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Hoover Clean Sweep Reel 2 (1930)

A detailed look inside the Hoover Factory at the manufacturing process.

The Elevation Of Labour Reel 4 (1930)

Co-operative Co-Partnership film shows factory workers making garments - good 30s fashions.

Nursery Days! (1939)

Good shots of children playing at the Rachel Macmillan Nursery School in Deptford.

Mr Elliot At School (1937)

Film which promotes new government scheme to provide milk to schools. c. 1937

Little Mothers At The Lawn Lane L.C.C. Girls' School (1931)

Young girls are given instruction in how to bath, dress and hold a baby.

Kids Road Safety Issue Title Is Children First And Last (1936)

Children learn road safety in school playground on model road with working traffic lights.

Kids Playground AKA Children's Playground (1939)

Kids make their own playground in Bolton school.

Drill To Avoid A Drill (1931)

Large number of children practice the correct way to brush teeth in a school playground.

Dance Little Ladies! (1933)

Girls of Edgeley School do exercises, balances and dances on a lawn.

Carnival Week (1933)

Children give a display of pt / keep fit exercises in Southampton.

Bike Tests For Children AKA Bicycle Tests (1939)

Policeman test school children's bicycles for safety in Blackpool, Lancashire.

All Good Gifts Around Us (1933)

Children at a London school bring gifts for their Harvest Festival Service.

Yesterday's Homes And Today's (1932)

Traditional thatched cottages are contrasted with new modern homes in Silver End, Essex.

"Treating 'em Rough!" - Filmed At Dollis Hill (1932)

Good footage of engineers performing various tests on telephones at the Post Office Training School.

Birmingham (1939)

The Duchess of Kent opens Birmingham's new airport, West Midlands.

Croydon AKA The Peter's Sisters Fly To Paris From Croydon (1939)

The Peter's sisters leave Croydon for France.

Croydon - Celebrity Flies In (1938)

Unidentified well-known man arrives at Croydon Airport.

Cancer Research (1936)

1930's type of radiation treatment of cancer.

Cuddles! (1930)

Cute shots of babies having health checks.

Just Babies... (1931)

Film showing a Doctor performing health checks on young children.

The Conquest Of The Air Reel 3 (1931)

Great documentary tracing the history of aviation.

Safeguarding AKA Safeguarding A Nation Record B (1930)

Interesting film about protection of British industries against foreign competition.

Broomwade Presents Reel 1 (1935)

Industrial film showing processes involved in making air compressors and pneumatic tools.

Boys Of The New Brigade (1935)

Footage of an mechanic training school for aeroplanes, Halton.

Aeroplane (1930)

Unidentified aeroplane takes off.

"Plane Safety!" (1938)

Aeroplane flying by radio location finding - early radar?

Youngest Air Traveller? (1932)

A two year old boy arrives at Croydon with his father after flight from Iraq.

New French Airliner AKA Le Bourget - Croydon (1938)

A new French passenger aeroplane takes its first trip across the Channel.

Great Seaport Now Great Airport! (1933)

Lord Londonderry opens Liverpool's new airport at Speke.

Exeter Airport Opened (1938)

Sir Kingsley Wood opens Exeter Airport - no soundtrack.

"The Sky Their Stage" (1930)

Various aerobatic flights and the R-101 provide spectacle at and RAF pageant at Hendon.

"Schoolboy Builders!" (1930)

Boys from St. Marylebone Grammar School help to build an outdoor swimming pool.

Sportshots - Sporting Ladies (1933)

Women do formation exercises and take part in an athletic contest.

Shies And She's (1930)

Nice footage of girls having fun at a fairground includes lots of rides and coconut shy.

Merry Sprites (1936)

Captain Olssen and his merry sprites perform stretching and vaulting exercises in Newton Park, Bath, Avon.

Make Way For The 11.69! (1935)

Children and adults take a trip on a small steam train at Golden Acre Amusement Park.

Kiddies Day (1932)

Children have fun on the rides at Margate Dreamland.

Fashion Foibles (1930)

Old fashioned outfits are compared to modern outfits of 1930.

500 Business Girls (1932)

London shop assistants, secretaries, typists, telephonists etc. give keep fit display in Hyde Park.

Pram Progress (1932)

Great film showing the very latest in babies prams including a funky motorised pram.

White Sails - "The River Folk" (1933)

Various shots of people sailing for pleasure on the Norfolk Broads.

Eve All At Sea! (1931)

Fun and games on deck of a pleasure liner.

"Ours Is A Nice School ... - Ours Is!" (1932)

School pupils wait outside until the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth opens their new school.

"On The Air" Waves (1933)

A look at some ways of listening to the radio outside the home.

August Bank Holiday Activity (1963)

Bank holiday activity around UK: carnivals, donkey derbys, traffic jams and picnics.

Sun & Daughters! (1930)

Lovely film showing bathing belles posing around in the garden of a stately home.

Sun Children Of Today (1931)

A Sun Bathing Society has fun on a sunny day in Hampshire.

Sun Worshippers Of Britain (1930)

Great footage of people dancing and exercising in the sun.

"Number Please!" (1937)

Trainees at a Bristol post office school see how telephone kiosks and overhead cables are erected.

Labels! AKA Labels For Babies In Hospitals (1930)

New methods for identifying new born babies.

Hallo Nurse! (1939)

Good footage of nurses in training at The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.

Eyes Safety First (1939)

Item urges people to wear protective glasses at work in factories.

Buttercup Time (1930)

An appeal on behalf of The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital for children.

Birmingham Hospital Extension (1934)

Foundation Stone for the extension of the Birmingham hospital is laid.

We're Happy When We're Hiking (1931)

Story about a group of hikers walking through the countryside.

Eve "Crosses The Line" (1932)

Lovely film showing high jinx aboard an ocean liner crossing the Equator.

A Clean Sweep (1934)

The making of a vacuum cleaner in a factory - could be Hoover.

Wheeled Progress (1931)

Various shots of traffic filled streets in London, Sunderland, Leeds and Newcastle.

Vim And Vigour! Filmed At Polytechnic, Chiswick (1932)

Sports display by young people of various ages - athletics, gymnastics, acrobatics etc.

Tiny Speedboats (1936)

A race between miniature speedboats takes place in Victoria Park, London.

Thanks ... Mr Clerk Of The Weather! (1933)

Spring time weather brings people out into Hyde Park to enjoy the sunshine.

Britain And Prosperity (1937)

A look at how industry is booming in Britain as factories churn out cars and many new houses are built.