Various locations (most unknown) of strange things caught by the camera.
In a Viennese hospital we see various shots of two adult monkeys; the mother has a baby clinging to her. The mother and tiny baby are washed in a hospital bath, where...
Various locations (most unknown) of strange things caught by the camera.
In a Viennese hospital we see various shots of two adult monkeys; the mother has a baby clinging to her. The mother and tiny baby are washed in a hospital bath, where they were treated like ordinary patients, says the narrator.
In South Africa we see a lovely black cat who eats and sits with a flock of little chicks. Commentator says the cat lost her kittens, but still had a strong maternal instinct so fostered the family of chicks after chasing off their mother hen. The cat lies down and washes her paws as the chicks stand and sit all over her.
Horrible shots of a bear on hind legs being led around a skating rink on roller-skates. A man leads the bear along on a lead attached to a muzzle. The bear wears a dress - this is really horrendous!
We then see a tower falling to the ground after the base has been set on fire.
Several brief shots of a soap box derby / derby taking place before a large crowd of spectators.
Adrenaline seekers from the past have left an indelible mark on the Pathe archive. Some were so dangerous they even lost their lives. Here are 10 top daredevils.
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
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