Glasgow Balloons 1938

Star Item

Description

Item title reads - Glasgow.

Toy balloons over Glasgow Exhibition. Scotland.

M/S of man blowing up balloon. M/S pan across others doing the same, a boy blows one up until it bursts. M/S as Miss Jamaica cuts the string and releases the balloons. L/S as they all fly into the sky.

Tags more

Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
17419
Sort Number:
38/066
Time in/Out:
01:40:27:00 / 01:41:00:00
Canister:
38/66
Film ID:
973.37
Issue Date:
18/08/1938

Stills

0:010:020:030:04

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment

10 Tragedies Caught on Film

British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt

Death Row in Wartime: 8 Images

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.
Death Row

Prince Philip's Classic Quotes

The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
Philip

Related Videos

Hide
Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 588 - Ideal Home Exhibition

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 588 - Ideal Home Exhibition

Out takes ( rushes, cuts ) for CP 588.

Brussels Exhibition

Brussels Exhibition

Brussels prepares for the International Exhibition, one highlight includes a model reproduction of the city during the middle ages. Belgium.

Empire Exhibition - Full Speed Ahead At Glasgow

Empire Exhibition - Full Speed Ahead At Glasgow

Construction of the Empire Exhibition at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow.

Underwater Rodeo

Underwater Rodeo

Underwater cabaret act - one of the novelties of Paris exhibition.

Model Railway Exhibition

Model Railway Exhibition

Children watch model trains go speeding along their tracks at the Model Railway Exhibition.

British Empire Exhibition

British Empire Exhibition

Work starts on British Empire Exhibition, at Wembley, London.

Empire Exhibition Dismantled - Glasgow

Empire Exhibition Dismantled - Glasgow

Men undertake the mammoth task of dismantling the Empire Exhibition displays at Glasgow in Scotland.

Brewers Exhibition - London

Brewers Exhibition - London

A brewers' exhibition takes place at Agricultural Hall and judges have to test over 70,000 pints of beer.

 

 

1913 Derby: Emily Davison Killed

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?
Emily

Famous Last Words

From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words.
Last_Words

Winston Churchill’s Finest Quotes

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.
Churchill

Bloodiest Battles Caught On Film

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.
Battle

Vertigo: Nerves of Steel

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.
Vertigo

Twenty Acts of Terror

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.
911