Festival at Crystal...
Cuts (rushes, out takes) for 3,600 BANDSMEN'S BIG BLOW in G 1229.
Motorcycles compete in National Championships on the sands at Portmarnock....
Horse racing - steeplechase for £10,000 in prize money.
The League of Nations in session in Geneva.
Druids take part in ancient...
French hairdressers show off their...
Short trailer film encouraging people to give back their medicine bottles to the NHS.
Trailer calling for people to join the national hospital service.
Trailer calling for people to join the national hospital...
Trygve Lie elected as Secretary General of United Nations...
Item showing the world's rarest antelope, the Bontebok, at reserve in...
A Czechoslovakian steeplechase where it is an achievement to...
Material relating to newsreel story "The...
People visit the National Gallery and donate money to keep the Leonardo...
Material relating to newsreel story...
A woman stages protest at the Portrait Gallery after they turned down her father's painting.
Material related to newsreel story...
Still...
A short trailer film encouraging people to save through the Post...
Various views of the...
Footage of flags flying outside UN building.
Royal Marines Band playing onboard battleship.
Various shots of audience at United Nations Association meeting.
Grape harvest festival at Tokas, Hungary.
UNO delegate Jan Masaryk speaks about his visit to America.
Preparing Aintree racecourse for the Grand National.
Senator Tom Connolly makes speech to US senate about United Nations...
The Secretary General of United Nations speaks about the UN Charter.
National Fire Service display at Westminster.
Cuts for the 1949 Grand National at Aintree, Liverpool.
Footage of the UNESCO conference in progress in Florence, Italy.
Traditional Easter celebrations in Czechoslovakia.
Shots of Premier Felix Gaillard speaking to French...
Various shots of horse racing - thought to be the Grand National...
UN Secretary General Dag Hammerskjold speaking on the 10th...
The Hungarian Ballet dances at Alhambra Theatre, Paris. France.