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FAIR FUNNERS!

Fair Funners! (1930)

People have fun at a fairground in Hamburg, Germany.

WELDING UNDER WATER

Welding Under Water (1947)

Diver uses oxyacetylene burner underwater.

BLACKPOOL LIGHTS

Blackpool Lights (1935-1939)

Blackpool illuminations at night.

HIGHLAND GAMES AT RANELAGH

Highland Games At Ranelagh (1937)

Highland Games for the first time in London.

FAIRY FOUNTAINS

Fairy Fountains (1930)

Fountains in Barcelona are featured - various shots including the fountains lit up...

WHOOPEE!

Whoopee! (1930)

Fairground big wheel ride - cameraman records the views from a turning big wheel.

FLOODLIGHTS ON HISTORY!

Floodlights On History! (1939)

Good shots of Vesuvius erupting and floodlit ruins of Pompeii.

 

 

0-0-0-0! BATS!

0-0-0-0! Bats! (1939)

People walk through caves in Styria, Hungary, and find bats hanging on the walls.

UNDER THE SURFACE

Under The Surface (1940)

Tropical fish and sea animals seen at the Trieste Aquarium in Italy.

CUTS / OUT TAKES for ENGLISH GIRL RUNNER'S TRIUMPH aka ENGLISH GIRL RUNNERS in G...

Cuts / Out Takes For English Girl Runner's Triumph AKA English Girl Runners In G... (1926)

Cuts...

INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS

International Athletics (1921)

An item showing various events including shot putt and sprinting in the...

CUTTING STEEL UNDER WATER

Cutting Steel Under Water (1936)

A diver uses a cutter fuelled by hydrogen and oxygen to cut steel bars...

WINDSOR

Windsor (1939)

A short travelogue style film about Windsor.

JOE DAVIS issue title - WHAT THE DICKENS

Joe Davis Issue Title - What The Dickens (1939-1940)

Billiard player demonstrates how to perform some of...

SHOT TOWER

Shot Tower (1950)

Footage of lead pellet making in Edmonton, Greater London.

WOOL STORE BLAZE - SYDNEY

Wool Store Blaze - Sydney (1946)

Wool store on fire in Sydney, Australia.

FIREWORKS OVER THAMES

Fireworks Over Thames (1969)

Colour footage of a fireworks display in London.

ENDEAVOUR! ... TO THE LAST OUNCE

Endeavour! ... To The Last Ounce (1931)

Oxford and Cambridge student athletes perform on the track.

AWAY WITH THE WIND

Away With The Wind (1932)

Large yachts are filmed off the coast of Bermuda with the new stereoscopic...

ALL ABOARD THE 11:29

All Aboard The 11:29 (1934)

Good footage of the a steam locomotive travelling at speed through the...

THE UNDERWATER CHARLESTON!

The Underwater Charleston! (1927)

Good shots of a couple doing the Charleston underwater in a swimming...

THE BEACON!

The Beacon! (1931)

Lizard Lighthouse in Cornwall - the keeper cleans and turns the lamp - nice footage.

COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING

Cowal Highland Gathering (1937)

Cowal Highland Gathering - traditional Scottish sporting and folklore...

THE COWAL GAMES

The Cowal Games (1927)

Traditional Scottish Highland games and Scottish dancing at Dunoon.

IN THE HIGHLANDS OF CHELSEA

In The Highlands Of Chelsea (1928)

Scottish dancing and Highland games in the Annual Scottish...

NOW A CHANGE FROM DOWN BELOW - UP ABOVE WITH EVE

Now A Change From Down Below - Up Above With Eve (1932)

Aerial shots of Durban in South Africa.

BRITAIN'S FINEST WOMEN ATHLETES

Britain's Finest Women Athletes (1922)

Athletic competition for women, London.

NIGHTLIGHTS!

Nightlights! (1933)

Fireworks display at Versailles - night shots.

DUNOON - COWAL HIGHLAND GAMES LNER

Dunoon - Cowal Highland Games Lner (1938)

The Cowal Highland Games include throwing the hammer and...

PYROTECHNICS

Pyrotechnics (1926)

Preparations for a large firework display - some night shots of the fireworks.

OVER 80 - IN THE SUN AND ON THE SEA

Over 80 - In The Sun And On The Sea (1927)

Major Segrave has a joyride in a fast speedboat.

THE TEST!

The Test! (1932)

A model plane is used to show the effect of lightning striking a moving aircraft.

VOLCANO HITS CONGO - NYAMURAGIRA VOLCANO ERUPTS

Volcano Hits Congo - Nyamuragira Volcano Erupts (1952)

Views of erupting volcano in Congo.

MEN ON CRANE aka GIRDER MEN issue title - GOING UP!

Men On Crane AKA Girder Men Issue Title - Going Up! (1937)

Men are winched up by cranes to carry...

MAX SCHUMANN

Max Schumann (1937)

Max Schumann plays a piano overture in rhythmic style.

FAMILY SPIN

Family Spin (1945)

The brother of aircraft designer George Miles takes his family for a spin in their...

A CITY SLEEPS aka TUBE

A City Sleeps AKA Tube "Fluffers" (1949)

Footage of cleaners or "Fluffer" at work on the underground...

TUBE VENT CLEANERS

Tube Vent Cleaners (1950)

A man cleans tube vents with a brush at London's Piccadilly Circus underground...

BLUEBIRD

Bluebird (1950)

Item about the speed car 'Bluebird' up for sale at car dealer in Wembley, London.

PARACHUTE JUMPS issue title PATHE PICTORIAL HUNTS FOR THRILLS

Parachute Jumps Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Hunts For Thrills (1947)

Good point of view shots...

POLICE WATER RESCUE TRAINING

Police Water Rescue Training (1947)

Police in Kingston demonstrates how to rescue drowning men from a...

DON'T FORGET THE DIVER

Don't Forget The Diver (1945)

Divers used to repair ship under water.

MALAYAN ATHLETICS

Malayan Athletics (1953)

Various events at Malayan Athletics Meet in Kuala Lumpur.

A MILITARY HIGHLAND GATHERING

A Military Highland Gathering (1914-1918)

Military Highland gathering. Athletes wear kilts.

NIGHT SCENES IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE

Night Scenes In Trafalgar Square (1918)

Night scenes in Trafalgar Square.

INTERSERVICES CHAMPIONSHIP

Interservices Championship (1920-1929)

Interservices sports meet at Uxbridge with hurdle and sprint racing,...

TV TRAINING

Tv Training (1950-1959)

Training film for television camera operators explains shot set ups, composition and...

WOMEN'S OLYMPIC GAMES aka WOMENS OLYMPIC GAMES & CUTS

Women's Olympic Games AKA Womens Olympic Games & Cuts (1926)

Competitors come from all over world...

AMUSEMENT PARK

Amusement Park (1930)

Good funfair footage - girls with arms full of coconuts and shenanigans on the...

ROBERT ASHLEY

Robert Ashley (1940)

Robert Ashley sings "Lights of London".