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THE PASSING YEARS

The Passing Years (1899-1950)

Documentary tracing the history of news reporting in the Pathe newsreel.

HERE'S TO THE MEMORY - part 2

Here's To The Memory - Part 2 (1910-1929)

Excellent retrospective looking back over 50 years - this reel...

FRENCH LISTENING PATROLS TAKE DOGS ALONG THE FRONT

French Listening Patrols Take Dogs Along The Front (1910-1919)

Soldier with rifle and Alsatian on guard...

MECHANICAL TRENCH DIGGING

Mechanical Trench Digging (1910-1919)

Footage of mechanical trench digger in action.

TRAINING CAVALRY RECRUITS

Training Cavalry Recruits (1914-1918)

Cavalry recruits in training jump over fences in a park.

STEEL HELMET FOR FRENCH ARMY

Steel Helmet For French Army (1914-1918)

French soldier models new type of steel helmet.

FRENCH TROOPS IN FRONT LINE TRENCHES

French Troops In Front Line Trenches (1914-1918)

French soldiers modelling new helmets and body armour,...

 

 

BATHING PARADE

Bathing Parade (1914-1918)

British troops undress on beach and run to the sea.

SCIENTIFIC WARFARE

Scientific Warfare (1914-1918)

Group of soldiers demonstrate signalling devices using telescope, heliograph,...

LUCKY CHARMS PRESENTED

Lucky Charms Presented (1914-1915)

Lucky charms presented to regimental mascot and troops in garden party...

ARTILLERY MARCH IN HYDE PARK aka ARTILLERY IN HYDE PARK

Artillery March In Hyde Park AKA Artillery In Hyde Park (1914-1918)

Artillery in Hyde Park; marching...

SIGNALLING LAMPS IN FRENCH ARMY aka SIGNALLING LAMP

Signalling Lamps In French Army AKA Signalling Lamp (1914-1918)

French soldiers using signal device;...

CHILDREN GROW VEGETABLES FOR WAR EFFORT aka CHILDREN GROW VEGETABLES

Children Grow Vegetables For War Effort AKA Children Grow Vegetables (1914-1918)

Boys and girls in...

DITCH DIGGING MACHINE COULD BE USED IN WAR aka TRENCHING MACHINE

Ditch Digging Machine Could Be Used In War AKA Trenching Machine (1914-1918)

Demonstration of...

BARBED WIRE CROSSING METHOD aka MACHINE FOR BARBED WIRE

Barbed Wire Crossing Method AKA Machine For Barbed Wire (1914-1918)

British troops practice a new...

GENERAL MAHON ARRIVES AT SALONIKA aka GEN. SIR BRYAN MAHON

General Mahon Arrives At Salonika AKA Gen. Sir Bryan Mahon (1914-1918)

General Sir Bryan Mahon...

FRENCH SOLDIERS LOAD BARBED WIRE

French Soldiers Load Barbed Wire (1914-1918)

Soldiers with barbed wire.

FARM SHOW / WOMEN WORKERS

Farm Show / Women Workers (1914-1918)

Royal Farm Show including demonstration by women wartime farm workers.

BALFOUR UNVEILS MEMORIAL TO VICE ADMIRAL CRADOCK

Balfour Unveils Memorial To Vice Admiral Cradock (1914-1918)

Arthur Balfour (long time British...

TRANSPORT WITH HORSES AND MULES

Transport With Horses And Mules (1914-1918)

Soldiers leading mules and horses loaded with supplies.

FOX HUNTING

Fox Hunting (1914-1918)

Fox hounds in their kennels.

MULES TRANSPORT TORPEDOS aka AERIAL TORPEDOS

Mules Transport Torpedos AKA Aerial Torpedos (1914-1918)

Mules transporting torpedos in France

DOG SLEDS TRANSPORT WOUNDED aka HUSKIES TRANSPORT WOUNDED

Dog Sleds Transport Wounded AKA Huskies Transport Wounded (1914-1918)

Wounded soldiers being rescued...

RED CROSS USING NEW AMBULANCE aka LATEST RED CROSS AMBULANCE

Red Cross Using New Ambulance AKA Latest Red Cross Ambulance (1914-1918)

New Red Cross Ambulance.

