At Maine we see the famous Hill Tower being cleaned and repaired. Scaffolding covers the bottom half of the tower. A man examines cracks in the stonework. Stone masons are lifted to the top parts of the tower on pulleys.
At Maine we see the famous Hill Tower being cleaned and repaired. Scaffolding covers the bottom half of the tower. A man examines cracks in the stonework. Stone masons are lifted to the top parts of the tower on pulleys.
In New York, we see people getting into a lift in the RCA (Radio Corporation of America) building - Radio City? The elevator attendant takes the passengers to the 70th floor. At the top we see fabulous view of the city in all directions. People look out at St Patrick's Cathedral, Central Park, Queenborough Bridge, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Tower, Hellgate Bridge and the Hudson River. (Footage probably dates from mid 1930s.)
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.
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.
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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.
10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.
British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first captured by our cameras.
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.Take a look at some of the more unusual but ingenious ideas that people have had to beat the traffic.
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