Titles read: 'PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD'.
Various locations of events.
In Asmara, capital of the Italian colony of Eritrea in North East Africa, we see several shots of the exterior and interior of Asmara Cathedral. The cathedral was built in 1922 and we are told that ornamentations...
Titles read: 'PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD'.
Various locations of events.
In Asmara, capital of the Italian colony of Eritrea in North East Africa, we see several shots of the exterior and interior of Asmara Cathedral. The cathedral was built in 1922 and we are told that ornamentations on the outside roof and spire are regarded as masterpieces of modern art.
In the snow-covered Tyrol in Austria, we two ways of getting ice. Water is poured through a large wooden frame, forming huge icicles as it freezes. Men knock bits of ice off. Other men saw chunks of ice from a frozen lake and pack them on a sledge.
In Sevenoaks, Kent, we see a smartly-dressed woman walking along a suburban street with a little pig on a lead. The woman poses with the pig for us (looks quite odd). At home, the woman sits beside the fire, reading a book, with the pig sitting quietly beside her. Then the woman drinks a cup of tea with the pig on her lap. Very strange!
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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