Titles read: 'PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD'.
Various locations of events.
In Berlin, Germany, we see various shots of a dog show - the equivalent of Crufts. All kinds of pedigree dogs are seen including several types of poodles. A woman unzips her handbag and we see a tiny...
Titles read: 'PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD'.
Various locations of events.
In Berlin, Germany, we see various shots of a dog show - the equivalent of Crufts. All kinds of pedigree dogs are seen including several types of poodles. A woman unzips her handbag and we see a tiny dog looking out with a rather crazed expression on his face - could be a Chihuahua.
In the United States of America we see a novelty car that looks a bit like a bubble car with extra seats in the back. The engine is in the rear and the passengers sit at a table in the back and play cards.
In the Bavarian Alps we see lumberjacks sending timber logs down from the mountains to the lake (Koenigsee?) by wire. The log is unhitched and guided down through the sluice gates and on towards the saw mills.
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.
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.
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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