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THIS IN OUR TIME reel 1

This In Our Time Reel 1 (1896-1929)

Wonderful documentary about the history of Liverpool.

TIME TO REMEMBER - TURN OF THE CENTURY  1896 - 1902 - record g - reel 2

Time To Remember - Turn Of The Century 1896 - 1902 - Record G - Reel 2 (1900-1901)

Scenes from...

THIS IN OUR TIME reel 3

This In Our Time Reel 3 (1910-1929)

Wonderful documentary about the history of Liverpool.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF WINDSOR

His Royal Highness The Duke Of Windsor (1910-1957)

Documentary about the Duke of Windsor - Prince of...

BRITISH FLEET

British Fleet (1910-1929)

Two shots of British Fleet at sea.

EARLY PLANE AND AIRSHIP

Early Plane And Airship (1910-1929)

Montage of footage featuring airships being prepared and in flight.

A DAY ABOARD A TROOPSHIP

A Day Aboard A Troopship (1914-1918)

Footage of Anzac troops exercising and relaxing on board troopship.

 

 

K CLASS SUBMARINE

K Class Submarine (1914-1918)

Good footage of submarine at sea.

DESTROYERS AT SEA AND SAILORS

Destroyers At Sea And Sailors (1914-1918)

Destroyers at sea and sailors marching through city.

FRENCH NAVY AT SEA IN BAD WEATHER  aka BATTLESHIP IN STORM

French Navy At Sea In Bad Weather AKA Battleship In Storm (1916)

Shots of warships moving...

HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK aka ANOTHER HUN OUTRAGE BRADEMAR

Hospital Ship Sunk AKA Another Hun Outrage Brademar (1916)

The sinking of the 'Braemar castle';...

GREEK BLOCKADE

Greek Blockade (1916)

Large ships in harbour during Greek blockade.

TURKISH WOUNDED

Turkish Wounded (1917)

Turkish wounded transported to Russian hospital ship in Black Sea

THE SUBMARINE CHASERS

The Submarine Chasers (1917)

French Navy submarine chasers in the Mediterranean.

WAR ON U-BOATS

War On U-Boats (1917)

War on U-boats by British and French sea forces.

WIZARD OF THE WIRELESS

Wizard Of The Wireless (1920)

Marconi is shown on board his yacht, the S.Y. 'Ellectra' conducting...

ZOOMING OVER LUZON aka THE PHILIPPINES

Zooming Over Luzon AKA The Philippines (1920-1939)

Aerial views over Manila and the coastline of the...

NEWPORT

Newport (1920-1929)

View of Newport from ship on River Severn and good shots of rough sea.

STORM AT SEA

Storm At Sea (1920-1929)

Good footage of storm in North Sea - nice scenic shots.

UNWELCOME VISITOR REMOVED

Unwelcome Visitor Removed (1921)

The ship, Violette, which crashed into the pier at Southend-on-Sea, is...

ICE-BOUND

Ice-Bound (1922)

Lovely footage of ships breaking through ice and people dancing on frozen stretch of sea.

LONDON'S AIR DEFENSES aka LONDON'S AIR DEFENCES

London's Air Defenses AKA London's Air Defences (1923)

A look at antiaircraft guns and how the...

LURE OF THE EAST REELS 1 AND 2

Lure Of The East Reels 1 And 2 (1924)

Documentary tracing an extraordinary road trip between Leeds and...

LURE OF THE EAST Cuts Reel 1

Lure Of The East Cuts Reel 1 (1924)

Cuts for documentary tracing an extraordinary road trip between...

FOR THOSE IN PERIL ON THE SEA & CUTS

For Those In Peril On The Sea & Cuts (1926)

The launching of latest type of motor life boat at...

MUSTAPHA KEMAL

Mustapha Kemal (1927)

Mustapha Kemal arrives by boat and is welcomed at Constantinople.

THE SEA FLEA

The Sea Flea (1927)

The Sea Flea, a crazy vehicle, half boat, half seaplane is tested on the Thames.

THE SEA FLEA

The Sea Flea (1927)

The Sea Flea, a crazy vehicle, half boat, half seaplane is tested on the Thames.

 SPEED FILM  reel 1

Speed Film Reel 1 (1927)

Lots of clips featuring fast boats, cars, trains, greyhounds, rowing teams...

BIRTH OF A LINER record d - Reel 3

Birth Of A Liner Record D - Reel 3 (1928)

Lovely documentary about the building of new ocean liners...

SMOOTH SEA

Smooth Sea (1929)

Tracking shot of smooth sea in the middle of the ocean.

BRITAIN'S MIGHT! aka BRITAINS MIGHT

Britain's Might! AKA Britains Might (1930)

The Royal Navy puts on an impressive display on manoeuvres...

SEAMAN'S CHURCH

Seaman's Church (1930)

Great footage of an evangelical preacher who gives his sermon from a ship's mast.

SUMMER PREPS aka SUMMER PEEPS

Summer Preps AKA Summer Peeps (1931)

Footage of boat mariner on the Baltic coast.

A PIPE STORY FROM CAPE TOWN / CAPETOWN

A Pipe Story From Cape Town / Capetown (1931)

A large pipe is moved in Cape Town.

THE CONQUEST OF THE AIR reel 3

The Conquest Of The Air Reel 3 (1931)

Great documentary tracing the history of aviation.

THE WORLD'S LONGEST TOW

The World's Longest Tow (1932)

A massive floating dock is towed into New Zealand following a journey...

SEA SICKNESS ABOLISHED!

Sea Sickness Abolished! (1932)

An Italian liner shows off a new stabilising device to cut down on sea...

AIR-MINDED RAMSGATE! aka AIR - MINDED RAMS GATE

Air-Minded Ramsgate! AKA Air - Minded Rams Gate (1933)

Councillors from Ramsgate inaugurate a...

A PACIFIC IDYLL

A Pacific Idyll (1935)

The South Seas island of Bora-Bora, where one-time tennis star Alain Gerbot is...

STUDYING DE LUXE!

Studying De Luxe! (1935)

Students from Vienna University do research from the schooner 'Universitas' at...

QUEER FISH

Queer Fish (1936)

Deep-sea angler catches sailfish, people fish through ice and a woman sews while...

SAILORS IDENTITY DISCS issue title CALLING ALL TARS

Sailors Identity Discs Issue Title Calling All Tars (1937)

Boys at Gravesend Sea School and a...

THE DUKE OF AOSTA ARRIVES AT PORT SAID

The Duke Of Aosta Arrives At Port Said (1938)

The Italian Duke of Aosta arrives in Ethiopia to take...

ACROSS THE TASMAN SEA

Across The Tasman Sea (1939)

Footage of Sunderland Flying boat landing off coast of Wellington in New...

NAVAL MATERIAL reel 6

Naval Material Reel 6 (1939)

8 reels of naval footage - some newsreel items, some unedited material. ...

WINTER IN ITALY

Winter In Italy (1940)

Snow and ice scenes from Trieste harbour.

TRAWLERS RETURN TO PORT

Trawlers Return To Port (1940)

Fishing boats unload their catch in Naples, Italy.

SUNK IN COLLISION

Sunk In Collision (1940)

Scenes of the sunken steamer 'Flandres' which was holed in a collision.

AT SEA WITH THE FRENCH

At Sea With The French (1940)

A day at sea with the French Navy on a small minesweeper.