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AN ARMY OF WORSHIPPERS

An Army Of Worshippers (1927)

Hindu religious festival at Hardwar.

ONE OF THE LAST

One Of The Last (1927)

The 'Viking' sailing ship is seen in the Thames.

PHEW!

Phew! (1928)

Britain basks in the heat wave of July 1928 as we see children paddling in the Thames at...

GRACE, SKILL AND SPEED

Grace, Skill And Speed (1928)

J Rowse wins a the Amateur Punting Championship at Shepperton.

ONLY 6 MINUTES LONGER THAN THE 'VARSITY CREWS

Only 6 Minutes Longer Than The 'varsity Crews (1928)

Annual Ladies Boat Race on the River Thames...

EVE ON THE RIVER Beware - other items share this title.

Eve On The River Beware - Other Items Share This Title. (1927)

Two women construct a fold-out...

ICE BOUND EUROPE

Ice Bound Europe (1929)

Ships frozen on the River Elbe, Germany.

 

 

OUR LATEST - MOTOR LIFEBOAT

Our Latest - Motor Lifeboat (1929)

Members of the House of Commons inspect new motor lifeboat on the...

THE WATER TANDEM

The Water Tandem (1931)

A water bicycle built for two is demonstrated.

FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP

Fishing Championship (1920)

A look at an angling competition on the River Weaver in Cheshire.

BARRY WINS WORLD SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Barry Wins World Sculling Championship (1920)

Barry beats Felton for World's Sculling Championship...

OXFORD RIVAL BLUES

Oxford Rival Blues (1921)

The Oxford crew train for the Boat Race.

SALMON FISHING ON THE LIFFEY

Salmon Fishing On The Liffey (1921)

Fishermen drag their nets in from the sea to reveal a...

VENICE ON THAMES

Venice On Thames (1921)

Ernest Barry takes passengers down the river Thames in the first Gondola to be...

SWIMMING ON THE LIFFEY

Swimming On The Liffey (1921)

Swimmers pose for the camera before diving in for a race in the river...

THE TANK THAT SANK

The Tank That Sank (1921)

An item showing a military tank half submerged in the river Thames being...

FOURTH OF JUNE AT ETON

Fourth Of June At Eton (1938)

Traditional ceremony and fireworks at Eton College on the 4th of June.

BLIND OARSMEN'S REGATTA aka BLIND OARSMEN AT REGATTA

Blind Oarsmen's Regatta AKA Blind Oarsmen At Regatta (1922)

Blind Ex-Servicemens rowing race on...

THE LADIES FOURS

The Ladies Fours (1922)

Woman's rowing at Hammersmith Regatta, London.

EARTH POWER AND HOW IT IS BEING HARNESSED

Earth Power And How It Is Being Harnessed (1933)

Men harness the power of thermal activity.

THE THROWABOUTS!  A NORFOLK BROADS ITEM

The Throwabouts! A Norfolk Broads Item (1933)

A very fast motor boat is put through its paces on...

THE BIG SPLASH!

The Big Splash! (1929)

Transportation of large tree trunks by chutes, trolleys, trains and barges.

FLOODS IN CHINA

Floods In China (1938)

The Yellow river floods causing death and destruction in central China.

GIANT CABLE WAY DROPPED - JARROW aka GIANT CABLEWAY

Giant Cable Way Dropped - Jarrow AKA Giant Cableway (1938)

The supports of a giant cableway come...

FOR THEIR PLACE IN THE BOAT

For Their Place In The Boat (1921)

Two teams from Cambridge hold trials to decide who will row in the...

LIGHT BLUES LONG RUN - TO ELY

Light Blues Long Run - To Ely (1923)

The Cambridge team row 18 miles to their new quarters in Ely.

THE DARK BLUES

The Dark Blues (1923)

The Oxford rowing team give an impressive practise performance.

LATEST MODEL LIFEBOAT

Latest Model Lifeboat (1923)

Members of Parliament take a trip on the latest lifeboat on the Thames at...

OXFORD FIRST

Oxford First (1924)

A new canal lock is opened in Oxford by Lord Desborough.

CLOSED FOR REPAIR - LONDON

Closed For Repair - London (1924)

Repair work on Waterloo Bridge.

SWIMMING UP THE SEINE aka SWIMMING IN THE SEINE

Swimming Up The Seine AKA Swimming In The Seine (1925)

Swimmers dive off bridges and swim up the...

THE THAMES IN FULL FLOOD

The Thames In Full Flood (1929)

The river Thames bursts its banks flooding the streets of Maidenhead in...

SETTING THE THAMES ON FIRE aka SETTING THE THAMES NO FIRE

Setting The Thames On Fire AKA Setting The Thames No Fire (1929)

2,500 gallons of petrol are...

THE RIVAL BLUES

The Rival Blues (1922)

Oxford University rowing team in training for Boat Race on River Thames.

NEW FIRE FLOAT TESTED ON THAMES

New Fire Float Tested On Thames (1939)

Firemen test new test new equipment on the River Thames,...

TAKING THE PLUNGE Dublin issue

Taking The Plunge Dublin Issue (1942)

Diving display from a bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne,...

THEY'RE OFF

They're Off (1944)

The horse "Solicitor" wins the first flat race of the season at Windsor, Berkshire.

SPRING CLEANING THE EIFFEL TOWER

Spring Cleaning The Eiffel Tower (1946)

Workmen doing maintenance work on Eiffel Tower in Paris.

THE THAMES - AIR PORT

The Thames - Air Port (1925)

An aeroplane that lands on water is tested out on the River Seine in...

YORK - SCOUTS NEW BOAT

York - Scouts New Boat (1939)

Footage of the sea cadets on board their new boat the 'Catherine Rose' in...

SPEEDING TO THE SEA

Speeding To The Sea (1939)

Footage of Lyon to Marseilles motor boat race, France.

BACK TO THE RIVER ONCE MORE

Back To The River Once More (1925)

Swans return to their home in the Thames after a spell of cold...

LIKE ALADDIN'S CAVE aka LIKE ALADIN'S CAVE

Like Aladdin's Cave AKA Like Aladin's Cave (1925)

Torches light the way through the eerie...

YORKSHIRE'S WONDER DAM

Yorkshire's Wonder Dam (1926)

Shots of a half constructed dam near Harrogate.

A QUEEN ON SKATES

A Queen On Skates (1926)

Queen Wilhemina of Holland and friends go skating on a frozen river.

UNIVERSITY BUMPING RACES

University Bumping Races (1926)

Students take place in novel rowing races on the River Cam.

NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL

New Governor General (1926)

New governor-general arrives in Saigon.

PARIS SILVER STEAMER

Paris Silver Steamer (1939)

Footage of boat auction along the Seine in Paris, France.

PILOT BOAT TRAGEDY

Pilot Boat Tragedy (1939)

Footage of the wreckage of a Mersey pilot boat on the River Mersey.

SUNKEN SHIPS RAISED!

Sunken Ships Raised! (1940)

Ships are raised from the depths in France and South Africa.