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SEVERN FLOODS DISLOCATE COUNTRYSIDE
Recent heavy rains have caused the River Severn to flood at Shrewsbury. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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FORTH BRIDGE ALWAYS UNDER REPAIR
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WELCOME TO 'FRISCO
Pictures show Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon during their stay in San Francisco at the beginning of their three week tour of the United States. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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FOCUS ON GENEVA
The Big Four Geneva Conference has provided a large number of cameramen with plenty of work. A group picture of the Big Four leaders was taken by two hundred cameramen. Other items of interest to draw the cameramen was the shopping tour...
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NAVAL NEWS
In the Pool of London, the anti-submarine frigate ""Queensborough"" of the Royal Australian Navy was on a six day courtesy visit. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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THE BOAT RACE - CAMBRIDGE WIN AGAIN
The biggest University event of the year. Oxford and Cambridge graduates, after months of training, compete for the honour of winning this race. After a great tussle, Cambridge win by a quarter of a length. Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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ANOTHER ENGINE FOR THE FESTIVAL
One of the largest single exhibits for the Festival of Britain has been brought from Glasgow to London by sea. A 173 ton locomotive of a type supplied to India. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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FESTIVAL EVE PRELIMINARIES
The River Thames is being featured in the Festival of Britain, and the River Festival Services get off to a good start ahead of Opening Day, when the Lord Mayor proceeds by launch from London Bridge to Charing Cross. The Exhibition...
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WORLD'S STIFFEST YACHT RACE
The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, which has already become one of the greatest sailing events in any part of the world, demands the highest qualities in ships and crews. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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INDO-CHINA ALSO HAS REBEL TROUBLE
The Malayan trouble is duplicated in Indo-China, where French troops and local administrators continue the prolonged fight against Communism. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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PALACES IN PERIL
The mellow magnificence of ancient buildings in Venice is slowly crumbling, the constant erosion of the sea water has undermined the foundations of many a sumptuous Palace. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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Industry in Berlin, 1924-1928
Industry in Berlin, 1924-1928. Men arriving at a factory, workers welding and hammering. Shots of the Berlin harbour with cargo ships, crates and freighting.
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Holiday To Rome, 1970s
Colour. 1970s. Long high shot of bridge, cars drive over it. The Vatican, people and cars during day. Three women on deck chairs on beach.
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Germany Late 60s
Colour. 1960s. Statutes on side of medieval building. Trams, cars, carts and people in busy town streets. Bathers and boaters in a large busy lake. Sailing boats. Big busy jetty. Outside a cafe. Boats on lake. Hotel Weisses Russl....
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EXCURSION TO IOANNINA GREECE, 1961
The journey to Ioannina begins at the port of Antirrio. We see short footage of the route: Klisoura Canyon, Arta Bridge and the Louros Dam. We then see panoramic views of Ioannina and Lake Pamvotida from the Perama area. We follow the...
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River Estuary, 1930s
B&W. Boats moored up on the River Thames near Oxford, bridge in backgound. People rowing in boat. Houses off the river bank.
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PARIS SIGHTSEEING ON A BATEAUX MOUCHE, SEPTEMBER 1978
The film opens with the Eiffel Tower and a sign informing us that on the left are the "Bateaux Mouches" boats. People are getting ready to board and the tour begins. We see a part of the Musée d'Orsay and then the building of the Court...
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Paris 1950s BW & Col
B&W. A gendarme on a raised platform watches the Paris traffic. Group of people stand by. Cars in a busy Paris street. Man stands by a street stall selling books. Pont de la Concorde bridge over River Seine. The Arc de Triomphe with...
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On Canal Barge, 1960s
Colour. 1960s. A man drives a pleasure boat along Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on River Dee. His wife and child walk on path alongside and guide boat. A canal with boats moored. People wave from their boats moored on the canal. Horses rest for...
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Morris Minor Nuffield
B&W. 1950s. A truck pulls an empty trailer across a T junction. People in the trailer at a petrol garage, Morris Minor parked behind. The people mill around getting ready. Morris Minor driven into the trailer which has no ramp or floor....
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Mining In Canada 1920s
Mining mineral silk, product of asbestos. Drilling rocks for blasting. Goods trains & crane. Bridge over waters in quarry. Workers pack fibres for world export.
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VISITING NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA, JULY 1977
Driving on the Alexandra Bridge. It was made in 1901 of stainless steel and connects the cities of Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau in Quebec. Continuing on the route, we get views of the highway with the vehicles moving in both lanes until...
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Trip to Italy
Tourist trip to Italy, including canals, famous structures, rural and city sites and seaside scenes.