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ITALIAN PREMIER LEAVES FOR USA

Italian Premier Leaves For USA (1947)

Footage of the Italian Premier Alcide de Gaspieri leaving by...

HARVESTING FRUIT - TRAILER

Harvesting Fruit - Trailer (1943)

Ministry of Information film urging people to enrol for the fruit...

YOUR WASTE PAPER - WHAT BECOMES OF IT aka YOU'RE WASTE PAPER TRAILER ?

Your Waste Paper - What Becomes Of It AKA You're Waste Paper Trailer ? (1941)

A look at how...

PROCEED ACCORDING TO PLAN - TRAILER

Proceed According To Plan - Trailer (1944)

"Dig for Victory" shows you when to plant seeds to have...

OIL AND WAR - ABADAN

Oil And War - Abadan (1951)

Abadan oil refinery - start of the story on oil crisis in Persia and war in...

WOMEN WAR WORKERS IN TRAINING

Women War Workers In Training (1941)

Women being trained to operate machines and weld for work in...

ESSEN BLITZED

Essen Blitzed (1943)

Night air raid of Essen, Germany.

 

 

BREAD LINE IN NAPLES

Bread Line In Naples (1943)

As the white flower arrives in Naples and bakeries bake white bread, people...

DESERT SALVAGE

Desert Salvage (1943)

Scrap metal and spare parts for military vehicles are supplied from North African...

MADE IN BRITAIN

Made In Britain (1941)

Army officer inspects work at antiaircraft gun factory.

SPITFIRES IN THE MAKING

Spitfires In The Making (1941)

A look a work of Spitfire aeroplane factory.

HERE WE GO GATHERING SPUDS SCOTTISH HARVEST - TRAILER aka GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL

Here We Go Gathering Spuds Scottish Harvest - Trailer AKA Government Official (1944)

Official...

HEATING TRAILER

Heating Trailer (1941)

A Government trailer shows how to save fuel around the house.

MILK TRAILER

Milk Trailer (1942)

Government trailer showing the groups of people that are guaranteed a daily ration of...

WOMEN AT WORK Dublin issue

Women At Work Dublin Issue (1942)

Good shots of women doing work that is usually associated with men.

COAL TRAILER

Coal Trailer (1942)

Item urging people to order their coal early and substitute 10% for coke or...

REAL EGGS BEFORE AND AFTER

Real Eggs Before And After (1944)

Eggs are turned into dried powder form at a factory.

VOICE OF THE ALLIES

Voice Of The Allies (1944)

A newspaper printed in small village in liberated France tells news of...

SALVAGED AFTER 23 YEARS

Salvaged After 23 Years (1940)

Italian salvage crew use a variety of methods to retrieve scrap metal...

WINTER WOOLLIES IN LONDON

Winter Woollies In London (1940)

Sheep grazing London parks are sheared for their wool.

EVACUEES aka EVACUEES - SHEEP

Evacuees AKA Evacuees - Sheep (1940)

Sheep are evacuated from the South East to safer pastures.

ANY OLD IRON

Any Old Iron (1940)

Workmen salvage old metal from tramways and railings for use in arms factories.

DIAMOND NECKLACE TOWARDS WAR COST

Diamond Necklace Towards War Cost (1940)

A diamond necklace is sold at Christie's in aid of the war...

ARMY BAKERS

Army Bakers (1914-1918)

Army bakers at work, baking bread in outdoor ovens during World War One.

YOUNG FARMERS

Young Farmers (1942)

Farmers' sons and daughters parade their animals in a show. Northumberland.

WOMEN GAS WORK WORKERS

Women Gas Work Workers (1914-1918)

Women shovelling coal and doing traditional men's work at gas works.

WOMEN FLOUR WORKERS

Women Flour Workers (1919)

Women workers at flour mill.

LAND GIRLS IN ORCHARD

Land Girls In Orchard (1914-1918)

Land girls pick fruit in orchard.

PEACE - BUT ON OUR TERMS SHELL FACTORY

Peace - But On Our Terms Shell Factory (1914-1918)

Footage of shells being assembled at munitions...

WASTE PAPER issue title is SAY IT WITH FLYERS

Waste Paper Issue Title Is Say It With Flyers (1943)

Paper being recycled into cardboard at...

ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM GOODENOUGH

Admiral Sir William Goodenough (1927)

Moving scenes at the unveiling of the Fleetwood War Memorial.

SPEARS issue title is POINTS AND PINTS

Spears Issue Title Is Points And Pints (1944)

South African golf club factory helps war effort by...

LATEST NEWS FROM RUSSIA

Latest News From Russia (1941)

An item showing Russia's progress against Germany in the war.

FRENCH MUNITIONS FACTORY - GENERAL PERSHING & ALBERT THOMAS

French Munitions Factory - General Pershing & Albert Thomas (1914-1918)

General John Pershing &...

THE SERVICES NEED ARMS TRAILER

The Services Need Arms Trailer (1941)

Trailer asking people to join Government training schemes to...

GAS MASK STORE

Gas Mask Store (1938)

The first batch of gas masks are assembled, packed and sent out to the London...

TOMMY LENDS A HAND AT HARVESTING

Tommy Lends A Hand At Harvesting (1939)

Footage of British soldiers at work in the wheat fields.

KOREAN AMMUNITION DUMP EXPLOSION

Korean Ammunition Dump Explosion (1952)

Shots of explosion after ammunition dump explodes in Pusan,...

SALVAGE aka BEACHCOMBING

Salvage AKA Beachcombing (1940)

Wartime beachcombers find all sorts of things from cotton wool to a...

STUDENT FARMERS issue title - LEND A HAND

Student Farmers Issue Title - Lend A Hand (1941)

Young people from a land club give up their...

GARDENS issue title is GOOD GROUNDS

Gardens Issue Title Is Good Grounds (1944)

Roof gardens - one ornamental and one practical (fruit,...

THE NEWS YOU TALK ABOUT aka POLISH WAR VETERAN HARVEST CANADA'S CROP

The News You Talk About AKA Polish War Veteran Harvest Canada's Crop (1947)

Polish soldiers go...

CANADIAN SHIPYARDS

Canadian Shipyards (1940)

Shots of ship building in Canada, presumably to aid the British war effort.

GERMAN POWS WORKING

German Pows Working (1945)

Good shots of German POWs working on the land.

CIVIL WAR IN ATHENS

Civil War In Athens (1945)

Footage of cargo being unloaded from ships in Athens, Greece.

HELP RUMANIA ROMANIA

Help Rumania Romania (1916)

Donations being collected by Romanian women for Romanian Red Cross.

AN INTREPID AIRMAN

An Intrepid Airman (1916)

French aviator and hero Dancourt who bombed Krupp munitions factory at Essen...

WAR GARDENS' SPLENDID YIELD

War Gardens' Splendid Yield (1914-1918)

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

TOMMIES MAKING GUNS

Tommies Making Guns (1914-1918)

Footage of British soldiers making armaments.

COLONIAL TROOPS

Colonial Troops (1914-1918)

Cavalry being trained, probably from Australia or New Zealand.