Full title reads "BRIEF ITEMS - from the North East South West".
KING AND QUEEN AT RECONSTRUCTION EXHIBITION Westminster, London. Various shots of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) at County Hall, Westminster, looking at an exhibition of plans for post-war London....
Full title reads "BRIEF ITEMS - from the North East South West".
KING AND QUEEN AT RECONSTRUCTION EXHIBITION Westminster, London. Various shots of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) at County Hall, Westminster, looking at an exhibition of plans for post-war London. They see models of the proposed buildings for Central London.
H.M.S. CALEDONIA Forth Bridge, Scotland. Various shots of the ship H.M.S. Caledonia being brought in for salvage. Men are seen working on Caledonia. Forth Bridge is seen in background.
AMERICAN ARMY NURSES UNDERGO TRAINING United States of America (USA). Various shots of American army nurses in battle uniforms going through hard training on assault course before going on duty in active service. Girls smiling into camera.
SWEDISH CHAMPION SETS NEW WORLD RECORD FOR THE TWO MILE Los Angeles, United States of America (USA). Various shots of a two mile athletics race in progress at Los Angeles Coliseum stadium. Swedish champion Gunder Hagg wins the race and sets the new world record - a slow motion sequence of Gunder Hagg running is seen.
MR AND MRS CHURCHILL AT LONDON ZOO London. Various shots of Britain's Prime Minster Mr Churchill and Mrs Churchill at London Zoo - large crowd surrounding them. They have come to see a new lion called "Rota" which was presented to Mr Churchill. He feeds the lion with meat and then poses with Rota's four cubs.
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.
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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