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DAGENHAM  ESSEX - CAR EXPORT

Dagenham Essex - Car Export (1948)

Henry Ford inaugurates car export drive with USA.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE - BELL RINGERS

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne - Bell Ringers (1948)

HMS Nelson's silver bell returns to Newcastle.

CANTERBURY - BELL RINGERS

Canterbury - Bell Ringers (1948)

School children ring bells of St. Alphege Church at Canterbury.

MINNEAPOLIS - JOE LOUIS

Minneapolis - Joe Louis (1948)

Boxer Joe Louis at training.

SYRACUSE NEW YORK - TRIPLETS

Syracuse New York - Triplets (1948)

Two sets of triplets to the same family in Syracuse, New York.

ART COMES TO OXFORD STREET

Art Comes To Oxford Street (1948)

Modern Art exhibition at Oxford Street, London.

PALESTINE DEFIES PEACEMAKERS

Palestine Defies Peacemakers (1948)

Exclusive shots of illegal armies at training.

 

 

CEYLON GAINS INDEPENDENCE

Ceylon Gains Independence (1948)

Ceylon attains Dominion status, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attend...

PEOPLE IN CAMERA - WASHINGTON D. C.

People In Camera - Washington D. C. (1948)

General Eisenhower retires from military service.

BINFIELD BERKS.

Binfield Berks. (1948)

Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret attend the christening.

LONDON

London (1948)

City of London petitions Parliament against the new electoral bill.

LIVERPOOL - HOSPITAL FUND RAISING

Liverpool - Hospital Fund Raising (1948)

Student rag in Liverpool raises money for the Merseyside...

LAST RITES FOR GANDHI

Last Rites For Gandhi (1948)

Ashes of Mahatma Gandhi scattered on Ganges in last ceremony.

COAL CLAIMS ITS PRICE

Coal Claims Its Price (1948)

Public sympathy aroused through chance revelation of plight of dying...

'SMALLS' PROBLEMS SOLVED

'smalls' Problems Solved (1948)

Automatic laundry for workers installed at West Bromwich factory.

ST. CLAUDE FRANCE

St. Claude France (1948)

Carnival Day at St. Claude, France.

POLICE MOURN SHOT COLLEAGUE

Police Mourn Shot Colleague (1948)

Funeral of the shot Police Constable Nat Edgar in London.

NATION BACKS INFLATION FIGHT

Nation Backs Inflation Fight (1948)

Government's plan to freeze wages to stop inflation backed by the...

WORLD AT YOUR ELBOW - LONDON

World At Your Elbow - London (1948)

Johnny Weissmuller and wife visit London.

BATTLE OF ST. COLUMB

Battle Of St. Columb (1948)

Annual hurling match is played in Cornish village.

LONDON - S A BOXERS

London - S A Boxers (1948)

South African boxers arrive to England and appear in public with actress...

OXFORD - SIR OLIVER FRANKS

Oxford - Sir Oliver Franks (1948)

Oxford Provost leaving country to become Ambassador in America.

MANCHESTER - BOXING

Manchester - Boxing (1948)

Italian Guido Ferracin wins Europe bantam boxing title in fight against Peter...

WASHINGTON - CHILD BOXERS

Washington - Child Boxers (1948)

Children boxing match at Washington.

ARCTIC DROPS IN

Arctic Drops In (1948)

Snow blizzard hits England.

PALESTINE BLOW UP - FIFTY KILLED

Palestine Blow Up - Fifty Killed (1948)

Jerusalem's busy shopping street blasted - fifty people are...

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Czechoslovakia (1948)

Communists take over Czechoslovakia.

BOMBER BRINGS WIFE

Bomber Brings Wife (1948)

Famous US boxer Joe Louis and wife arrive in England.

EASTER CALLS ALL WOMEN

Easter Calls All Women (1948)

New look hat fashions at special preview in Grosvenor Street, London.

LAKEWOOD N J

Lakewood N J (1948)

New style treatment for careless motorists.

BOUZOV - STALACTITES

Bouzov - Stalactites (1948)

Bouzov cave in Czechoslovakia reopened.

CROYDON - ELECTION

Croydon - Election (1948)

Candidates prepare for hard election fight in Croydon.

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Czechoslovakia (1948)

Combined lavender print of the same story - Film ID 1422.30.

THE 6TH ROUND - MANCHESTER U 4 PRESTON NE 1

The 6th Round - Manchester U 4 Preston Ne 1 (1948)

Manchester United beat Preston North-End 4-1 in...

QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS 1 DERBY COUNTY 1

Queen's Park Rangers 1 Derby County 1 (1948)

FA Cup 6th round football match - Queen's Park Rangers...

BRITAIN GOES TO COURT

Britain Goes To Court (1948)

First session of International Court of Justice - Britain takes the Corfu...

STILL LIFE MADE LIVELY

Still Life Made Lively (1948)

London woman runs toy factory in her flat & dressed and trained canaries...

RADAR BEATS MANX FOG

Radar Beats Manx Fog (1948)

Opening the world's first radar harbour at Douglas, Isle of Man.

TRAILER - COUGHS AND SNEEZES SPREAD DISEASES

Trailer - Coughs And Sneezes Spread Diseases (1948)

MofI film urging people to use their...

BONUS BOOSTS OUTPUT

Bonus Boosts Output (1948)

Car manufacturer introduces novel bonus scheme to help break export records.

CALIFORNIA - MOTOR CYCLE RACE

California - Motor Cycle Race (1948)

Motorcyclists compete in Pacific Trails Endurance Run.

SHADWELL BASIN - THE PAMIR

Shadwell Basin - The Pamir (1948)

Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit New Zealand ship Pamir in...

TWICKENHAM - RUGBY

Twickenham - Rugby (1948)

Navy beat Army 9-8 at rugby match in Twickenham attended by the King and...

BALTIC REWARDS FISHERMEN

Baltic Rewards Fishermen (1948)

Gdansk again becomes the ship building centre of Baltic.

PALESTINE EVACUATION BEGINS

Palestine Evacuation Begins (1948)

Fifteen hundred troops leave Haifa as British evacuation starts.

ROYALTY VISITS IDEAL HOMES

Royalty Visits Ideal Homes (1948)

King and Queen visit Ideal Homes exhibition at London's Olympia.

WATER JETS CLEAR MINEFIELD aka WATER CLEARS MINEFIELD

Water Jets Clear Minefield AKA Water Clears Minefield (1948)

British troops and German POW's work...

AROUND BRITAIN HEATHROW - PLANE CRASH

Around Britain Heathrow - Plane Crash (1948)

Nineteen killed in Belgian Dakota plane crash.

LONDON BOYS BOXING

London Boys Boxing (1948)

Prince Philip congratulates boy boxers at the tournament at Albert Hall.

BRISTOL RAG WEEK

Bristol Rag Week (1948)

Students run Carnival rag through City streets in Bristol.