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WORKMAN ACROBATS aka WORKMEN ACROBATS

Workman Acrobats AKA Workmen Acrobats (1929)

Footage of workmen placing lanterns on the dome of St...

WORKMEN RUN ARCADIAN TOWN

Workmen Run Arcadian Town (1940-1949)

Workmen run Arcadian town in Warragamba valley in New South Wales,...

 GRAN SAN BERNARDO TUNNEL LINKED

Gran San Bernardo Tunnel Linked (1962)

Workmen from Italy and Switzerland make the breakthrough in...

REMOVING EROS

Removing Eros (1953)

Workmen removing the statue of Eros from Piccadilly.

CLIFFS REPAIRED

Cliffs Repaired (1968)

Repairs are carried out on the white cliffs of Dover to counter effects of...

RECONSTRUCTING TEMPLE OF KARNAK

Reconstructing Temple Of Karnak (1949)

American newsreel item showing reconstruction of temple in...

OLD WARSAW

Old Warsaw (1948)

Good footage of men renovating houses amongst ruins of Warsaw in Poland.

 

 

BUILDING IN RUSSIA

Building In Russia (1961)

Shots of building work inside hill in Russia. Soviet Union.

GO TO THE FAIR!

Go To The Fair! (1932)

Workmen gathered together before continuing preparations for British Industries'...

SELF SERVICE PAY DAY IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Self Service Pay Day In Czechoslovakia (1961)

Workers collect their pay in self service fashion at...

HOLLAND aka LAND RECLAIMED - GOLD FROM LUTINE

Holland AKA Land Reclaimed - Gold From Lutine (1938)

Dredgers at work off coast of Holland,...

NEW TREASURES OF THE PHARAOHS DISCOVERED

New Treasures Of The Pharaohs Discovered (1949)

Egyptians at new excavation of unknown Sphinx,...

 ON SITE BUILDING

On Site Building (1950)

Building prefabricated housing in Kent.

 BUILDING SITE

Building Site (1950)

"On Site" building site - identical to UN 2379 D.

BUILDING HOUSES AND CHRISTMAS IN SLOVAKIA

Building Houses And Christmas In Slovakia (1949)

Families celebrate Christmas in newly built houses...

KUIBYSHEV POWER PLANT'S 20TH TURBINE

Kuibyshev Power Plant's 20th Turbine (1957)

Kuibyshev power plant starts up its 20th turbine....

NELSON'S COLUMN

Nelson's Column (1968)

Cleaning and renovation of Nelson's Column and Trafalgar Square, London.

OIL IN THE SAHARA

Oil In The Sahara (1961)

Item showing working oil well in the Sahara Desert. North Africa.

THE QUADRIGA OF THE BRANDENBURG GATE IS RE-INSTALLED

The Quadriga Of The Brandenburg Gate Is Re-Installed (1958)

Roman chariot & statue lifted by...

REBUILDING WARSAW

Rebuilding Warsaw (1946)

Rebuilding of Warsaw after World War Two.

BERLINER STREIFLICHTER aka BERLIN - DIGGING UP TREES

Berliner Streiflichter AKA Berlin - Digging Up Trees (1946)

Berlin's devastated Tiergarten Park...

ENORMOUS BUOY FOR MOORING GIANT TANKERS - ITALY

Enormous Buoy For Mooring Giant Tankers - Italy (1962)

Buoy set in position to moor super oil...

AFRICAN WORKMEN

African Workmen (1950-1959)

Stock shot material of African animals and men working in an open air...

PREPARATIONS IN DELHI PRIOR TO QUEEN'S VISIT - UNUSED ROLL

Preparations In Delhi Prior To Queen's Visit - Unused Roll (1961)

Workmen building dais for the...

FASHION SHOW ON AEROPLANE

Fashion Show On Aeroplane (1946)

Cuts from newsreel 46/54 - American models arrive in Britain.

