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LOURDES PILGRIMAGE

Lourdes Pilgrimage (1934)

Crowds of pilgrims come to Lourdes, France.

THE FEAST OF THE LANTERNS

The Feast Of The Lanterns (1934)

Picturesque lantern festival is held in Japan.

SWISS PROCESSION

Swiss Procession (1935)

A sacred procession held in Switzerland.

CHINA - CHUNGKING COLLECTS

China - Chungking Collects (1943)

City of Chungking collects the money for Chinese Army Funds.

SACRED CARPET STARTS ON ITS WAY TO MECCA

Sacred Carpet Starts On Its Way To Mecca (1938)

A sacred carpet is carried on a Moslem pilgrimage...

BLUNDERBUS [sic] PAGEANT

Blunderbus [sic] Pageant (1938)

A traditional ceremony in France where men fire blunderbusses at the...

BERMUDA GROWS HATS

Bermuda Grows Hats (1949)

Flower covered hats are entered in a competition in Bermuda.

 

 

CANDLE MAKING beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Candle Making Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1959)

A candle making factory in...

GOOD FRIDAY SCENES RE-ENACTED

Good Friday Scenes Re-Enacted (1936)

Annual Good Friday procession in South of France where...

MIDDLE AGES LIVE AGAIN aka ROME TORUNAMENT

Middle Ages Live Again AKA Rome Torunament (1935)

Celebration of the anniversary of the 15th...

BLESSING THE LAMBS IN ITALY LNER

Blessing The Lambs In Italy Lner (1938)

A traditional ceremony of blessing the lambs in Italy.

PALM SUNDAY PROCESSION Dublin issue

Palm Sunday Procession Dublin Issue (1942)

Palm Sunday Procession at Westminster Cathedral in London.

NEWS FLASHES - TRIESTE FUNERAL

News Flashes - Trieste Funeral (1953)

Funeral of the six people who died in the recent riots in...

RECORD PILGRIMAGE

Record Pilgrimage (1959)

Catholic pilgrims from all over world come to sacred grotto at Lourdes.

ROYAL WEDDING IN INDIA

Royal Wedding In India (1946)

Royal heir of Junagadh state is getting married.

SLAIN PRESIDENT OF PANAMA BURIED aka REMON FUNERAL

Slain President Of Panama Buried AKA Remon Funeral (1955)

Colonel Jose Antonio Remon buried after...

THREE HUNDRED BISHOPS

Three Hundred Bishops (1930)

Bishops attending the Lambeth Conference attend a service at St Paul's...

MERRY MAY

Merry May (1934)

May day celebration at Elstow - crowning the "May Queen".

MILITARY SUNDAY

Military Sunday (1934)

Military Sunday service in Chester Cathedral.

BRAVING THE ELEMENTS

Braving The Elements (1934)

Annual Whit Monday Protestant Procession in Manchester spoiled by rain.

LAW COURTS RE-OPENING

Law Courts Re-Opening (1934)

Service at Westminster Abbey marks the ceremonial reopening of Law Courts.

BLESSING THE LAKE

Blessing The Lake (1934)

Religious ceremony of Blessing the Lake.

RA ON FATIGUE aka ROYAL ARTILLERY

Ra On Fatigue AKA Royal Artillery (1935)

Light-hearted item showing mixing of large bowls of...

FIRST PRESIDENT OF PHILIPPINE COMMONWEALTH

First President Of Philippine Commonwealth (1935)

Manuel Luis Quezon becomes the first President of...

DOWNSIDE ABBEY

Downside Abbey (1935)

Prince Primate of Hungary Consecrates the Abbey Church of Downside, Somerset.

PROCESSION OF HOLY ELEPHANTS AT KANDY

Procession Of Holy Elephants At Kandy (1935)

Elephants are washed in holy water and decorated with...

SPEED - THE DERBY SWEEPSTAKES

Speed - The Derby Sweepstakes (1937)

Mixing counterfoils for this year's Derby Sweepstakes.

BEATING THE BOUNDS AT BARKING BY THE TOWER

Beating The Bounds At Barking By The Tower (1937)

Ceremony of beating the bounds at Barking,...

ITALY - ANCIENT CEREMONY aka PROCESSION OF OF ST. EPISLIO LNER

Italy - Ancient Ceremony AKA Procession Of Of St. Epislio Lner (1937)

Ancient Festival on...

FIRST MASS CELEBRATED IN LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL CRYPT

First Mass Celebrated In Liverpool Cathedral Crypt (1937)

First mass in Liverpool Cathedral Crypt...

WHEN TWO BECOME ONE

When Two Become One (1934)

A huge steel welding machine is shown in action.

THE SUPER SCOOP

The Super Scoop (1935)

Brief item about a massive machine used for scooping coal from the ground in...

SCARBOROUGH QUEEN aka SCARBOROUGH CARNIVAL or FESTIVAL

Scarborough Queen AKA Scarborough Carnival Or Festival (1935)

Scarborough Queen is crowned.

SOUTHWOLD - CEREMONY OF ST. FELIX BISHOP OF EAST ANGLIA

Southwold - Ceremony Of St. Felix Bishop Of East Anglia" (1937)

Blessing of the sea in honour...

CARNIVAL IN ITALY LNER

Carnival In Italy Lner (1938)

Huge models decorate floats in a carnival procession in Frascati, Italy.

ROMAN CATHOLIC PROCESSION LNER

Roman Catholic Procession Lner (1938)

Roman Catholic adults and children take part in a May procession...

BISHOP BLESSES THE LAND Dublin issue

Bishop Blesses The Land Dublin Issue (1942)

The Bishop of St Edmonsbury and Ipswich blesses the land...

ST. CLAUDE FRANCE

St. Claude France (1948)

Carnival Day at St. Claude, France.

RAISIN' RESIN!

Raisin' Resin! (1935)

Item showing processes involved in making resin from tree sap.

SOMETHING TO SEE THROUGH!

Something To See Through! (1935)

Processes involved in the making of a pane of glass at an Austrian...

IT'S THAT GUY AGAIN!

It's That Guy Again! (1953)

Edenbridge, Kent, celebrates November the Fifth in traditional manner.

DOVER HOLDS CARNIVAL - SPECIAL

Dover Holds Carnival - Special (1959)

Carnival procession along sea front, cameraman on Pathe float...

SCHWEITZER AT CAMBRIDGE

Schweitzer At Cambridge (1955)

Dr Albert Schweitzer receives an honorary degree at Cambridge...

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - SCIENTISTS' CONGRESS

People In The News - Scientists' Congress (1956)

Scientists of many nations in conference at Agra,...

BRENTWOOD CARNIVAL

Brentwood Carnival (1962)

Footage of Brentwood Carnival. Essex.

BEER FESTIVAL

Beer Festival (1968)

Beer Festival takes place in Munich, Germany.

ROPE MAKING

Rope Making (1948)

Sisal is transformed into thick rope at factory in Charlton, London.

CIGARETTE MAKING

Cigarette Making (1948)

Cigarettes making in North London factory.

MASARYK FUNERAL

Masaryk Funeral (1948)

Massive funeral in Prague for Czech diplomat and statesman Jan Masaryk.

TROOPS IN FRANCE

Troops In France (1940)

British troops participate in the town ceremony in France in 1940.