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BIRMINGHAM HOSPITAL'S CENTRE

Birmingham Hospital's Centre (1934)

Prince of Wales lays foundation stone & cuts first sod for Medical...

ITALIAN 'BOBBIES'

Italian 'bobbies' (1934)

Benito Mussolini inspects Roman Metropolitan Police.

PRIDE OF FORMER DAYS

Pride Of Former Days (1934)

Great old windjammer 'Abraham Rydberg is to sail to Australia to bring wheat...

BOOM

Boom (1931)

Footage of the side of a rock face being dynamited in a quarry.

OFFICE ROBOTS

Office Robots (1931)

Footage of several new inventions to help office staff.

MAN VERSUS NATURE

Man Versus Nature (1931)

Footage of a Japanese ice breaker cutting through the frozen waters near...

CITIES OF BRITAIN - BIRMINGHAM NO. 3

Cities Of Britain - Birmingham No. 3 (1931)

The sights of Birmingham are seen in this item, with...

 

 

FIRE FIGHTERS OF FRANCE

Fire Fighters Of France (1931)

Powerful water hoses are tested over the River Seine in Paris.

CITIES OF BRITAIN - DERBY NO. 4

Cities Of Britain - Derby No. 4 (1931)

A visit to Derby show the recreational and industry sides of...

STEEL MEN

Steel Men (1931)

Good footage of men at work on construction site at Marble Arch, London.

SPEEDING THE MAILS

Speeding The Mails (1931)

Good footage of the an airship docking with the Empire State Building, United...

TALL TIMBER TALES

Tall Timber Tales (1931)

Trees are felled in a snowy forest in America.

HITTING THE TRAIL

Hitting The Trail (1931)

The Lone Star Cowboys drive cattle from Texas to New Mexico, United States of...

THE PERFECT SECRETARY

The Perfect Secretary (1932)

Kathleen Kramer, 'Ideal Secretary' of the United States, tells us the...

TELEPRINTER

Teleprinter (1932)

A telegram is typed on a teleprinter machine in London, and is printed out in...

THE MAN AND THE MACHINE on the sleeve as THE MAN THE MACHINER

The Man And The Machine On The Sleeve As The Man The Machiner (1932)

Good footage of machinery...

AN OLD ITALIAN CUSTOM

An Old Italian Custom (1932)

Fishermen in Sicily carry out the long tradition of fishing for Honey...

THE SEAL HUNTERS

The Seal Hunters (1932)

Seals are hunted down in the Arctic.

MAKE WAY FOR THE AMBULANCE

Make Way For The Ambulance (1932)

A patient is taken to hospital by sledge and by boat during cold...

WE ARE SIX!

We Are Six! (1937)

The six Cave sisters are seen at work on their farm and with their cattle at an...

THE RIGHT SOUND BUT THE WRONG PICTURE aka RIGHT SOUND ON WRONG PICTURE

The Right Sound But The Wrong Picture AKA Right Sound On Wrong Picture (1932)

Jokey item shows...

RUSSIA TODAY

Russia Today (1932)

Story showing a huge coal plant and the dam being built over the River Dnieper in...

TAKING THE BOAT FOR A RIDE

Taking The Boat For A Ride (1932)

Boats are moved between varying water levels of a canal between...

TRAIN WRECK!

Train Wreck! (1932)

A train wreck is staged in an American Broadcasting Studio through the work of actors...

THE COMPLEAT HARVESTER aka THE COMPLETE HARVESTER

The Compleat Harvester AKA The Complete Harvester (1932)

An early kind of combine harvester is...

GAS FOR PESTS

Gas For Pests (1932)

Crops are sprayed to kill a plague of butterflies on a field in Krasnovar in Russia.

MOTHER OF 1,500,000 BABIES!

Mother Of 1,500,000 Babies! (1932)

We see a Mother Oyster that has yielded 1,500,000 offspring last...

A NEW PLANE

A New Plane (1931)

Item showing a new plane with huge double hulls beneath the main body.

BLACK DIAMONDS

Black Diamonds (1932)

Good footage of a working coal mine in Bestwood, Nottingham.

TAKING GIANTS FOR A RIDE

Taking Giants For A Ride (1932)

Tree trunks are seen on their journey from the forest to the saw mill...

THE HUSKERS

The Huskers (1932)

Husking competition in corn field in the United States of America.

A GIANT AM I

A Giant Am I (1932)

Good footage of large steam locomotive having trial run in France.

THE MODERN MUSICAL BOX

The Modern Musical Box (1932)

Very good film of footage of radio set factory in Hendon and Southgate,...

HUMAN FLIES

Human Flies (1932)

Footage of suspension bridge being painted which crosses over the Arkansas River in...

THE ART OF GETTING TYRED

The Art Of Getting Tyred (1933)

Excellent story about how tyres for the wheels of locomotives work.

GLASS

Glass (1933)

Good educational film about the making of a glass jar at a glass factory.

STRETCHING THINGS TOO FAR!

Stretching Things Too Far! (1933)

Policemen in training are stretched on a special machine to reach...

FLAMING DEATH

Flaming Death (1933)

Coal dust is exploded in a Pittsburgh mine shaft to judge the effect of the...

A RECORD HARVEST

A Record Harvest (1933)

Cranberries are harvested and sorted in Cape Cod, United States of America.

THE PAMPAS OF EUROPE

The Pampas Of Europe (1933)

Animals are herded across the Hortobagy Plain in Hungary.

CLIFF BERZAC

Cliff Berzac (1933)

Cliff Berzac puts a harness on a mule.

ICE FISHING

Ice Fishing (1933)

Fishing through holes in the ice in the Baltic Sea.

THE INVASION OF '33

The Invasion Of '33 (1933)

Flying Foxes - large bats - are seen in a Queensland forest, Australia.

CLIFF CLIMBERS INDUSTRY

Cliff Climbers Industry (1933)

Good shots of men working on the construction of Boulder Dam, United...

JUST GOATS

Just Goats (1933)

Film about a pioneering goat farm in the United States of America.

ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPHIC MARVEL

Another Photographic Marvel (1933)

Slow motion footage taken by the ultra high speed high speed...

THE KEEPER OF THE BEES

The Keeper Of The Bees (1933)

Footage of a beehive farm in Australia.

THE INVADERS OF AUSTRALIA

The Invaders Of Australia (1933)

Australian fishermen off the Victoria coastline in Australian, however...

THE GIANT

The Giant (1933)

Footage of the a new seaplane called the Santos Dumont.

CRAZY CRAYFISH!

Crazy Crayfish! (1933)

Fishermen bring a catch of crayfish up from the sea around King Island, Tasmania.