Cities 1910-45

Comrades From USA (1942)

American sailors and soldiers arrive in Cape Town and see the sights.

Trafalgar Square's Rival! (1939)

Huge flocks of pigeons fly about St Mark's Square in Venice.

The Old Gondola Pageant (1929)

Good item about the Gondola Pageant in Venice, Italy.

The Jet Ship ! (1939)

New fire boat in Venice which is powered by jets of water, Italy.

Speedboat Racing In Venice Lner (1937)

Speedboats racing across Grand Canal, Venice.

Jerusalem - Offcuts (1920)

Unused material shot for the documentary "Jerusalem" - some other locations featured too.

Italian Water Sports (1934)

Venetians come to water for a famous Royal Regatta.

Floods In Venice (1939)

Footage of Venice under flood water, Italy.

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 62 (1939)

Views of Venice, monkeys at the Hague Zoo and Table Tennis Championship Games.

The City Of The Arts - Dresden (1935)

Good footage of the city of Dresden in Germany.

In Wagner's Footsteps (1934)

Footage of places in Germany where composer Richard Wagner lived and worked.

Now What's All This About (1929)

British army called in to stop rioting strikers in Bombay, India.

Duke Of Connaught In India (1920)

The Duke of Connaught on tour of India.

Last Britons Leave (1949)

People queue up to leave Shanghai - Royal Navy dead are buried before the Chinese arrive.

The Gondola Pageant (1930)

Lots of Gondolas throng the famous canals of Venice.

Venezia AKA Venice Early 1930s (1930)

A parade or regatta of gondolas sail along the Grand Canal in Venice.

Venetian Costume Fete (1928)

The people of Venice dress up in costumes to celebrate old customs of Doges. Italy.

Venice Celebrates AKA Venice Celebrates Anniversary Of Liberation From Austria (1920)

Venice celebrates its liberation from Austria with a beautiful gondola parade on the canals.

Caledonian Market S.A. AKA Cape Town's Caledonian Market (1940)

A look at the busy outdoor Caledonian market in Cape Town, South Africa.

City Without Newspapers (1940)

Australian censorship authorities ban newspapers containing war news (?).

Bondi Beach Issue Title Is Here's Fun (1940)

Sydney is empty as crowds head for Bondi Beach for sun, surf and fireworks.

Men On Crane AKA Girder Men Issue Title - Going Up! (1937)

Men are winched up by cranes to carry out construction work on new tall buildings in Sydney, Australia.

Sky Scraper Tower For Sydney (1940)

A new steel tower is built on top of a building in Sydney, Australia.

High Spy! (1934)

Views from the top of Sydney Harbour Bridge.

"A Symphony In Steel" ... And All British! (1932)

Great views of the massive North Shore Bridge over Sydney Harbour in Australia.

Cineviews In Brief No. 6 (1936)

Cineviews in Brief - excavations in Leptis Magna and Pompeii; a dam and flooded village in Moravia; and an ancient sword dance in Austria.

Damascus - German Story (1918)

Various scenes in Damascus, Syria.

Benares - India 1924 (1924)

Good footage of city of Benares ( Varanasi ) on the Ganges River in India.

Singapore (1920)

Street scenes in Singapore.

Venice Water Carnival (1935)

Procession of gondolas down the Grand Canal.

Venice Fete (1939)

Footage of illuminated floats on the Grand Canal at carnival in Venice, Italy.

Venice - En Fete (1933)

Shots of Venice during a river festival.

The Gondola Pageant (1926)

Pageant of gondolas in Venice.

The Gondola Pageant (1931)

Lots of Gondolas throng the famous canals of Venice.

Shots Of Shanghai (1940)

Street celebration in Shanghai, China.

Painting The Golden Gate Bridge (1940)

Men hang around and paint the famous Golden Gate Bridge.

Wall Street Fliers AKA New York (1937)

Millionaire businessmen fly into work, landing at Manhattan Downtown Skyport.

Four Miles Up (1932)

Lovely aerial shots of Manhattan, Staten Island, Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building.

Speeding The Mails (1931)

Good footage of the an airship docking with the Empire State Building, United States of America.

New York Sales Rush AKA New Years Sales Rush Dublin Issue (1941)

Sales start in New York department stores, good shots of streets, crowds and shops.

905 Feet High (1929)

Good footage of the Trump Building nearing completion, New York, United States of Building.

Old And New In New York (1930)

Maypole dancing in a park in New York.

Eiffel (1939)

The Eiffel Tower celebrates fifty years, Paris, France.

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 144 (1941)

Maine's Hill Tower is repaired plus the view from the top of the RCA building in New York.

San Francisco - Golden Gate Bridge (1936)

Golden Gate bridge under construction, large wire mesh catches workers if they fall.

Shaping The Future - U.N. Charter Becomes Reality AKA San Francisco Conference (1945)

United Nation Charter is signed in San Francisco.

Paris Market Les Halles (1920)

Good shots of busy food market, Les Halles, in Paris.

Golden Gate Bridge Open (1937)

San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge is ceremonially opened.

World's Wonder Bridge On Sleeve As Worlds Wonder Bridge (1936)

The official opening of the Golden Gate Bridge in California.

Paris Delivered (1944)

Dramatic scenes as allied troops liberate city of Paris.

Building The Boulevard Haussmann - Paris 1926 (1926)

The Boulevard Haussmann under construction in Paris, France.

Crossing The Bar! (1937)

Bridges around the world are compared for construction and length.

Natives Of Shanghai (1921)

The people of Shanghai parade through the streets holding banners in aid of famine sufferers.

Armistice Day - Shanghai (1920)

Ceremony in Shanghai with officials placing wreaths at base of memorial.

Japanese Earthquake (1923)

Shots of the devastation caused by the earthquake in Japan.

Japanese Earthquake (1923)

Shots of Tokyo before the earthquake destroyed it.

Dignitaries Walk Streets To Tokyo (1945)

American dignitaries walking through Tokyo.

Fairy Fountains (1930)

Fountains in Barcelona are featured - various shots including the fountains lit up at night.

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 90 (1939)

High angle shots of Barcelona and animals with their babies at Rome Zoo.

The City Of Night Lights (1927)

Paris lit up at night - Eiffel Tower, Pigalle, fountains, etc. Plea for London to have similar displays.

Gothic! A Paris Cameo (1929)

Views of the architecture and statues of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

French Staff Cars And Crowd Scenes (1945)

Good celebration scenes in Paris, France.

En Survolant New York AKA Flying Over New York - 1932 (1932)

Good aerial views of New York. Shots from very high up.

New York Scenes (1940)

Aerial shots of New York and landmarks.

New York Scenes (1940)

Aerial shots of New York and landmarks.

New York & Chicago By Night (1920)

Good shots of illuminated signs and skyscrapers in New York and Chicago.

Fruit And Veg Market In Paris AKA Les Halles Paris (1917)

Scenes from the flower and vegetable market in Paris.