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FIBRES TO FABRICS

Fibres To Fabrics (1940-1949)

Educational film tracing the production of various textiles.

NUNS' VOWS aka LADYWELL CONVENT

Nuns' Vows AKA Ladywell Convent (1962)

A look at life in a convent as the nuns work on their farm,...

TULIPS & INDOOR GARDEN

Tulips & Indoor Garden (1963)

An item about tulip growing in Lincolnshire and a London store that has...

CORSE ECLAIRE TIRAGE   Reel 1

Corse Eclaire Tirage Reel 1 (1930-1939)

Promotional film for a company called Fortef - shows how they...

PIPE LAYING

Pipe Laying (1957)

A story about the processes involved in laying a gas pipe through the countryside.

THE WEALTH OF THE WORLD - OIL - Reel 1

The Wealth Of The World - Oil - Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Documentary looking at the history of the oil...

AUSSIES PREPARE FOR OLYMPICS Selected Originals

Aussies Prepare For Olympics Selected Originals (1955)

Giant new sporting arenas being built in...

 

 

HOP PICKERS

Hop Pickers (1957)

A story about families who come every year to Kent and get paid to pick hops.

RASPBERRY FESTIVAL

Raspberry Festival (1959)

An item about the raspberry harvest in Scotland and the subsequent Montrose...

EMERGENT AFRICA

Emergent Africa (1968)

Fascinating and detailed look at Lesotho in South Africa, shortly after the...

ISRAEL BORDER VILLAGES FEAR NEW RAIDS

Israel Border Villages Fear New Raids (1957)

Israeli farmers take to their tractors with their...

EGYPT

Egypt (1940-1949)

Educational film showing life and work in an Egyptian village.

TIME TO REMEMBER - AROUND THE CORNER  1932  reel 4

Time To Remember - Around The Corner 1932 Reel 4 (1932)

Diary of events in 1932 in the United...

PINEWOOD STOCK CAN - CAMBODIA / VIETNAM REEL 1

Pinewood Stock Can - Cambodia / Vietnam Reel 1 (1960-1962)

Various shots of Phnom Penh in Cambodia -...

THE BRITISH MOTOR CAR  aka William Morris

The British Motor Car AKA William Morris (1913-1914)

Documentary about the growth of the Morris motor...

IN RETROSPECT reel 2

In Retrospect Reel 2 (1920-1939)

A documentary showing the work of the film department of Morris Motors.

WORLD'S LARGEST LORRY

World's Largest Lorry (1930)

Largest lorry in the world carries large steam locomotive, Liverpool,...

MOBILE RESTAURANT

Mobile Restaurant (1948)

A mobile canteen serves London transport workers around the city.

OIL FOR THE TWENTIETH CENTURY reels 3 & 4

Oil For The Twentieth Century Reels 3 & 4 (1951)

Documentary detailing 50 years of British...

CORSE ECLAIRE TIRAGE  Reel 3

Corse Eclaire Tirage Reel 3 (1930-1939)

Promotional film for a company called Fortef - shows how they...

FOR THE MARKETS OF THE WORLD

For The Markets Of The World (1962)

Documentary about the manufacture and export of British motor...

LAVENDER FARM

Lavender Farm (1962)

Lavender oil production - from the field into the bottle. Very real - you can smell...

WHY BUY BROADLEAF

Why Buy Broadleaf (1964)

Film which details the production of cigarettes by P.J. Carroll and Company. ...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 429 - reel 1 of 2 - TULIPS & INDOOR GARDEN

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 429 - Reel 1 Of 2 - Tulips & Indoor Garden (1963)

Out takes (rushes,...

HELPING WITH THE HARVEST

Helping With The Harvest (1940)

Girls of the ARP come into the country to help out gathering in the...

NEW POTATO HARVESTER

New Potato Harvester (1955)

New rotating potato harvester with caterpillar tracks which successfully...

SPEED DIGGER HARVESTS POTATOES

Speed Digger Harvests Potatoes (1940-1948)

Modernisation speeds up potato harvest.

BUDAPEST HIGHWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Budapest Highway Under Construction (1950-1959)

Shots of motorway in Budapest being built.

HOP FIELDS

Hop Fields (1970)

Various shots of men and women hop picking

DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER WITH THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY

Duchess Of Gloucester With The Women's Land Army (1941)

Duchess of Gloucester visits Land Girls in...

HERE WE GO GATHERING SPUDS SCOTTISH HARVEST - TRAILER aka GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL

Here We Go Gathering Spuds Scottish Harvest - Trailer AKA Government Official (1944)

Official...

XMAS TREE HARVEST

Xmas Tree Harvest (1966)

Cutting of the Christmas trees at New Forest.

HOP PICKING

Hop Picking (1950-1959)

Good scenes contrasting the old and new methods of harvesting hops.

MIGHTY FRENCH MOBILE GUNS

Mighty French Mobile Guns (1940)

Good shots of large French motorised artillery guns moving over muddy...

DANGER - MINES

Danger - Mines (1940)

A French naval team disarm mines washed up on a beach.

PLOUGHING issue title is GOOD GROUNDS

Ploughing Issue Title Is Good Grounds (1944)

Horse drawn ploughs in ploughing competition.

R.E'S BUILD JUNGLE AIR STRIP

R.E's Build Jungle Air Strip (1954)

Helicopters and canoes help construction of new airstrips in...

HOVER PLATFORM

Hover Platform (1969)

New hover platform is demonstrated at Heathrow airport.

 PEAT UTILISATION SCHEME

Peat Utilisation Scheme (1955)

Machines for digging peat in Caithness, Scotland.

EARTHEN DAM BUILT IN SOUTH AMERICA TO GUARD AGAINST COMING RAINY SEASON

Earthen Dam Built In South America To Guard Against Coming Rainy Season (1956)

Jiminez...

SPRING IN KENT - Colour

Spring In Kent - Colour (1969)

Blossoms at spring time in Kent - colour.

RUSSIAN HELICOPTER

Russian Helicopter (1963)

New Russian helicopter shows its power.

BIRMINGHAM - BIF OPENS aka BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR AT BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham - Bif Opens AKA British Industries Fair At Birmingham (1953)

Various exhibits at the...

PUERTO RICO

Puerto Rico (1948)

Pineapple grown and harvested in Puerto Rico.

LAND GIRLS FOR SCOTLAND

Land Girls For Scotland (1945)

Ministry of Information trailer calling for more Land Girls in Scotland....

"Backs To The Land" (1940)

Good footage of land girls at work on a farm in Northamptonshire.

PALESTINE TODAY - BACK TO THE LAND

Palestine Today - Back To The Land (1939)

Footage of hard working Jews in the crop field s and orange...

BATTLE FOR THE HARVEST

Battle For The Harvest (1948)

Good harvest feeds the country - agriculture needs mechanisation, says...

SCHOOLBOYS HARVEST HOLIDAYS

Schoolboys Harvest Holidays (1944)

School children working on fields during summer holidays.

DUTCHMAN WINS PLOUGHING CONTEST

Dutchman Wins Ploughing Contest (1957)

Dutchman Willem De Lint wins International Ploughing Contest...