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USA FIRES aka FOREST BLAZE

USA Fires AKA Forest Blaze (1957)

Footage of fire-fighters trying to control blaze in Malibu Beach...

NEWS FROM AMERICA

News From America (1957)

An old Californian Mr Erlandson, gives some peculiar twists to trees.

Special - QUEEN OPENS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

Special - Queen Opens University College (1951)

Queen Elizabeth opens new North Staffordshire...

1,100 FLEE FROM FOREST FIRE

1,100 Flee From Forest Fire (1951)

A huge forest fire in Washington State, USA burns through the town...

FOREST FIRE SWEEPS 3 STATES

Forest Fire Sweeps 3 States (1951)

Fire fighters hard at work in the forests of Arizona, Colorado and...

HATFIELD - STORM HAVOC

Hatfield - Storm Havoc (1957)

Gales strip the roofs off a row of homes in Hatfield.

BRITAIN'S

Britain's "Autobahn" (1958)

Good shots of progress on London to Yorkshire motorway - the M1.

 

 

FARMING'S ROYAL SHOW

Farming's Royal Show (1959)

New farming machinery and prize cattle on display at Royal Agricultural...

OLD WELL issue title is TAME GENTLEMEN PLEASE

Old Well Issue Title Is Tame Gentlemen Please (1937)

Ornamental well presented to village of Stoke...

FOSSIL TREE item title is ANCIENT AND MODERN

Fossil Tree Item Title Is Ancient And Modern (1939)

A look at bizarre rock formations and...

CANTERBURY PARK issue title - YOU NEVER CAN TELL!

Canterbury Park Issue Title - You Never Can Tell! (1940)

Scenic shots of Canterbury Park. Kent.

AUSTRALIAN FORESTRY

Australian Forestry (1940)

Footage of Australian loggers at work.

PUZZLES issue title - IT MAKES YOU THINK !

Puzzles Issue Title - It Makes You Think ! (1941)

A brief history of the everyday puzzle.

CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS

Christmas Stockings (1950)

Christmas shopping on Oxford Street, London.

KEW GARDENS issue title - STEPPING OUT

Kew Gardens Issue Title - Stepping Out (1943)

A look at some of the lovely flowers and trees in Kew...

MAP MAKING BY W.V.S. issue title - QUITE SO!

Map Making By W.V.S. Issue Title - Quite So! (1943)

Ladies from the Women's Voluntary Service make...

GORDON HELPS OLD HORSES

Gordon Helps Old Horses (1951)

Champion jockey opens new wing at old horses home at Lingfield, Surrey.

SUPER SPARKLERS

Super Sparklers (1965)

Eve models £500,000 worth of diamond jewellery at Kutchinsky's. London.

XMAS TREES TOP SECURITY

Xmas Trees Top Security (1965)

Security is stepped up in Chiddingfold forest to stop Christmas tree...

NEW SUPER SUPER-MART

New Super Super-Mart (1965)

A new shopping centre opens in Yorkdale, Toronto, Canada.

CORONATION OF A SULTAN

Coronation Of A Sultan (1960)

New Sultan is crowned in ceremony at Johore Bahru in Malaya.

HOPE FOR THESE WOMEN

Hope For These Women (1960-1961)

A look at Christmas inside Holloway women's prison. Greater London.

MILLIONAIRE GIVES PARTY

Millionaire Gives Party (1962)

Paul Getty holds Christmas party for orphans at his mansion, Sutton...

TORNADO WRECKS 300 HOMES

Tornado Wrecks 300 Homes (1962)

Clearing up after tornado in Connecticut, USA.

Selected originals - XMAS IS FOR ALL

Selected Originals - Xmas Is For All (1963)

Material relating to newsreel story "Xmas is for All" -...

'INSTANT TREES'

'instant Trees' (1966)

A large digger is used to move trees onto a housing estate in Jarrow.

US XMAS TREE

Us Xmas Tree (1966)

Christmas tree of the Nation placed in Washington.

CHRISTMAS TREE FELLING

Christmas Tree Felling (1969)

Christmas tree felling in Wasing, Aldermaston in Berkshire.

WALKING STICKS

Walking Sticks (1949)

A factory makes walking sticks out of tree branches. Chiddingfold.

CHILDREN'S TREE

Children's Tree (1946)

A little girl looks at the carved elves and animals on the Elfin Tree in...

KENT BLOSSOM

Kent Blossom (1954)

A look at the maintenance of cherry and apple blossom orchards in Newington, Kent.

XMAS TOYS PREVIEW

Xmas Toys Preview (1964)

Footage of the latest British toys on display in London.

FRENCH ARMY - RELIEF OF ADVANCE POST

French Army - Relief Of Advance Post (1940)

French troops on the move in wet and muddy conditions.

PEOPLE'S REVENGERS aka RUSSIAN FRONT 1941

People's Revengers AKA Russian Front 1941 (1941)

Following a group of Russian Partisans as they...

XMAS ABOARD A CRUISER aka CHRISTMAS ABOARD A CRUISER

Xmas Aboard A Cruiser AKA Christmas Aboard A Cruiser (1940)

Officers and crew of Royal Naval...

TROOPS ENJOY XMAS aka TROOPS ENJOY CHRISTMAS

Troops Enjoy Xmas AKA Troops Enjoy Christmas (1940)

Troops enjoy their Christmas dinners and give a...

DESERT AIR STRIP

Desert Air Strip (1941)

Troops build a landing place in the desert, then teach locals to play darts.

BEER GARDEN, BERLIN DANCING aka BELIN DANCING

Beer Garden, Berlin Dancing AKA Belin Dancing

Germans enjoy a drink in the open air at some...

JUNGLE TROOPS

Jungle Troops (1944)

Jungle troops make a bridge over a muddy stream and drive their tanks over it.

ROYAL FAMILY PLANTING TREES

Royal Family Planting Trees (1945)

King George VI and his family plant trees.

FRUIT PROTECTOR

Fruit Protector (1948)

Footage of fruit protector machine in use in orchard in Lingfield in Surrey.

ARMY ENGINEERS LOGGING

Army Engineers Logging (1945)

British army engineers work felling logs and in a large quarry.

MAKING XMAS TREE DECORATION

Making Xmas Tree Decoration (1948)

Making Christmas tree decorations for USA in Polish factory.

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SCENES

Christmas Shopping Scenes (1948)

Trains at Waterloo, shoppers in street and Xmas tree in Trafalgar...

FRENCH CHRISTMAS FOR QUADS

French Christmas For Quads (1949)

Quads in La Celle St. Cloud celebrate their first Christmas. France....

BULLDOZER WORKING - CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Bulldozer Working - Czechoslovakia (1946)

Bulldozers donated by UNRRA clear woods for new roads in...

THE GREAT FREEZE

The Great Freeze (1947)

Snowy weather in London - in St. James' Park and at football ground.

FIGHT AGAINST FOREST INSECTS

Fight Against Forest Insects (1948)

Spraying pesticide over forests in Poland

ST MAURICE RIVER JAMMED WITH TIMBER aka LOG JAM

St Maurice River Jammed With Timber AKA Log Jam (1953)

Good footage of timber being sent down St...

IRISH MATERIAL

Irish Material (1950)

Some material from the Republic of Ireland filmed for 'Workhouse Ward'.