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AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan (1910-1919)

Various shots and scenes in Afghanistan.

 NEW FLYING BOAT - SOUTHAMPTON

New Flying Boat - Southampton (1920-1929)

Seaplane on quayside and on sea at Southampton, Hampshire.

 J H THOMAS

J H Thomas (1920-1929)

Trade Union leader and Labour politician James Henry Thomas posing with unidentified...

A RETURN IN TRIUMPH  aka CARPENTIER

A Return In Triumph AKA Carpentier (1919)

Boxer Georges Carpentier leaves Folkestone by ship.

 GOLD RUSH IN SOUTH AFRICA

Gold Rush In South Africa (1920-1929)

Men rush to stake claims on land where they believe gold can be...

OLD PLANES ON SHOW IN SYDNEY

Old Planes On Show In Sydney (1961)

Old aircraft show at new aircraft museum Sydney, Australia.

FIRE HITS AIR FORCE BASE

Fire Hits Air Force Base (1961)

Fire at Wright Patterson Air Force base in Ohio.

 

 

OLD MONOSPAR PLANE TAKES OFF FOR LONDON

Old Monospar Plane Takes Off For London (1961)

Two Australians ready to fly old Monospar plane to...

FILM DISTRIBUTORS STRIKE - ROME

Film Distributors Strike - Rome (1962)

Film distributors in Rome on strike against the new tax...

QUEEN RETURNS FROM SANDRINGHAM

Queen Returns From Sandringham (1962)

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Andrew arrive to London from...

TRUMAN VISITS NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR SITE

Truman Visits New York World's Fair Site (1962)

Former American President Harry Truman visits New...

WORLD'S LARGEST OIL TANKER IN SEA TRIALS

World's Largest Oil Tanker In Sea Trials (1962)

The world's largest oil tanker in New York harbour.

MUNICH OIL FIRE - MUNICH

Munich Oil Fire - Munich (1962)

Fire in a district heating plant in Munich, Germany.

MINE DISASTER IN THE SAAR

Mine Disaster In The Saar (1962)

Mine disaster in the Saar, Germany - the worst in history.

WHALER CAPSIZES IN KIEL HARBOUR

Whaler Capsizes In Kiel Harbour (1962)

Whaling ship built for Russians capsizes in Kiel harbour,...

CONSTANTINOPOLE

Constantinopole (1962)

Images of Constantinopole, Turkey.

FUNERAL OF 287 KILLED IN MINE DISASTER

Funeral Of 287 Killed In Mine Disaster (1962)

Funeral of the miners killed in mine disaster in...

ELECTRONIC SYSTEM SPEEDS PAN AMERICAN FLIGHT BOOKINGS

Electronic System Speeds Pan American Flight Bookings (1962)

Pan American uses computers to speed...

DUBLIN TO BELFAST TRAIN CRASH AT RUSH

Dublin To Belfast Train Crash At Rush (1963)

Train from Dublin to Belfast crashes at Rush and Lusk.

NEWSPAPER AND TRANSPORT STRIKES IN PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK

Newspaper And Transport Strikes In Philadelphia And New York (1963)

Transport strike in...

AMERICA LOOKS AT EUROPE AFTER COMMON MARKET RIFT

America Looks At Europe After Common Market Rift (1963)

America turns to Europe after European...

HOECHST DYEWORKS CENTENARY

Hoechst Dyeworks Centenary (1963)

Centenary celebrations of the Hoechst Dyeworks in Frankfurt.

THE SPORTS CAR OF THE YEAR

The Sports Car Of The Year (1955-1956)

Lovely documentary about MG sports car.

RAC CAR RALLY

Rac Car Rally (1963)

RAC car rally at Woodcote House - includes vintage and modern cars.

DUTCH CARS GET TOUGH TEST

Dutch Cars Get Tough Test (1963)

Tough testing of cars in Holland.

MELBOURNE OF TOMORROW

Melbourne Of Tomorrow (1963)

Exhibition in Melbourne showing models of office blocks, underground etc....

NOEL COWARD EN ROUTE TO MELBOURNE

Noel Coward En Route To Melbourne (1963)

Noel Coward stops in Sydney on the way from England to...

24 AUSTRALIAN STUDENTS PACK INTO A MINI MINOR

24 Australian Students Pack Into A Mini Minor (1963)

Twenty four Australian students squeeze in a...

PRESIDENT KENNEDY AVERTS RAIL STRIKE

President Kennedy Averts Rail Strike (1963)

President Kennedy rejects possibility of rail strike...

RAILWAYS PROGRESS

Railways Progress (1963)

Old and new trains shown to mark the progress of railway industry.

GOLD MINING METHODS

Gold Mining Methods (1961)

Methods of mining in South African town. Reel Two

GOLD MINING METHODS

Gold Mining Methods (1960)

South African mining process. Good quality.

 USA LARGEST SEA PLANE

USA Largest Sea Plane (1954)

The Convair Tradewind, America's largest flying boat, is seen in action...

PYLON MEN

Pylon Men (1958)

RAF newsreel issue - various RAF related and home news stories.

PRICE OF ENTERPRISE - REELS 1 & 2

Price Of Enterprise - Reels 1 & 2 (1952)

Corporate documentary film showing history of Dunlop Rubber...

PLOUGHING CONTEST

Ploughing Contest (1948)

Empire Ploughing Contest in Cumberland - cuts from story in 48/11.

TRAINING SCHOOL FOR BLIND

Training School For Blind (1940-1949)

Blind men learn trades at special school in Poland.

SIGNING OF ANGLO-US FILM AGREEMENT

Signing Of Anglo-Us Film Agreement (1940-1949)

President of Board of Trade, Harold Wilson signs agreement...

HELICOPTER OVER PARIS

Helicopter Over Paris (1948)

Helicopter lands on roof of Paris building.

GRAPE HARVEST FESTIVAL

Grape Harvest Festival (1948)

Grape harvest festival at Frosinone, Italy.

MAKING A SUIT

Making A Suit (1948)

Saville Row tailors at work + play about tailoring to tour USA.

AIR FORCE DAY

Air Force Day (1948)

USA celebrates its Air Force with shows and fly pasts.

TESTING MORRIS MOTOR CARS

Testing Morris Motor Cars (1948)

Cars tried and tested by new methods at Nuffield Research Centre,...

EARLS COURT MOTOR SHOW

Earls Court Motor Show (1948)

International motor car show at Earls Court, London.

FRENCH BATTLESHIP 'JEAN BART'

French Battleship 'jean Bart' (1948)

French battleship 'Jean Bart' at St. Nazaire harbour.

SHEFFIELD STEEL WORKS

Sheffield Steel Works (1948)

Men showing their skills at Sheffield steel works.

SHEFFIELD STEEL WORKS EXHIBITION

Sheffield Steel Works Exhibition (1948)

Great crafts seen at Sheffield steel works exhibition.

SHEFFIELD STEEL WORKS

Sheffield Steel Works (1948)

Men at work at Sheffield steel works.

THE KING OPENS KINGSTON POWER STATION

The King Opens Kingston Power Station (1948)

King George VI opens new power station in Kingston.

SPITHEAD REVIEW 1953

Spithead Review 1953 (1954)

A Coronation review of over 300 ships of the fleet at Spithead.