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AGAIN THE SEA TAKES A TOLL aka AGAIN THE SEA TAKES A TOIL

Again The Sea Takes A Toll AKA Again The Sea Takes A Toil (1928)

Footage of steamer "Eltham"...

PASSENGER BOATS

Passenger Boats (1920-1930)

Passenger boats sailing along.

THE SAIL PROP

The Sail Prop (1931)

Unusual boat is demonstrated - it is powered by a propeller attached to a mast.

THE FETE OF THE BRIDE OF THE NILE

The Fete Of The Bride Of The Nile (1926)

Ancient Egyptian ceremony recreated on Nile with ship...

OPEN TO VISITORS

Open To Visitors (1927)

Holiday makers visit battleships.

CALAIS

Calais (1910-1915)

Shot of Calais harbour in France.

A LUCKY ESCAPE

A Lucky Escape (1928)

Footage of the French steamer, 'Gap', that had run aground on the Cornish coast and...

 

 

THE SEA IN A FURY

The Sea In A Fury (1928)

The Belgian steamer "Mona" is saved in a storm by skill of her crew. Newlyn,...

AGAIN THE SEA TAKES TOLL

Again The Sea Takes Toll (1928)

Norwegian steamer "Haarfagre" runs aground on rocks off the...

FOG - THE SEAMEN'S WORST ENEMY

Fog - The Seamen's Worst Enemy (1929)

Greek steamer "Archangelos" runs straight into rocks at...

EPIC OF BRITISH BRAVERY

Epic Of British Bravery (1930)

Footage of the burnt wreckage of the steamer "Haiching" in Hong Kong...

 PADDLE STEAMER

Paddle Steamer (1900)

Great Turn of the Century shots of people taking a trip on the paddle steamer,...

LOCH LOMOND FREEZE UP

Loch Lomond Freeze Up (1959)

People curling on frozen Loch Lomond, Scotland, for the first time in 12...

ON BOARD FRENCH STEAMER 'GARD'

On Board French Steamer 'gard' (1914-1918)

Various shots of French steamer 'Gard'.

HOLED FORE AND AFT!

Holed Fore And Aft! (1933)

A steamer is wrecked on rocks off the coast of Scotland.

BOTTLE BOATS

Bottle Boats (1934)

Nice footage showing how ships in bottles are made.

A LUCKY ESCAPE

A Lucky Escape (1928)

Tugs pull the steamer ship 'Jennie' from the damaged Woodside Ferry stage after a...

HEARD THREE MILES AWAY

Heard Three Miles Away (1930)

Much damage is done but no lives are lost when steamer "Torchbearer"...

A NARROW ESCAPE

A Narrow Escape (1930)

Footage of the German oil-tanker "Nord Atlantic" and French passenger steamer...

SUNK IN COLLISION

Sunk In Collision (1940)

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

SHIP'S FASHION PARADE

Ship's Fashion Parade (1949)

Footage of fashion parade on ship, models show off latest designs in...

SEASIDE BEACH SCENES

Seaside Beach Scenes (1930-1939)

British seaside scenes on a sunny summer day.

A TRIP TO THE SEASIDE

A Trip To The Seaside

Pleasure cruises and swimming with showgirls - a Turn of the Century day...

CHANNEL TUNNEL FRENCH SIDE

Channel Tunnel French Side (1957)

Steamer 'Twickenham ferry', document of tunnel agreement, man...

STEAM POWER

Steam Power (1970-1979)

Various shots of things powered by steam - boats, trains, engines, power stations.

SCOTTISH TOUR

Scottish Tour (1910-1920)

Good item showing Scottish scenery, some shots taken from boats.

PADDLE STEAMERS OF AUSTRALIA

Paddle Steamers Of Australia (1967)

Paddle steamers on the river Murray.

RIVER LIFE

River Life (1962)

An item about a family who take their car on their boat and a man who has built a...

"Show Boat" (1932)

A Paddle Steamer - the "Show Boat" - provides dancing and entertainment on the River...

POINT OF AYRE

Point Of Ayre (1937)

Mail steamer 'Duke of Lancaster' run ashore in fog.

ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD

On The Top Of The World (1922)

Landscapes, housing, traditional dress, etc in the Austrian Tyrol.

THE BELLES OF

The Belles Of "98" (1928)

Retrospective look at what the girls were wearing in 1898.

DAM NOVELTY

Dam Novelty (1934)

Good footage of the World's largest roller dam on the Mississippi river, United States...

CHANNEL FOG COLLISION

Channel Fog Collision (1927)

Shots of the damaged ships after a collision in the fog.

CHANNEL FOG TRAGEDY

Channel Fog Tragedy (1928)

The Russian training ship, 'Tovarisch', is seen after a collision in fog with...

SAVED FROM THE SEA

Saved From The Sea (1928)

Dramatic scenes off the American coast as shipwrecked survivors of the Robert...

REMARKABLE ACCIDENT

Remarkable Accident (1923)

Shots of a 1300 ton Cargo Steamer turned on its side next to the quay in...

WONDERFUL ENGINEERING FEAT

Wonderful Engineering Feat (1923)

The steamer "Richard Welford" is raised in 3 hours after capsizing...

DYNAMITING A RIVER BED IN US aka CLEARING MISSISSIPPI

Dynamiting A River Bed In Us AKA Clearing Mississippi (1938)

Mud banks are cleared by dynamite...

SICK LIGHT HOUSE KEEPER RESCUED FROM EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE aka SICK LIGHTHOUSE...

Sick Light House Keeper Rescued From Eddystone Lighthouse AKA Sick Lighthouse... (1938)

The...

SEA! SEA! THOU MIGHTY MONSTER aka HAVOC OF THE GREAT GALE

Sea! Sea! Thou Mighty Monster AKA Havoc Of The Great Gale (1929)

The treacherously rough seas...

WORLD'S SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

World's Sculling Championships (1919)

Rough water on the River Thames during the race to decide...

AIR NEWS - AIR CRASH BOMBER SURVIVOR

Air News - Air Crash Bomber Survivor (1953)

To Warrington comes the survvivor of the B.36 which...

U.S. CROCKS ARRIVE

U.S. Crocks Arrive (1954)

Vintage American cars arrive to Liverpool for Anglo-American vintage car...

MODEL GERMANS

Model Germans (1957)

International Model Ship Contest in Stuttgart and Model Aircraft Contest in Bochum.

QUEEN MARY

Queen Mary (1936)

Giant liner 'Queen Mary' and steamer 'Gracie Fields' are in Southampton.

FISHING

Fishing (1941)

Fishermen take part in a competition in Watson's Bay, Sydney. The winner catches a shark.

FLOODS HIT SHEEP FARMERS

Floods Hit Sheep Farmers (1956)

River boats rescue marooned sheep during Australian floods.

OLD TIMERS FESTIVAL

Old Timers Festival (1966)

Gold rush days revived at Sourdough Festival at Yukon, Canada.

ISLAND MAIL

Island Mail (1948)

Mail is delivered from Cornish mainland to Scilly Isles by boat.