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MINER DANCERS

Miner Dancers (1926)

Traditional form of sword dancing (rapper dancing) performed by elderly miners.

CUTS / OUT TAKES for MINER DANCERS in G 1356

Cuts / Out Takes For Miner Dancers In G 1356 (1926)

Cuts (out takes, rushes) for MINER DANCERS in G...

MR. COSGRAVE a.k.a. PRESIDENT COSGRAVE

Mr. Cosgrave A.K.A. President Cosgrave (1927)

An official visit by President Cosgrave to Carlow...

WORLD'S RICHEST MAN

World's Richest Man (1927)

John D Rockefeller invites the cameras inside his Florida home.

WORLDS LARGEST MOTOR  LINER

Worlds Largest Motor Liner (1927)

Impressive shots of the launch of a huge ship.

IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED

If At First You Don't Succeed (1927)

Campbell breaks the land speed record in his Napier Bluebird.

PLOUGHING COMPETITION

Ploughing Competition (1927)

Competitors plough field with horse drawn hand ploughs and make neat...

 

 

ADOPT ADAPT AND IMPROVE

Adopt Adapt And Improve (1927)

The Prince of Wales visits the British Industries Fair at Birmingham.

BRITAIN'S SHOP WINDOW

Britain's Shop Window (1927)

The King and Queen visit Britain's Industries Fair at White City.

WITH THE CHURCH'S BLESSING

With The Church's Blessing (1927)

The fishing fleet at St Malo is blessed before heading off to...

WELSH COLLIERY DISASTER

Welsh Colliery Disaster (1927)

Sorrowful scenes at the pit head in Monmouthshire.

PEACE HATH HER HEROES

Peace Hath Her Heroes (1927)

Welsh Colliery disaster: rescue teams emerge from pit.

PRINCE OF WALES - LEICESTER

Prince Of Wales - Leicester (1927)

The Prince of Wales attends a tree planting ceremony

COLONEL-IN-CHIEF PRINCESS MARY

Colonel-In-Chief Princess Mary (1927)

Princess Mary lays stone and plants tree.

FLAT RACING SEASON BEGINS

Flat Racing Season Begins (1927)

Workmen busy on the construction of a new stand and the demolition of...

WEALTH FOR SOME...PENURY FOR OTHERS

Wealth For Some...Penury For Others (1927)

Dramatic scenes as young and old race to stake claims.

JIXI SIR?

Jixi Sir? (1927)

A new small taxi is to be introduced in London.

PIONEERS FOR CANADA

Pioneers For Canada (1927)

Sir Ian Hamilton congratulates ex service men training to be farmers in...

CHEERS ALL THE WAY!

Cheers All The Way! (1927)

Prince of Wales visits fishermen in Hastings.

EAT EMPIRE FRUIT

Eat Empire Fruit (1927)

Children welcome the arrival of a cargo of apples from Australia.

DUBLIN SPRING SHOW

Dublin Spring Show (1927)

Cows and bulls on display and a gymkhana for children at the Dublin Spring...

PRINCE OF WALES - EXCAVATOR

Prince Of Wales - Excavator (1927)

Royal visit to a massive excavator machine in action.

PRISON WALLS MAKE COTTAGE HOMES

Prison Walls Make Cottage Homes (1927)

Scenes showing the demolition of an old prison at Devizes.

THE PRIME MINISTER

The Prime Minister (1927)

Prime Minister and his wife open a power station.

OXHEY MYSTERY CHASM

Oxhey Mystery Chasm (1927)

A suburban house has a huge hole in its front garden.

OXHEY MYSTERY CHASM

Oxhey Mystery Chasm (1927)

A suburban house has a huge hole in its front garden.

THE PRINCE...PIT LAD

The Prince...Pit Lad (1927)

Prince Edward visits a pit and dons miners overalls.

BRITAIN THE CONSUMER - EGYPT THE PRODUCER

Britain The Consumer - Egypt The Producer (1927)

King Fuad visits at the cotton mills in...

KING FUAD

King Fuad (1927)

King Fuad visits cotton mills in Lancashire.

THE MAPLE LEAF FOREVER

The Maple Leaf Forever (1927)

A street parade commemorates Canada's diamond jubilee.

BRIDGE BUILDERS HUSTLE

Bridge Builders Hustle (1927)

Manual workers toil and heavy steel sections are moved, to build a...

PICCADILLY IS UP

Piccadilly Is Up (1927)

Workmen digging holes to form trenches along Piccadilly.

THE HOP PICKERS ARMY

The Hop Pickers Army (1927)

Traditional scenes of East Enders of all ages in the hop fields.

SEEING FOR HIMSELF

Seeing For Himself (1927)

Sir Kingsley Wood makes a trip down to the Kent hop fields.

SOUTH OF ENGLAND ANGLING

South Of England Angling (1927)

Fishing boats by the water at Hastings.

DAIRY SHOW WITH NO CATTLE

Dairy Show With No Cattle (1927)

Demonstrations of butter making at a dairy show in London.

ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM GOODENOUGH

Admiral Sir William Goodenough (1927)

Moving scenes at the unveiling of the Fleetwood War Memorial.

GETTING KNOWLEDGE FIRST HAND

Getting Knowledge First Hand (1927)

Joynson-Hicks, the Home Secretary, meets some factory girls.

DO TANKS SPOIL OUR COMMONS

Do Tanks Spoil Our Commons (1927)

Tank manoeuvres in Surrey.

UNEMPLOYED MINERS MARCH

Unemployed Miners March (1927)

Welsh miners march in solidarity.

XMAS BEEF - NORWICH

Xmas Beef - Norwich (1927)

Scenes at an indoor cattle market in Norwich.

NERVES OF STEEL

Nerves Of Steel (1927)

Scary scenes of working sky high at Baker Street.

KING FEISAL IN BOLTON

King Feisal In Bolton (1927)

King Feisal visits the cotton mills in Bolton.

A TROJAN TASK

A Trojan Task (1927)

Bridge sections are moved into place at Birkenhead.

THE KING'S FAT CATTLE

The King's Fat Cattle (1927)

The King's cattle and pigs for sale at Windsor

FOSTER EMPIRE TRADE

Foster Empire Trade (1928)

Canadian farmers visit the Manchester Ship Canal at the end of a tour of...

CANADIAN FARMERS IN ENGLAND

Canadian Farmers In England (1928)

Canadian farmers inspect cattle at the Royal Farm, Windsor.

EMPIRE'S SHOP WINDOW

Empire's Shop Window (1928)

King George V, Queen Mary and the Duke and Duchess of York wander around...

COMPLETION OF A WONDERFUL ENGINEERING FEAT

Completion Of A Wonderful Engineering Feat (1928)

The half-finished arch of the Tyne Bridge in...

FIRST FOOTERS

First Footers (1928)

Great film shows the opening of the new King George V Bridge in Glasgow, and the...