DOGS FITTED WITH GAS MASKS aka AMBULANCE DOGS

Dogs Fitted With Gas Masks AKA Ambulance Dogs (1914-1918)

French Ambulance Dogs are given gas masks.

GAS MASKS DEMONSTRATED aka FRENCH GAS MASK

Gas Masks Demonstrated AKA French Gas Mask (1914-1918)

Demonstration of French gas mask.

GERMAN GUN AT LIVERPOOL

German Gun At Liverpool (1914-1918)

Captured German field gun on display in Liverpool.

TESTING GAS MASKS

Testing Gas Masks (1914-1918)

Scientists try out new gas masks on British soldiers.

SPEEDING UP FOOD

Speeding Up Food (1914-1918)

New tractors and ploughs speed up food production.

CAVALRY WATERING HORSES ON WAY TO SUMMER CAMP

Cavalry Watering Horses On Way To Summer Camp (1914-1918)

The cavalry let their horses drink at river on...

NEW PORTABLE BATH

New Portable Bath (1914-1918)

New portable baths for soldiers.

OUR WOMEN OF TODAY BISHOP'S STORTFORD FARMING COMPETITION

Our Women Of Today Bishop's Stortford Farming Competition (1914-1918)

A farming competition for...

BIRMINGHAM BOYS' FINE PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL SPORTS

Birmingham Boys' Fine Performance In School Sports (1914-1918)

Boys take part in school sports day....

P C CLEEVER AND POLICE DOG ROUND UP ESCAPED AVIATORS AT WEST WICKHAM

P C Cleever And Police Dog Round Up Escaped Aviators At West Wickham (1914-1918)

Item showing P.C....

 SHEEP SHEARING BY SOLDIERS  aka YES SIR, YES SIR, THREE BAGS FULL

Sheep Shearing By Soldiers AKA Yes Sir, Yes Sir, Three Bags Full (1914-1918)

Sheep shearing by...

ALPINE SOLDIERS

Alpine Soldiers (1914-1918)

Alpine soldiers shovelling snow.

THE SOLDIER - FARMER WOOL WASHING IN THE OLD STYLE

The Soldier - Farmer Wool Washing In The Old Style (1914-1918)

Wool washing by soldier - farmers.

Tank Bank - War Fund raising

Tank Bank - War Fund Raising (1914-1918)

Footage of the tank bank moving along through street.

Invention for Safe guarding Gunners

Invention For Safe Guarding Gunners (1914-1918)

Footage of new machine gun with periscope attached.

War Bond Rally in the Snow

War Bond Rally In The Snow (1914-1918)

Crowds turn out for war bond rally in Yorkshire.

Horse breaking by American Cowboy Soldiers

Horse Breaking By American Cowboy Soldiers (1914-1918)

Footage of soldiers breaking in would horses.

Women Aeroplane Workers in Factory

Women Aeroplane Workers In Factory (1914-1918)

Footage of women working in aeroplane factory.

OLDEST FLYING CORPS - ARMY PIGEONS

Oldest Flying Corps - Army Pigeons (1914-1918)

Good footage of carrier pigeons being used as messengers...

SNOW PLOUGH AT WORK

Snow Plough At Work (1914-1918)

Good footage of a snow plough clearing drifts on a railway track.

WAR BONDS BY CARRIER PIGEONS

War Bonds By Carrier Pigeons (1914-1918)

Officials attach war bonds to the legs of pigeons and 'launch'...

HORSE TROOPS RIDING THROUGH STREETS

Horse Troops Riding Through Streets (1914-1918)

Footage of the soldiers on horseback.

Land Army Girls Parade

Land Army Girls Parade (1914-1918)

Footage of procession of land army girls and at work.

WAR GARDENS' SPLENDID YIELD

War Gardens' Splendid Yield (1914-1918)

Celebration of harvest in war gardens. Leyton, Greater London.

REAL DOGS OF WAR - FRENCH ARMY DOGS

Real Dogs Of War - French Army Dogs (1914-1918)

Military exercise with army dogs. France.

FARM STORY - MILKING GOAT

Farm Story - Milking Goat (1914-1918)

Woman milking goat and feeding hens.