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MRS LOVELOCK ANTI-QUEUE CHAMPION

Mrs Lovelock Anti-Queue Champion (1945)

Champion of anti-queue movement, vicar's wife Mrs Lovelock,...

PIGMY PRINCESS IN AUSTRALIA

Pigmy Princess In Australia (1937)

Midget woman - "Pigmy Princess" - dances and speaks to camera in...

BAMBOO

Bamboo (1950)

Bamboo plantation in Cornwall.

WOMAN BECOMES LLOYDS UNDERWRITER

Woman Becomes Lloyds Underwriter (1969)

Countess Inchape becomes the first woman to be allowed...

GOLF aka HOW TO PLAY GOLF

Golf AKA How To Play Golf (1947)

Golf champion Alfred Padgham gives lesson to beginner named Brenda.

LE TOUQUET

Le Touquet (1939)

Footage of the young ladies displaying the latest swim wear fashions at Le Touquet in...

WOMEN FENCING

Women Fencing (1937)

Woman fencing instructor teaches women.

 

 

PRIME MINISTER AT NAVAL BASE

Prime Minister At Naval Base (1940)

Winston Churchill speaks to a gathering of naval men at a South...

TRANS-BRITAIN PIPELINE

Trans-Britain Pipeline (1945)

Pipelines across Britain enable distribution of petrol across the...

GLAMOUR GIRLS IN PATHE STUDIO

Glamour Girls In Pathe Studio (1938)

'Scottish' glamour girls visit London as advance publicity for...

KEMAL ATATURK DIES aka KAMAL ATATURK DIES

Kemal Ataturk Dies AKA Kamal Ataturk Dies (1938)

Footage of Turkish President Kamal Ataturk shown...

LARGS BRISBANE QUEEN CROWNED

Largs Brisbane Queen Crowned (1939)

Footage of the crowning of the Largs Brisbane Queen in Scotland.

GLADYS MERREDEW

Gladys Merredew (1933)

Cute witty song performed by Gladys Merredew, "I would if I could...".

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 11 - THE HURDLER

Feminine Pictorialities No. 11 - The Hurdler (1934)

Olympic hurdler Miss Webb in training at a...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 37 - SOME SWIMMER!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 37 - Some Swimmer! (1934)

Austrian swimmer Emma Faber shows us her...

BELLS PLAYED BY WOMEN aka CARILLONEUSE

Bells Played By Women AKA Carilloneuse (1937)

An item showing Norah Johnston who is the only English...

WOMAN SHOT

Woman Shot (1940)

Shooting champion Margaret Wilson gives lessons on her small rifle range.

MISS KELWAY issue title - HOME FRONT

Miss Kelway Issue Title - Home Front (1942)

A look at author Phyllis Kelway on her miniature...

ORCHARD SPRAYING

Orchard Spraying (1949)

Girls spray orchard in Hereford, Herefordshire.

LAND ARMY

Land Army (1946)

Land Army girls parade before Princess Elizabeth in Bedford.

STALIN AT WOMEN'S MEETING - MOLOTOV

Stalin At Women's Meeting - Molotov

Joseph Stalin attends meeting of women - one of them seems...

STALIN AT WOMENS MEETING

Stalin At Womens Meeting (1938)

Joseph Stalin attends meeting of women - one of them seems particularly...

MRS ROOSEVELT AT UN

Mrs Roosevelt At UN (1946)

Eleanor Roosevelt reads letter from women delegates to UNO.

MONUMENT UNVEILED

Monument Unveiled (1930)

The Prince of Piedmont performs Ceremony at Fondi.

GIFT FROM MUSSOLINI

Gift From Mussolini (1930-1939)

A memorial is unveiled in the Italian town of Benevento.

RADIO LOCATION INVENTOR TALKS aka RADIOLOCATOR INVENTOR TALKS

Radio Location Inventor Talks AKA Radiolocator Inventor Talks (1941)

Inventor of radar Robert...

GLAMOUR ON THE FARM

Glamour On The Farm (1946)

Grace Hart - glamour model & land girl.

A SWIMMING CONTEST -

A Swimming Contest - "Wholesale" (1932)

A three mile swimming contest in the Yarra River, Australia....

"Aren't Women Wonderful?" (1932)

Aviator Elli Beinhorn after her flight from Berlin to Sydney - nice...

4 EXCHANGES IN ONE!

4 Exchanges In One! (1932)

Sir Kingsley Wood, the Postmaster General, opens new telephone exchange in...

"Good Old Lansbury!" (1931)

George Lansbury visits the Lido in Hyde Park and talks about people learning...

AMY'S WONDERFUL WELCOME HOME - Sound version

Amy's Wonderful Welcome Home - Sound Version (1930)

Female flier Amy Johnson receives a great...

ROBB WILTON on sleeve as ROB WILTON

Robb Wilton On Sleeve As Rob Wilton (1932)

Comedian Robb Wilton delivers a monologue about pals, cars...

GLADYS MERREDEW

Gladys Merredew (1934)

Gladys Merredew performs a comical monologue about what a 10-month-old baby is...

QUEEN MARY WITH THE ATS

Queen Mary With The Ats (1941)

Queen Mary regiment of women at ATS camp.

WOMEN DEMAND EQUAL COMPENSATION

Women Demand Equal Compensation (1941)

Nancy Astor speaks at rally demanding equal compensation for...

PEOPLE IN GLASS HOUSES

People In Glass Houses (1945)

New use for Plexiglas in peace time.

WOMAN BALLOONIST IN RUSSIA

Woman Balloonist In Russia (1937)

Russian woman balloonist goes up in the air.

QUEEN MARY OPENS LYNDEN HALL

Queen Mary Opens Lynden Hall (1938)

Queen Mary opens a hall of residence for female students at Queen...

ARP aka LADY READING SPEAKS ON ARP

Arp AKA Lady Reading Speaks On Arp (1938)

Dowager Marchioness of Reading calls on women to do their...

CALL-UP FOR ATS aka ATS JOINS UNITS

Call-Up For Ats AKA Ats Joins Units (1942)

Great footage of women arriving at a depot and joining the...

NEWS BRIEFS

News Briefs (1942)

Queen Mary visits women trainee aircraft workers and Mme Maisky unveils plaque to...

CROYDON aka THE PETER'S SISTERS FLY TO PARIS FROM CROYDON

Croydon AKA The Peter's Sisters Fly To Paris From Croydon (1939)

The Peter's sisters leave...

DUCHESS OF KENT VISITS THE WRENS

Duchess Of Kent Visits The Wrens (1942)

Duchess of Kent Princess Marina visits a WRNS training depot.

HER MAJESTY'S SEWING BEE

Her Majesty's Sewing Bee (1939)

Footage of Palace staff and Queen Elizabeth knitting at Buckingham...

CANADIAN BEAUTY CONTEST

Canadian Beauty Contest (1938)

Gorgeous girls parade in swimsuits for the title of Miss Toronto 1938.

THE QUEEN AND LAND GIRLS

The Queen And Land Girls (1940)

Queen Elizabeth inspects land girls in hall.

THE QUEEN AND THE ATS

The Queen And The Ats (1940)

Queen Elizabeth inspects women of the Auxiliary Territorial Service and...

TITTERTON

Titterton (1933)

The tenor Titterton sings the ballad 'Once In A Blue Moon' in the studio.

EDDIE SMITH AND GIRL FRIEND

Eddie Smith And Girl Friend (1933)

Trick golfer Eddie Smith drives a golf ball from different parts of...