• 1890
  • 1900
  • 1910
  • 1920
  • 1930
  • 1940
  • 1950
  • 1960
  • 1970
  • 1980
  • 1990
  • 2000
  • 2011
THE DUCK PLANE - AVIATION'S LATEST!

The Duck Plane - Aviation's Latest! (1930)

A look at a very odd design of aeroplane from Germany.

"Hounds Hard And Horses Healthy" (1930)

Hounds and huntsmen of the Quorn set out to catch a fox.

AIRSHIPS FOR ALL?

Airships For All? (1930)

Mini-airship is put through its paces at an American airfield.

WINTER'S BEAUTIFUL BUT ... ICY MANTLE

Winter's Beautiful But ... Icy Mantle (1930)

Wintery scenes in Northumberland and flooding scenes in...

150 MILES AN HOUR ON A MOTORCYCLE!

150 Miles An Hour On A Motorcycle! (1930)

J S Wright breaks speed records on super streamlined...

APPALLING LANDSLIDE DISASTER

Appalling Landslide Disaster (1930)

A landslide in Lyons causes devastation. Edouard Herriot comes out...

"The New-Old Blue Bird" AKA Bluebird (1931)

Malcolm Campbell looks at his rebuilt car and talks off...

 

 

FOG ... THE SEAMAN'S WORST ENEMY!

Fog ... The Seaman's Worst Enemy! (1931)

A steamer crashes off Dungeness.

THE FAMOUS NAVAL

The Famous Naval "Battle Of Flowers" (1931)

Battle of Flowers on boats in the harbour of Cannes,...

"For Those In Peril On The Sea ..." (1931)

New lifeboat is launched in front of large crowd at...

AIRSHIPS TO ANCHOR OVER HEART OF CITY!

Airships To Anchor Over Heart Of City! (1931)

Hugo Eckener and Al Smith plan to moor airships on the...

A CITY WIPED OUT ... THOUSANDS DEAD!

A City Wiped Out ... Thousands Dead! (1931)

Managua - capital of Nicaragua - is flattened by a...

AFTER THE TRAGEDY OF MANAGUA

After The Tragedy Of Managua (1931)

Refugees flee fires and ruins after the recent earthquake in...

"Safety In The Air" (1930)

An autogyro is demonstrated in Berlin to show off its safety potential.

THE CHILDREN'S MEET

The Children's Meet (1930)

Young children are brought into the very adult world of the fox hunt.

THE SUPER AIR DETECTOR

The Super Air Detector (1930)

French troops demonstrate a device for listening to enemy aircraft.

271 RUNNERS

271 Runners (1931)

Cross country race over snowy course near Paris.

WITH ALL THE IMPRESSIVE POMP - mute version

With All The Impressive Pomp - Mute Version (1931)

Archbishop Damaschinos blesses the sea for...

WHERE ONCE KING ALFRED REIGNED

Where Once King Alfred Reigned (1931)

The Hursely fox hunt sets off from Winchester on their New Year...

200 MPH VISITOR!

200 Mph Visitor! (1931)

Pilot Frank Hawks breaks a speed flying record.

MILES OF FOREST ABLAZE

Miles Of Forest Ablaze (1931)

Terrible forest fires come close to American town of Lakewood.

FIRE - ICE AND SNOW

Fire - Ice And Snow (1934)

German Alpine firemen attend the fire on skis.

ARCTIC GRIP ON AMERICA

Arctic Grip On America (1934)

Smashing of the ice on Hudson river.

WINTER BRINGS JOY TO SOME aka WINTER BRINGS JOY AND SOME Beware - other items...

Winter Brings Joy To Some AKA Winter Brings Joy And Some Beware - Other Items... (1934)

Ice-yachts...

SKATING EVERYWHERE!

Skating Everywhere! (1931)

People enjoy a cold snap by skating on frozen fens in Lincolnshire.

"Phantom Football" (1931)

Chelsea beat West Ham in football match in very foggy conditions.

POWERSCOURT PLOUGHING MATCH

Powerscourt Ploughing Match (1931)

Tractors and horses are both used in a ploughing competition in...

BY THE ODD GOAL IN 3!

By The Odd Goal In 3! (1931)

Scotland beat Ireland in womens' hockey match on snowy pitch.

LEARN TO FLY IN SAFETY

Learn To Fly In Safety (1931)

A pilot in Surrey shows off a wonderful new flight simulator - using a...

"Another Good Idea Goes Wrong!" (1931)

Inventor Maurice Porier shows off his rocket plane - it...

GREAT FIRE IN LONDON

Great Fire In London (1931)

Over 1,000 firemen battle a warehouse fire in London.

IN PERIL BY THE SEA!

In Peril By The Sea! (1931)

Coastal erosion causes the collapse of the foundations of a house.

WITH A RESOUNDING ROAR!

With A Resounding Roar! (1933)

Explosions bring down huge chunks of rock in a chalk quarry.

"The Sub-Cloud Car" (1933)

American Army test new device for viewing out of airship.

HUNTING IN WICKLOW

Hunting In Wicklow (1933)

Fox hunt scenes from County Wicklow in Ireland.

A GALLANT FAILURE

A Gallant Failure (1933)

An American naval team take of to try to break balloon altitude record.

AVIATION'S LATEST WONDER

Aviation's Latest Wonder (1933)

A new design of autogyro is demonstrated at Hanworth Airfield.

FLYING ... REVOLUTIONISED!

Flying ... Revolutionised! (1931)

New design of Junkers plane displayed in Berlin - it uses crude oil...

AN ENGINEERING RECORD

An Engineering Record (1931)

A new bridge is moved into place in Glaisdale after flood washed away the...

BLIZZARD HITS NEW YORK

Blizzard Hits New York (1934)

Heavy snowfall makes getting around difficult in New York City.

ICE BOUND TILL THE SPRING - NOW!

Ice Bound Till The Spring - Now! (1934)

A seaplane takes off from icy waters near Stockholm.

MINIATURE MOTORING

Miniature Motoring (1934)

Men demonstrate a miniature car - they take it for ride around Piccadilly...

HOMEWARD BOUND

Homeward Bound (1934)

Pigeons being released from their cages only to return after a nice long flight.

A WASH OUT

A Wash Out (1934)

Fourth cricket test match between England and Australia is stopped due to heavy rain.

THE PRIDE OF FRENCH AIR FORCE

The Pride Of French Air Force (1934)

The giant Air France plane "Emeraude" crashes due to snowstorm -...

OUR LATEST SUBMARINE

Our Latest Submarine (1934)

New British made submarine is launched in Barrow in Furness.

DUBLIN ONLY TROTTING

Dublin Only Trotting (1934)

Trotting attracts masses of people in Berlin.

THE MICRO RAY

The Micro Ray (1934)

A micro-ray receiver (or similar) is placed on top of the building and demonstrated.

EXTREMES MEET

Extremes Meet (1934)

Aftermath of a terrifying cloudburst in California.

A MAJESTIC SPECTACLE aka ALL'S WELL

A Majestic Spectacle AKA All's Well (1934)

Pride of Royal Navy is still stuck off Portsmouth thanks...