Pigeon Shooting - White City 1938

Star Item

Description

Item title reads - White City.

Clay pigeon shooting in London.

M/S of men in an arena shooting their guns at clay pigeons. Various shots as they stand in a line and shoot. C/U of a man firing, M/S as the clay pigeon is blown to pieces. M/S as the trap is loaded, M/S as the target...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
18136
Sort Number:
38/085
Time in/Out:
01:00:09:00 / 01:01:00:00
Canister:
38/85
Film ID:
987.01
Issue Date:
24/10/1938

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

Related Videos

Hide
Dynamo Shocks Cardiff

Dynamo Shocks Cardiff

Dynamo, Moscow, beats Cardiff City 10-1 in the international team football match.

Fireworks Display At The White City

Fireworks Display At The White City

Fireworks at White City.

York City Team In Training

York City Team In Training

York City football team are seen in training at their home ground.

York City Beaten In Replay With Huddersfield (Lner)

York City Beaten In Replay With Huddersfield (Lner)

Football match where Huddersfield beat York City 2 to 1.

Birmingham V Manchester

Birmingham V Manchester

Football - Birmingham beat Manchester City.

Birmingham 4 Coventry 0

Birmingham 4 Coventry 0

Birmingham thrash Coventry in football.

Massed Bands At White City

Massed Bands At White City

Mass bands parade at White City stadium, London.

Men Walk & Talk In Street AKA Lt. Bell Rewarded

Men Walk & Talk In Street AKA Lt. Bell Rewarded

Men walking down street wearing dark suits and bowler hats.

 

 

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