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CANARIES SING ON SUNDAY

Canaries Sing On Sunday (1948)

Australian choirmaster forms canary choir.

MINERS MAKE MUSIC

Miners Make Music (1948)

Fist National Colliery Music Festival at Harringay Arena, London.

MINERS MAKE MUSIC

Miners Make Music (1948)

Combined print copy of the story.

TOWER TAKES BEATING

Tower Takes Beating (1948)

Traditional ceremony of beating the bounds takes place at Tower of London.

BERLIN CAULDRON SIMMERS

Berlin Cauldron Simmers (1948)

In the Potsdamer Platz riots start as Russians declare war on black...

LETCOMBE - BERKS

Letcombe - Berks (1948)

How the Christmas is celebrated in Letcombe, Berkshire.

NEW LOOK UNDERWEAR

New Look Underwear (1948)

Woman puts on corset and padding to get right figure to model Christian Dior's...

 

 

BABY'S NEW LOOK aka COIFFURES FOR BABY

Baby's New Look AKA Coiffures For Baby (1948)

Hairdresser Steiner tries out new hairpiece designs on...

DRESSMAKING MODELS

Dressmaking Models (1948)

Beatrice O'Connor makes a dressmaking dummy from Veronica Barry's figure.

DAVE AND DUSTY

Dave And Dusty (1948)

Dave and Dusty try out the New Look in fashion. London.

BATHING SUITS OLD AND NEW

Bathing Suits Old And New (1948)

Girls model old-fashioned bathing costumes as well as the latest...

GLASS FABRICS

Glass Fabrics (1948)

A look at how broken glass it turned into fibre and made into hats. Acton, London.

NISELLE AND ILSTER

Niselle And Ilster (1948)

Pianists Niselle and Ilster play "Melody in F" for Darby and Joan club in...

WINDOW FASHION PARADE

Window Fashion Parade (1948)

Crowd of women watch fashion parade in window of Oxford Street department...

CEREMONIAL HAT

Ceremonial Hat (1948)

Footage of bizarre hat designed by artist Eileen Agar.

MOBILE BEAUTY SALON FOR LAND GIRLS

Mobile Beauty Salon For Land Girls (1948)

Land girls receive beauty treatment in mobile beauty salon.

ALUMINIUM HAT

Aluminium Hat (1948)

Girl modelling aluminium hat.

NEW STYLE LIPSTICK

New Style Lipstick (1948)

Girl demonstrating all in one lipstick mirror.

SWAPSHOP

Swapshop (1948)

Women exchange clothes in swap shop in Birmingham.

MACS IN MANCHESTER

Macs In Manchester (1948)

Rainwear fashions modelled in Manchester.

GLAMOUR UNLIMITED

Glamour Unlimited (1948)

Glamour girl posing to photographer in swimming costumes on a very cold...

TWO WAY BLOUSE

Two Way Blouse (1948)

Ex-model Rosemary Janet Dickinson demonstrates her dual-purpose blouse invention.

CHILDREN'S FASHION PARADE

Children's Fashion Parade (1948)

Little girls from a dancing school model the latest in dresses and...

NYLONS

Nylons (1948)

Showgirls at Windmill Theatre take part in survey by nylon stockings factory.

MAD HATTERS

Mad Hatters (1948)

Latest craze in London - Stetson cowboy hats for men.

PEOPLE IN CAMERA 4 STORIES

People In Camera 4 Stories (1948)

Roundup of the latest news.

MARGARET TRUMAN

Margaret Truman (1948)

Opera singer and daughter of American President Margaret Truman gives a press...

FASHION STRESS

Fashion Stress (1948)

American fashions on show by swimming pool.

DRESS WEAR

Dress Wear (1948)

American fashion house show designs based on photographs - we see the fabric being made.

CANARY CHOIR

Canary Choir (1948)

Australian choirmaster forms canary choir.

FUGITIVE FROM ROMPERS - KIDS FASHIONS

Fugitive From Rompers - Kids Fashions (1948)

Children fashion show in progress in America.

LONGCHAMPS - 1ST PLACE AFTER WAR

Longchamps - 1st Place After War (1948)

Fashion and horses on show at Longchamps race course near...

 MISS PARIS

Miss Paris (1948)

French girls take part in the Miss Paris beauty competition.

 FUR COATS AND WATER COATS  aka COATS IN THE NEWS

Fur Coats And Water Coats AKA Coats In The News (1948)

Fur coat fashions are modelled in New...

 FUR FASHIONS AND INGRID BERGMAN

Fur Fashions And Ingrid Bergman (1948)

Fur coats on show in Paris while Ingrid Bergman meets Jean...

 FASHIONS

Fashions (1948)

Paris fashion show - posh frocks in the gardens of Versailles.

 NAVAL WOMEN'S FASHIONS

Naval Women's Fashions (1948)

US Navy uniforms fashion show in Washington.

 BEAVER BREEDING FOR FUR

Beaver Breeding For Fur (1948)

A fur farm breeds beavers to make their skins into coats.

AUSTRIAN FASHION

Austrian Fashion (1948)

Footage of models showing off latest in Austrian Fashions.

EVENING FASHIONS NEW YORK

Evening Fashions New York (1948)

Film star Grace Kelly tries on autumn gowns by Florence Lustig. New...

UTILITY FASHION SHOW

Utility Fashion Show (1948)

Models on catwalk at Autumn Fashion show at Selfridges department store,...

FASHIONS: EVENING GOWNS

Fashions: Evening Gowns (1948)

Models show off the latest fashions in evening wear. Paris, France.

DUDE RANCH FASHIONS

Dude Ranch Fashions (1948)

Texas style fashions on display.

COTTON MILL aka PRODUCTION PRINCESS

Cotton Mill AKA Production Princess (1948)

Beauty pageant for female cotton mill workers in...

CHURCH SERVICE aka XMAS STORY

Church Service AKA Xmas Story (1948)

Christmas church service in Berkshire village.

FLORIDA CHARM SCHOOL

Florida Charm School (1948)

Glamorous young women in swimsuits at Florida charm school - American...

DRESSING GOWN FASHIONS

Dressing Gown Fashions (1948)

Italian newsreel item - dressing gown fashion show in Rome.

FASHION SHOW IN ROME

Fashion Show In Rome (1948)

Models show off glamorous dresses in Rome Opera House. Italy.

POLISH CARTOON

Polish Cartoon (1948)

Good Polish cartoon based on the polka dance.

FUR FASHIONS FOR MEN

Fur Fashions For Men (1948)

Various shots of men and women informally modelling fur coats in Hollywood,...