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CONCRETE BOAT

Concrete Boat (1914-1918)

Concrete Boat; Ca 1918

CAR JUMPS OVER HOUSE

Car Jumps Over House (1920-1929)

Whacky driving stunt in USA - car gets wrecked jumping over house.

GAS BAG MOTOR CAR

Gas Bag Motor Car (1910-1919)

Footage of motor cars powered by gas bags and cylinders.

COMIC SWIM IN SERPENTINE

Comic Swim In Serpentine (1914-1918)

People swimming in the Serpentine fully clothed. London.

NEW TRACTOR

New Tractor (1914-1918)

Civilians enjoy a ride on a new tractor / tank driven by soldiers.

BOBBY HALES aka THEATRICAL GARDEN PARTY

Bobby Hales AKA Theatrical Garden Party (1910-1919)

Performers on stage at Theatrical Garden Party,...

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY DEVICE DEMONSTRATED - BERLIN 1927

Pedestrian Safety Device Demonstrated - Berlin 1927 (1927)

Footage of new pedestrian safety...

 

 

Sports Meet for Irish Guards

Sports Meet For Irish Guards (1918)

Irish Guards take part in athletics meeting.

IRISH GUARDS' SPORTS MEETING

Irish Guards' Sports Meeting (1918)

Irish Guards compete in sports meeting during the First World War.

Rabbit and Vegetable Show

Rabbit And Vegetable Show (1918)

Exhibits and crowds at the Leyton Rabbit and Vegetable Show.

Man Walking On Wrecked Ship

Man Walking On Wrecked Ship (1920-1929)

Man walking on the deck of wrecked ship off the coast of...

SOUTHEND REGATTA

Southend Regatta (1920-1929)

Slapstick fun on beach. Southend-on-Sea.

 FRENCH CARNIVAL

French Carnival (1923)

Festival of Les Soufflaculs in Sainte-Claude, a small town in East France.

TRAVOLATOR

Travolator (1924)

Demonstration of a Travolator in New York, America.

Office of Works Sports

Office Of Works Sports (1920-1929)

Footage of Office works sports day - a variety of sporting events.

MULE CONTEST; OTHER SPORTS aka MILITARY SPORTS AT READING

Mule Contest; Other Sports AKA Military Sports At Reading (1914-1918)

Soldiers participate in sports...

SOLDIERS SPORTS MEETING

Soldiers Sports Meeting (1915)

Sports day for soldiers: obstacle courses, steeplechase and cricket...

'SPEEDING UP' THE SHELLS

'speeding Up' The Shells (1916)

World War One. Metropolitan Railway War Service Corps Sports Day; 1916....

NOVEL MILITARY SPORTS

Novel Military Sports (1915)

Soldiers entertain audience with silly sports performance.

MOTHER'S DAY - 300 MOTHERS AT HANWORTH PARK

Mother's Day - 300 Mothers At Hanworth Park (1916)

300 mothers with sons in the military at...

LONDON IRISH SILLY SPORTS DAY  aka LONDON IRISH

London Irish Silly Sports Day AKA London Irish (1914-1918)

London Irish Sports Meeting; during World...

SWIMMING

Swimming (1917)

Men swimming in a river or canal in cold winter weather.

AFTER BEING WOUNDED

After Being Wounded (1916)

Recovering wounded New Zealanders hold sports meeting.

BARRAGE V SHELL

Barrage V Shell (1914-1918)

Anti-aircraft defence men in drag play comic football match against women...

GARDEN FETE

Garden Fete (1914-1918)

People dressed up in fancy dress costumes for fete.

ST. ANDREWS DAY AT THE ETON WALL GAME

St. Andrews Day At The Eton Wall Game (1914-1918)

Eton Boys' Bizarre Wall Game.

ECCENTRIC CLUB

Eccentric Club (1920)

Members of the Eccentric Club; c.1920.

SANTA CLAUS PARADE ROLLS DOWN BROADWAY - CHRISTMAS PARADE

Santa Claus Parade Rolls Down Broadway - Christmas Parade (1914-1919)

Parade with giant balloon...

GARDEN PARTY

Garden Party (1914-1918)

Entertainers and soldiers have fun at garden party attended by Queen Alexandra.

BEACH SCENES

Beach Scenes (1910-1919)

Teenagers dress as Pacific Island tribes and stage ceremony and battle on beach.

STUDENTS' RAG - BRIGHTON

Students' Rag - Brighton (1920-1929)

University students in fancy dress get up to high jinks during rag week...

STUDENTS' DAY

Students' Day (1928)

Funny item showing adventures of 'Big Bill' during Glasgow rag festivities.

OFFICE OF WORKS SPORTS

Office Of Works Sports (1920-1929)

Silly and serious sports at Office of Works sports day in London.

CUNARD - LIVERPOOL

Cunard - Liverpool (1920-1929)

Great shots of musical comedy stars Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert in...

SWIMMING - FRANCE

Swimming - France (1927-1932)

Swimming tournament, beauty contest and games at French open air pool - with...

AFTER THE GAME IS OVER

After The Game Is Over (1924)

American footballers playing silly games to celebrate end of sporting...

VAUDEVILLE TROOP

Vaudeville Troop (1913-1914)

Footage of the Vaudeville troop.

St. Catherine's Day in Paris

St. Catherine's Day In Paris (1920-1929)

St. Catherine's day celebrations in Paris, France.

CROSSING THE LINE aka CROSSING THE EQUATOR - HMS HOOD

Crossing The Line AKA Crossing The Equator - HMS Hood (1922)

Sailors crossing the equator for the...

TIGHTROPE WALKER OVER NEW YORK

Tightrope Walker Over New York (1924)

A woman walks on a tightrope high above New York City. America.

OXFORD REGATTA

Oxford Regatta (1914-1918)

Men compete in races on the River Thames in Oxford.

BEATING THE BOUNDS OF LONDON

Beating The Bounds Of London (1920-1929)

Schoolboys beat the bounds of London.

World's skiing experts gather - for Olympic games. H. Muckenbrunn, champion of...

World's Skiing Experts Gather - For Olympic Games. H. Muckenbrunn, Champion Of... (1928)

Polish...

SPORTS AT ARMY HOSPITAL aka WOUNDED AND NURSES

Sports At Army Hospital AKA Wounded And Nurses (1914-1918)

Recovering soldiers playing sports.

PLEASURES OF A SEASIDE SCHOOL

Pleasures Of A Seaside School (1917)

Children attend a school on the beach. Possibly in Venice,...

SOLDIERS CONCERT PARTY

Soldiers Concert Party (1914-1918)

Nice footage of the party. France.

GARDEN FETE FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS

Garden Fete For Wounded Soldiers (1914-1918)

Garden fete in London to aid wounded soldiers.

NEW ZEALAND MAORIS 'HAKA' FOR DESERVING CHARITY

New Zealand Maoris 'haka' For Deserving Charity (1914-1918)

Footage of Maoris performing the Haka.

S. AFRICAN TOUR

S. African Tour (1925)

Prince Edward on HMS Repulse + celebrations on board as ship crosses equator.

PORTABLE BATHS FOR BRITISH SOLDIERS

Portable Baths For British Soldiers (1914-1918)

Portable bathtubs for soldiers.