Mile Of The Century 1939

Star Item

Description

Full titles read: "MILE OF THE CENTURY"

L/S's of thousands of people packed into Princetown's Palmer Stadium. Several L/S's of the mile race in progress. Competing the race are Sidney Wooderson, Len Cunningham, Fenster and Sen Gamani. The race is won by Fenster with Wooderson finishing last.

Cataloguer's...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
20104
Sort Number:
39/052
Time in/Out:
01:15:11:00 / 01:16:32:00
Canister:
39/52
Film ID:
1017.18
Issue Date:
30/06/1939

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
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
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
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

Related Videos

Hide
Meet Len Harvey

Meet Len Harvey

Great material with heavyweight boxing champ - he gives his wife a really romantic kiss.

Yorkshire Scott Trial

Yorkshire Scott Trial

Len Heath wins the arduous Scott Trials after riding his motorcycle over the muddy, bumpy course. Yorkshire.

Len Hutton - Pudsey

Len Hutton - Pudsey

Cricketer Len Hutton is honoured at a dinner in his hometown of Pudsey, Yorkshire.

Boxing - Eric Boon V Len Wickwar At Leicester

Boxing - Eric Boon V Len Wickwar At Leicester

Footage of boxing match between Eric Boon and Len Wickwar in Leicester, Leicestershire.

Len Hutton Retires - Undefeated

Len Hutton Retires - Undefeated

Len Hutton retires from cricket - Pathe News recalls highlights of his career.

Len Harvey

Len Harvey

Former boxing champion Len Harvey gives newcomer Jerry Brunt a few pointers.

Freddie Mills In Training - June 1942

Freddie Mills In Training - June 1942

Boxer Freddie Mills trains for the fight with Len Harvey.

Len Harvey In Training  - 1942

Len Harvey In Training - 1942

Boxer Len Harvey trains for fight with Freddie Mills.

 

 

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
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.
Buchenwald
Animals are often the forgotten army of World War I. They displayed unwavering courage even when exposed to extreme conditions. British Pathé pay tribute to these forgotten warriors.
WW1animals
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
LULU'S WEDDING
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
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.
 Before_Famous
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.
Transport_Inventions
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.
Himmler