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CARNIVAL SEASONS BEGINS

Carnival Seasons Begins (1962)

Carnival procession moving through crowded streets.

CARNIVAL IN VIAREGGIO

Carnival In Viareggio (1957)

Amazing floats in Viareggio carnival, Italy.

PRIMROSE - STANLEY WEDDING ARRIVE IN PARIS

Primrose - Stanley Wedding Arrive In Paris (1919)

Primrose-Stanley society wedding.

PRESTON TRADES PROCESSION aka  THE TRADES PROCESSION

Preston Trades Procession AKA The Trades Procession (1922)

Trades Procession in Preston,...

ROYAL BOROUGH OF DUMBARTON

Royal Borough Of Dumbarton (1922)

Carnival atmosphere at celebrations of Dumbarton's seventh...

WHIT MONDAY PROCESSION

Whit Monday Procession (1925)

Many children take part in the annual Whitsun Monday Procession in...

FAITH OF OUR FATHERS TINTED

Faith Of Our Fathers Tinted (1925)

Lots of children take part in the Catholic Whitsuntide processions...

 

 

FIREWORK DISPLAY

Firework Display (1945)

Procession at night carrying burning torches, bonfire, catherine wheel - very...

SINCE THE 14TH CENTURY

Since The 14th Century (1933)

Strange ceremony in Grammont, Belgium. People drink wine from glass...

100,000 PEOPLE SEE SOUTHEND'S CARNIVAL

100,000 People See Southend's Carnival (1930)

Crowds come out to see the floats in the Southend...

MERRY MAY

Merry May (1934)

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

CATHOLIC PROCESSION IN MANCHESTER

Catholic Procession In Manchester (1934)

Huge Catholic Procession in Manchester.

THE BRUSSELS EXHIBITION

The Brussels Exhibition (1935)

A procession and parade attended by the King and Queen of Belgium to...

CARNIVAL IN ITALY LNER

Carnival In Italy Lner (1938)

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

CUTS / OUT TAKES for STOURPORT CARNIVAL in G 1325

Cuts / Out Takes For Stourport Carnival In G 1325 (1926)

Cuts (out takes, rushes) for STOURPORT...

ST. CLAUDE FRANCE

St. Claude France (1948)

Carnival Day at St. Claude, France.

WHIT MONDAY PROCESSION

Whit Monday Procession (1924)

Huge crowds turn out for a parade in Manchester.

DOVER HOLDS CARNIVAL - SPECIAL

Dover Holds Carnival - Special (1959)

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

BEER FESTIVAL

Beer Festival (1968)

Beer Festival takes place in Munich, Germany.

ST CLAUDE CARNIVAL

St Claude Carnival (1948)

Various shots of traditional carnival in French town.

CHARIOT RACE IN ROME

Chariot Race In Rome (1949)

Old time chariot race in Rome.

CARNIVAL AT VIAREGGIO

Carnival At Viareggio (1958)

People having fun at Carnival at Viareggio, Italy.

PAGEANT OF YOUTH

Pageant Of Youth (1920-1929)

Parade and procession of children - carnival atmosphere.

WHILST WE SHIVER ...

Whilst We Shiver ... (1933)

Australian beach life guards compete in surf carnival in Sydney.

BEXHILL CARNIVAL WEEK

Bexhill Carnival Week (1934)

Carnival procession moving through the streets of Bexhill.

ALGERIA - FESTIVAL

Algeria - Festival (1937)

Spanish festival is held in Oran, Algeria.

KEEPING THE

Keeping The "Buts" Out Of Butter (1930)

Processes involved in making butter.

ALL HOT

All Hot (1926)

Football fans at Fulham's Craven Cottage get their first taste of hot dogs.

WHIT FRIDAY PROCESSION

Whit Friday Procession (1921)

Adults and children parade through the streets of Manchester during the...

GRAND PROCESSION CHARITY PAGEANT

Grand Procession Charity Pageant (1921)

A large procession parades through the streets of Salford in...

THE LORD MAYORS SHOW

The Lord Mayors Show (1938)

The Lord Mayor's Show has a theme of physical fitness, and the new Lord...

ANNUAL MAY DAY PROCESSION

Annual May Day Procession (1925)

Floats and people parade in the May Day Procession at Llandudno,...

LIVERPOOL'S ANNUAL MAY DAY PROCESSION

Liverpool's Annual May Day Procession (1925)

The May Day procession in Liverpool includes horses...

THE LORD MAYOR'S SHOW

The Lord Mayor's Show (1929)

Large crowds turn out for the Lord Mayor's show, London.

PICTURESQUE PARADE & CUTS

Picturesque Parade & Cuts (1926)

Glasgow Students raise money for charity with enormous fancy dress...

QUAINTEST OF ALL CARNIVALS

Quaintest Of All Carnivals (1926)

'Gilles' - clowns with plumed head-dresses - are the highlight of...

SUNSHINE FLOWERS GAIETY

Sunshine Flowers Gaiety (1926)

A carnival of boats decorated with flowers.

THE LORD MAYOR'S SHOW 1919

The Lord Mayor's Show 1919 (1919)

Scenes of the procession and shots of the Lord Mayors Coach.

MUNICH OCTOBER FEAST

Munich October Feast (1952)

Drinking and eating to excess - sounds like a great plan!

SARDINIA - SARDINIA FOLKLORE CAVALCADE

Sardinia - Sardinia Folklore Cavalcade (1952)

Happy people mark an annual festival in Sardinia -...

BRISTOL RAG-TIME aka BRISTOL UNIVERSITY RAG

Bristol Rag-Time AKA Bristol University Rag (1953)

Students from Bristol University have a parade...

MAY DAY IN BERLIN

May Day In Berlin (1951)

May Day parade in Berlin.

IN MEMORY OF A BIG DRINK

In Memory Of A Big Drink (1951)

Pageant in Germany commemorating burgomaster's drink which saved town...

CARNIVAL BELOW ZERO!

Carnival Below Zero! (1959)

Carnival floats and the annual canoe race in Quebec.

HINDU CHARIOT FESTIVAL

Hindu Chariot Festival (1955)

Thousands of pilgrims parade through streets of Puri at Chariot Festival...

MODEL SOLDIERS SALE

Model Soldiers Sale (1968)

Model figures and toy soldiers go under auction in London.

EXTRA ! 'UP-HELLY-AA'

Extra ! 'up-Helly-Aa' (1970)

Footage of the 'Up Helly-AA' festival on the Shetland Islands.

SIENNA MARKET PLACE DERBY

Sienna Market Place Derby (1948)

Sienna's traditional round-the-square horse race takes place.

ROYAL ASCOT - 1925

Royal Ascot - 1925 (1925)

Footage of 1925 Royal Ascot. Berkshire.

SPRING CELEBRATIONS

Spring Celebrations (1949)

Celebrations of arrival of spring.