M/S's of thirteen year old Miss Gladys Smithson of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear skipping on the spot at speed. The commentator says that she has recorded eight thousand revolutions an hour. Several more shots of Gladys skipping.
M/S's of thirteen year old Miss Gladys Smithson of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear skipping on the spot at speed. The commentator says that she has recorded eight thousand revolutions an hour. Several more shots of Gladys skipping.
L/S of the children using a model lifeboat on a lake. A small rocket is attached d to the front of the boat. The narrator says that this is to be used to "carry a model line to a model vessel in distress." M/S's of the rocket being fired from the small boat three times and failing every time. L/S of the lifeboat floating in the lake with numerous ducks and birds nearby.
M/S's of new type of sail on a full size sailing boat. The sail can be wound around the main mast to reduce speed and simply unwound to increase it.
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.
New ideas caught by the camera: showgirls have body make-up sprayed on, a buffet car on a train and a temporary roof for Salzburg's famous open air theatre.
On June 4 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison made her way in to the history books when she fell under the hooves of George V’s horse at the Epsom Derby. But was it intentional?
From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words.
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.
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.
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