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CLIPPIES aka WOMEN BUS CONDUCTORS

Clippies AKA Women Bus Conductors (1941)

Good item following Eleanor Leary as she trains to be a bus...

COTTON

Cotton (1941)

Cotton from Lancashire mills is used by the military for a variety of purposes.

FRANCE IN TURMOIL

France In Turmoil (1961)

Tanks drive through streets of Paris with threat of civil war looming. France.

NEW BOAC STEWARDESS UNIFORMS

New BOAC Stewardess Uniforms (1969)

New uniforms for BOAC stewardesses. London.

TESTING TROPICAL GEAR

Testing Tropical Gear (1948)

Soldiers are tested under arctic and tropical conditions to see how their...

ARMY EQUIPMENT TESTING

Army Equipment Testing (1948)

Soldiers walk back and forth in the mud to test army boots at Chatham.

RAF IMMERSION SUIT

RAF Immersion Suit (1948)

Demonstration of RAF immersion suit in a tank at the Experimental Centre in...

 

 

B.E.A. HAT

B.E.A. Hat (1950)

Footage of new hat for air stewardesses working for B.E.A. in Northolt, Greater London.

TRADITION AT THE TOWER

Tradition At The Tower (1946)

Chief warden of Tower of London puts on beefeater's uniform + Ceremony of...

SERVICE INTO CIVVIES

Service Into Civvies (1945)

A former Wren goes to buy her first civilian outfit for a job interview.

PRIVATE SMITH GOES GLAMOROUS

Private Smith Goes Glamorous (1945)

Designer Peter Russel redesigning uniforms into civilian clothes.

THE YEOMAN OF THE GUARD

The Yeoman Of The Guard (1929)

The Duke of Connaught inspects Beefeaters, London.

ITALIAN TROOPS ENTER ADDIS ABABA

Italian Troops Enter Addis Ababa (1936)

Italian troops in Abyssinia - lots of shots of damage to...

MOBILE BATH HOUSE FRANCE

Mobile Bath House France (1940)

Troops in France create a mobile bath and use it happily.

MUSSOLINI IN ITALY aka MUSSOLINI IN TRIPOLI

Mussolini In Italy AKA Mussolini In Tripoli

Benito Mussolini visits Tripoli and views...

FASHION NOTES FOR WOMEN IN UNIFORM

Fashion Notes For Women In Uniform (1944)

Women from American military services modelling the designs...

QUEEN OF HOLLAND AMONG HER PEOPLE

Queen Of Holland Among Her People (1945)

Queen Juliana returns to her liberated land and is welcomed...

PILOTLESS PLANE FLIES ATLANTIC

Pilotless Plane Flies Atlantic (1947)

Crew check and board plane before pilotless plane flies...

STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT

State Opening Of Parliament (1947)

Princess Elizabeth travels to State Opening of Parliament for the...

HAMBURG - BLACK MARKET

Hamburg - Black Market (1946)

Good footage of policemen and women at training school in Berlin,...

DUKE OF GLOUCESTER WITH TROOPS IN GERMANY

Duke Of Gloucester With Troops In Germany (1950)

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, inspects troops...

NEW UNIFORMS FOR W.A.C.S.

New Uniforms For W.A.C.S. (1951)

Two W.A.C.S. posing in new uniforms.

SALE OF NAZI RELICS

Sale Of Nazi Relics (1966)

Nazi artefacts from the Third Reich and Second World War are sold at auction

LORD ROSEBERY UNVEILS MEMORIAL FOR ROYAL SCOTS WHO DIED IN RAIL CRASH

Lord Rosebery Unveils Memorial For Royal Scots Who Died In Rail Crash (1916)

Memorial ceremony...

RIGHT AWAY

Right Away (1916)

Women work as Railway guards.

MARCHING BAND AND WOMEN BEING REVIEWED

Marching Band And Women Being Reviewed (1914-1918)

Footage of military figure inspecting women in...

OUR DEMOCRATIC KING

Our Democratic King (1914-1918)

King George V visits National Physical Laboratory at Twickenham.

SMALLEST SOLDIER IN BRITISH ARMY

Smallest Soldier In British Army (1917)

Footage little boy demonstrating his skills with a rifle and...

THE GREAT CHANGE - THE RAPID TRANSFORMATION OF THE ARM LESS MAN TO A FULLY...

The Great Change - The Rapid Transformation Of The Arm Less Man To A Fully... (1914-1918)

Footage...

AMERICAN CALL UP

American Call Up (1916-1918)

New US recruits arrive at army camp, are examined and go for a swim before...

AMERICA'S FIGHTING MEN

America's Fighting Men (1916-1918)

US soldiers parade in city and new recruits get kitted out.

AMERICAN ARMY CAMP

American Army Camp (1916-1918)

American Recruits Arrive at Camp, Start Training

KING WITH SCOTTISH WORKERS

King With Scottish Workers (1914-1918)

Good footage of crowds filmed during King George V's visit to...

PROCLAMATION OF PEACE AT TEMPLE BAR

Proclamation Of Peace At Temple Bar (1918)

End of World War One is announced by officials at Temple...

CAR RACE AND SOLDIERS DECORATED

Car Race And Soldiers Decorated (1914-1918)

Mixed up item including motor car race in progress.

TROOP MOVEMENTS

Troop Movements (1914-1918)

French Army regiments travel by train.

BERLIN SPOTLIGHTS

Berlin Spotlights (1953)

East German police desert to Western sector.

AUSTRALIAN WOUNDED

Australian Wounded (1914-1918)

Wounded Australian and British soldiers eating and playing cricket.

REV. MELLISH; V.C. HONOURED AT aka REV.NOEL V.C

Rev. Mellish; V.C. Honoured At AKA Rev.Noel V.C (1914-1918)

Victoria Cross winner Rev. Edward Noel...

PROPELLER CAR

Propeller Car (1955)

Portrait of the first ever propeller driven car invented by a confectioner from...

ROCK MAKING FACTORY

Rock Making Factory (1957)

A little story about making of London Rock - a sweet!

RADIO PILL

Radio Pill (1961)

This new device transmits information about abdominal ailments from the patient's...

HAND CARVED SOLDIERS

Hand Carved Soldiers (1956)

Mr Jon Trice, miner from Kent, carves toy soldiers in his spare time - a...

GLIDING beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Gliding Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1956)

Film about gliding. Great shots of...

ARMY CYCLISTS

Army Cyclists (1957)

An item about the stunts performed by the Army Mechanical Transport School...

CUSTOMS MEN AT OIL REFINERY aka CUSTOM OIL

Customs Men At Oil Refinery AKA Custom Oil (1958)

A look at the work of a Customs and Excise...

BOY GUARDSMAN

Boy Guardsman (1962)

A small boy wins a prize and spends a day at an army barracks and visits Horse...

PARACHUTE LIFT

Parachute Lift (1962)

A Pathe cameraman has at a new way of flying developed by the army - paragliding.

ETON WALL GAME

Eton Wall Game (1956)

Eton College custom of the 'Wall Game', played on a very cold day.

TAME ROBINS

Tame Robins (1963)

A touching tale about a young girl who rears abandoned baby birds and releases them...