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Winston - 75 Years Young (1949)

London celebrates the 75th Birthday of Winston Churchill.

England Beat France At Bordeaux (1949)

International Rugby League match - England come out on top...

Six Brothers Do A Hercules (1949)

Canadian strong men - the Baillargeon brothers - show off their...

Earl Takes His Countess To Venice (1949)

Earl Harewood and his Countess visit Venice on their...

Christmas Is Coming Special (1949)

Lovely animated film advising people of the last posting dates for...

English Horse Just Fails In Grand Prix (1949)

Big hats and British horses getting beaten in the...

Test Breaks Cricket Law - And England! (1949)

Good coverage of New Zealand beating England in...

Thompson Faces Stiff Task (1949)

Boxer Billy Thompson trains for his fight with Kid Dussart.

Henley Highlights Regatta Season (1949)

Coverage of rowing and women in hats at the Henley Royal...

What A Scorcher! (1949)

A heatwave hits London and people try ways to keep cool.

'open' Draws World's Top Golfers (1949)

Scenes of various golfers playing at the British Open golf...

News From France (1949)

Charles de Gaulle unveils statue of General Patton - Start of Tour De France...

All-England Titles Stay In USA (1949)

Ted Schroeder beats Drobny in Men's Final at Wimbledon Tennis...

They Met And Wed In Dance Hall (1949)

A Scottish couple get married in the ballroom where they met and...

Low Blow Costs Thompson His Title (1949)

Billy Thompson is disqualified in European Lightweight...

Blackburn Girl Wins Textile Crown (1949)

Beauty and deportment queen is chosen to represent Britain's...

Paris Babies Are 'tres Chic' (1949)

French mothers and babies parade before the judges in an outdoor...

Open Golf - Bradshaw Unlucky To Lose (1949)

Bobby Locke wins play off with Henry Bradshaw at win...

Heatwave Fashions Make Models Swelter (1949)

Models parade in fur fashions in factory where they are...

Prince Charles Has An Outing (1949)

The baby Prince Charles is taken out for a stroll by his doting...

Xmas Pie AKA Christmas Pie (1949)

Pathe's traditional look forward to Christmas - lots of good...

British Driver Wins Czech Grand Prix (1949)

British racing driver Peter Whitehead wins Czech Grand...

Cycle Polo (1949)

Footage of cycle polo match in progress.

Indoor Golf (1949)

Footage of Indoor golf centre at Richmond Ice Rink in Surrey.

Hill Climb (1949)

Footage of motorcar race up very steep muddy tracks near Stroud, Gloucestershire

Outboard Cycle (1949)

A man attaches a small motor to his bicycle to save him pedalling everywhere....

Speedway School (1949)

Motorcyclists test out their skills at a speedway school in Hoddesdon,...

Oyster Fishing (1949)

Oyster fishing off Prince Edward Island in Canada.

Canadian Pointers (1949)

Footage of Pointer dogs in training in Canada.

Boneshakers (1949)

Footage of people riding old fashioned bicycles around the village of Beechwood Green.

Baseball (1949)

Footage of baseball matches in Yorkshire.

Hydrofloat (1949)

Footage of two young women using hydrofloat on a lake at Kingston, Surrey.

Fred Perry (1949)

Footage of Dan Maskell and Fred Perry giving tennis lesson in Slough, Berkshire.

'mell' Game (1949)

Footage of the 'Mell' Game being played in Hampstead, London.

Nose Sun Protectors AKA Nose Hats (1949)

Girls place little paper hats on their noses while...

Foiling (1949)

Young Johnny Francis trains to become fencing champion one day.

Model Tug (1949)

A model tug 'Lady Marianne' sails across Ruislip Reservoir on its own.

Hydroplane (1949)

Mr Dennis Mansfield breaks world speed record in his speedboat Storm.

Indoor Football (1949)

Stanley Matthews and Stanley Mortensen play table football.

Flying Busmen (1949)

London bus transport workers learn how to fly in their spare time.

River Football (1949)

A game of river football takes place between teams from Maidenhead and Bourne End.

Look! No Boots (1949)

Nigerian football players practise with nothing on their feet. Highbury, London.

Greenhouse Afloat (1949)

Captain G.C. Steele tends the plants in greenhouse onboard H.M.S. "Worcester".

Animal Carriage (1949)

Graham Wallace takes his two dogs out in a special sidecar attached to his...

Trotting Races (1949)

A trotting race takes place at Northfield Stadium, St. Mary Cray, Kent.

School Visits Lighthouse (1949)

School trip to Eastbourne and Beachy Head, East Sussex.

Crab Pots (1949)

Fisherman Bill Butters uses hazel branches to make crab pots. Cornwall.