REMOVALS FROM DOWNING STREET aka REMOVALS FROM DOWNING ST

Removals From Downing Street AKA Removals From Downing St (1960)

Removal men loading office...

THE FLYING BALLET

The Flying Ballet (1946)

John Parsons wears wings and flies across the stage with Douglas Byng and...

FORUM THEATRE EALING

Forum Theatre Ealing (1934)

The building of the Forum Cinema in Ealing, London

NELSON CLEANED aka CLEANING NELSON'S COLUMN

Nelson Cleaned AKA Cleaning Nelson's Column (1968)

Workmen clean pigeon muck off Nelson's Column,...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 12

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 12 (1934)

20 ton telescope mirror, arts and crafts school...

REBUILDING OF WARSAW

Rebuilding Of Warsaw (1949)

Rebuilding works in Warsaw, including the East-West Avenue.

THE NORTH SEA PREPARES FOR BATHING SEASON

The North Sea Prepares For Bathing Season (1949)

Westerland and Nordernoy Island with various...

WIRELESS MAST

Wireless Mast (1920-1921)

Workmen in Nallen, Germany climb up the world's tallest wireless tower as part of...

DEEDS NOT WORDS

Deeds Not Words (1921)

Bricklaying, plumbing and sign painting are part of the Government training scheme...

WASTE HEAT FOR HOUSES

Waste Heat For Houses (1969-1972)

Power station, road works, taps and showers and blocks of flats.

NEAREST IN UNDERSTANDING aka NEWEST IN UNDERSTANDING

Nearest In Understanding AKA Newest In Understanding (1938)

Models rehearse for the Shoe and...

ART & SCULPTURE PICASSO BIRTHDAY EXHIBITION, PARIS

Art & Sculpture Picasso Birthday Exhibition, Paris (1966)

Preparation for Picasso exhibition,...

CHILDREN OF NEW YORK WITH MOOD MUSIC BACKGROUND.

Children Of New York With Mood Music Background. (1966)

The city of New York is a music box. ...

PRINCESS ELIZABETH AND PHILIP AT IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION aka ELIZABETH + PHILIP AT...

Princess Elizabeth And Philip At Ideal Home Exhibition AKA Elizabeth + Philip At... (1948)

Various...

QUEEN IN INDIA - RAMLILA GROUNDS

Queen In India - Ramlila Grounds (1961)

Queen and Duke on dais, with Prasad and Nehru meet VIPs.

HOUSE IN THE TREE TOPS

House In The Tree Tops (1960-1969)

House built in three tops in London.

STAGE SCENES

Stage Scenes (1910-1930)

Excerpts from film about a factory and its workers.

PREPARING FOR SUMMER EXHIBITION AT ROYAL ACADEMY

Preparing For Summer Exhibition At Royal Academy (1966)

Staff preparing exhibits in the summer...

WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST FLAGPOLE ERECTED

World's Second Largest Flagpole Erected (1919)

Workmen make adjustments as a flagpole is slowly...

OUR CAMERAMEN WILL GO ANYWHERE

Our Cameramen Will Go Anywhere (1925)

Not for the faint hearted! A cameraman is up 250 foot spire of...

LIVERPOOL - EAST LANCASHIRE ROAD

Liverpool - East Lancashire Road (1929)

The Mayor of Liverpool opens new asterial road, Liverpool,...

 RIVER DANUBE DRIES UP

River Danube Dries Up (1960-1969)

Drought causes River Danube to dry up, Budapest, Hungary.

TIM MARCHES BACK

Tim Marches Back (1944)

Ministry of Information cartoon trailer asking people to use the telephone less....

LAUNCHING IN HMS HERMES

Launching In HMS Hermes (1953)

Lady Clementine Churchill launches new aircraft carrier, HMS Hermes.

 STALIN  record a - reel 1

Stalin Record A - Reel 1 (1920-1939)

Various Stalin material gathered from various sources - some "UN"...