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EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN

Emancipation Of Women (1890-1930)

Documentary covering changes in women's lives and status between l890 and...

ERNEST BEVIN

Ernest Bevin (1900-1959)

Biopic tracing the life and achievements of Ernest Bevin.

TIME TO REMEMBER - TIME OF THE SUFFRAGETTES  1911 - 1913  - record b - reel 1

Time To Remember - Time Of The Suffragettes 1911 - 1913 - Record B - Reel 1 (1911)

Events...

PEACEFUL YEARS  reel 4

Peaceful Years Reel 4 (1919-1938)

A history of the "The Peaceful Years" from 1919 to 1938

JERUSALEM

Jerusalem (1920-1939)

Life in Jerusalem - religion, leisure, work, housing, agriculture etc.

THIS DAY - FEBRUARY 19  NO 2

This Day - February 19 No 2 (1922-1954)

Short Documentary film about events around that date throughout...

THIS DAY - MARCH 11  NO 7

This Day - March 11 No 7 (1922-1946)

Short Documentary film about events around that date throughout the...

 

 

TRAFFIC DRILL

Traffic Drill (1931)

Quirky item showing policemen practising their traffic signals.

THE

The "Electromatic" (1932)

London's Lord Mayor switches on a new traffic control system.

70,000 VEHICLES DAILY AND NOT ONE TRAFFIC POLICEMAN!

70,000 Vehicles Daily And Not One Traffic Policeman! (1933)

A new system of traffic lights is...

A TRAVERS PARIS aka FRENCH BUS DRIVERS MEDICAL AND DRIVING TEST - TRAFFIC IN...

A Travers Paris AKA French Bus Drivers Medical And Driving Test - Traffic In... (1933)

Paris...

TIME TO REMEMBER -  THE TIME OF THE MONSTER  1933  - reel 2

Time To Remember - The Time Of The Monster 1933 - Reel 2 (1933)

Documentary film about events...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 5

Would You Believe It? No. 5 (1934)

Odd things including Italian traffic lights, African dwellings and...

MANY A YEAR AGO issue title FROM AD TO BBC

Many A Year Ago Issue Title From Ad To BBC (1936)

Archive footage shows the New York fire brigade...

SIGNALS issue title - WAIT FOR IT!

Signals Issue Title - Wait For It! (1937)

Demonstrations of signalling techniques - from the raised...

OUR CAVALCADE - ST JOHN'S AMBULANCE reel 1

Our Cavalcade - St John's Ambulance Reel 1 (1937)

Documentary tracing the history of the St John's...

KID COPS aka TRAFFIC SCHOOL AND COURT

Kid Cops AKA Traffic School And Court (1939)

Johannesburg school children learn how to become...

BLACK POLICE aka NATIVE TRAFFIC COPS  issue title is BELIEVE IT OR NOT

Black Police AKA Native Traffic Cops Issue Title Is Believe It Or Not (1940)

Black policemen...

FRONT LINE CIVILIANS issue title - CHINS UP

Front Line Civilians Issue Title - Chins Up (1940)

Footage of the front-line servicemen in action...

TRAMS aka CABLE TRAMS END IN MELBOURNE

Trams AKA Cable Trams End In Melbourne (1941)

The run of the cable tram comes to an end as new buses...

WOMEN TRAFFIC COPS Dublin issue

Women Traffic Cops Dublin Issue (1942)

Women traffic police in California are sworn in and seen at...

COFFEE FOR COLD COPS

Coffee For Cold Cops (1942)

Policewomen deliver cups of coffee to cold traffic policemen.

TIME TO REMEMBER - THE END OF THE BEGINNING  1942  - reel 2

Time To Remember - The End Of The Beginning 1942 - Reel 2 (1942)

Documentary film about events...

ROAD SAFETY issue title is LOOK OUT

Road Safety Issue Title Is Look Out (1943)

Hackney police put of road safety demonstration for...

KIDS' ROAD SAFETY issue title - SAFE AND SOUND

Kids' Road Safety Issue Title - Safe And Sound (1944)

A children's road safety course is set up at...

TIME TO REMEMBER - THE END AND THE BEGINNING  1945  - reel 3

Time To Remember - The End And The Beginning 1945 - Reel 3 (1944-1945)

Documentary film about the...

TIME TO REMEMBER - THE END AND THE BEGINNING  1945  - reel 4

Time To Remember - The End And The Beginning 1945 - Reel 4 (1944-1945)

Documentary film about the...

KEEP THE ROADS CLEAR

Keep The Roads Clear (1944)

Warning to keep the roads clear of hazards like broken glass.

PICCADILLY POLICEMAN

Piccadilly Policeman (1946)

Great shots of Piccadilly Circus as we see a policeman going about his work.

DESIGN FOR LIVING

Design For Living (1946)

Modern houses to be built for the post war families.

DON'T TAKE CHANCES

Don't Take Chances (1946)

Trailer featuring Cyril Fletcher warning us not to take chances.

READ AND ACT ON THE HIGHWAY CODE

Read And Act On The Highway Code (1946)

Trailer urging us to read The Highway Code.

DAVE AND DUSTY LORD MAYOR

Dave And Dusty Lord Mayor (1948)

Little boy and his dog visit Lord Mayor of London and donate some...

WELLINGTON ARCH

Wellington Arch (1948)

Interesting story about a police station situated inside Wellington Arch at Hyde...

LAND WORKERS REQUIRED

Land Workers Required (1948)

The hectic life of a man working in a city compared with the calm of...

DAVE AND DUSTY  LORD MAYOR

Dave And Dusty Lord Mayor (1948)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 194 - see separate...

ENNIS

Ennis (1949)

Footage of the small Irish town of Ennis in County Clare.

CROSSING INDICATOR

Crossing Indicator (1949)

New pedestrian crossing indicator, London.

'DROOPERT', SCREWY DRIVER - SAFETY COMMERCIAL

'droopert', Screwy Driver - Safety Commercial (1949)

Actor Jack Carson in road safety film. Los...

SUMMING UP NO. 12 reel 1

Summing Up No. 12 Reel 1 (1949)

A quarterly round up of news stories from around the world.

SUMMING UP NO. 12 reel 2

Summing Up No. 12 Reel 2 (1949)

A quarterly round up of news stories from around the world.

TRAILER - CHILD ROAD SAFETY

Trailer - Child Road Safety (1950)

Short trailer film to encourage children's road safety.

ROAD RESEARCH

Road Research (1950)

Footage of experiments being carried out on road to improve road safety, Colnbrook.

AGELESS IRAQ reel 1

Ageless Iraq Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Documentary about life in Iraq - political history, religion, traditions,...

THE WORKHOUSE WARD reel 1

The Workhouse Ward Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Filmed play - very funny stuff about two grumpy men who live in the...

THE OTHER MAN reel 1

The Other Man Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Fabulous documentary about road safety - some great footage of bad driving.

THE OTHER MAN reel 2

The Other Man Reel 2 (1950-1959)

Fabulous documentary about road safety - some great footage of bad driving.

"Lights Out" In London (1951)

Piccadilly's illuminated signs are turned off due to a fuel crisis.

SIGHTS OF LONDON

Sights Of London (1951)

Attractions of Britain's capital city - good shots of London landmarks and...

THE GREAT HOLD UP

The Great Hold Up (1953)

New parking meters can help relieve traffic congestion London while in U.S....