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BURROWING UNDER MAYFAIR
Pictures show the progress being made on London's new tube line, between Victoria and Walthamstow, which is due to be operating in three years time. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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EDINBURGH - FESTIVAL CITY
People from all over Europe will be flocking to Edinburgh as the City opens its 18th International Festival. The entertainment varies from Gaelic concerts to Shakespeare's plays, to the Prague Opera Company's season at the King's...
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SIR WINSTON - A DEEPENING SLEEP
Pictures show the anxiety and sadness as friends and admirers wait patiently for news of Sir Winston, outside his house in Hyde Park Gate. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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CHRISTMAS IS COMING
Our pictures show the annual ceremony of the cheese in the home of the Chelsea Pensioners. The oldest pensioner, 94 year old George Alderson, cuts the presentation cheddar. ® Over at Mount Pleasant the Post Master General helps with the...
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BRITAIN'S GUIDED MISSILE
It's called the ""Fireflash"", the air to air guided missile, made by Fairey's for the RAF. First pictures to be released show it being carried by a Meteor Jet Fighter. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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BCF FIGHTS FIRE
BCF which stands for Bromo-Chloro-Difluoro Methane has been designed to deal chiefly with electrical fires or inflammable liquids where the use of water isn't suitable. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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GOVERNMENT CHANGES
Changes at the Ministry of Labour, where Iain Macleod takes over from Sir Walter Monckton who becomes Minister of Defence. Mr Macmillan former Foreign Minister now the Chancellor, Mr Butler now Lord Privy Seal. Disclaimer: British...
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O2 prepares to reopen high street stores
O2 will reopen its stores across England this month, with new layouts and a virtual queuing system as part of its safety measures during the pandemic. The stores will open from June 15 with a virtual system replacing physical queues....
Bridgeman Arts
1950s: Illustrated hydrogen atom
1950s: Illustrated hydrogen atom. Sign appears below hydrogen atom. Uranium rod with sign. Illustrated uranium atom. Sign appears below uranium atom. Hands unroll copper wire. Copper wire.
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Las Vegas street signs, c.1976
Shots of The Strip by night in 1977 Casino/hotel street neon's.
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EVACUATION OF EGYPT BEGUN
The British Army is beginning its evacuation of Egypt and the construction of a new GCHQ at Fayid in the Canal Zone. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata...
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TRAILER: CTBF - LAURENCE OLIVIER APPEAL
Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh appeal on behalf of the Cinema Trade Benevolent Fund. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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FLOODS AND GALES ADD THEIR HAVOC
Floods continue to cause havoc in London, Tottenham Station was under water and the Lea Bridge Waterworks was contaminated. Gales also caused much damage to buildings. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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THE CRISIS
More cuts and restrictions have been announced and they will affect motorists and eating-out in restaurants. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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SAAR - TRAGIC PIT DISASTER
The Saarland pit disaster has horrified the world. 800 men were working underground, and so far, nearly 300 have been counted dead, more than 80 lie injured in hospitals. Relief and rescue services, including United States helicopters,...
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NO MORE SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL
The London Ambulance Service held an exhibition to underline the advances that have been made through the years. On show is a new type of stretcher, which is mounted on special shock absorbers. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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FLIGHT OF THE PELICANS
The Royal Air Force Central Flying School at Little Rissington in Gloucestershire is the oldest military flying school in the world. It has a pelican on its crest, and Patrick, the pelican, as its mascot. Here, flying instructors from...
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HOME FOR THE ""REDCAPS""
Costing over four hundred and fifty thousand pounds a new barracks at Chichester for the Royal Military Police. Its their first permanent home since they were formed over a hundred years ago. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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COLOUR SECTION - EMETT POTATO TRAIN
On the Potato Marketing Board stand, at Olympia is a model of an engine, which they've called Effie. It was created by Rowland Emett. ® Effie's main function at the show is to make baked potatoes. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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UNITED NATIONS IN A PUB
People of more than 20 nationalities live within the area of the ""Steam Engine"" in Peterborough. The pub has become a social centre for them. The dart team, organised by the landlord John Dowsett, features people from 13 countries....
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NEWS ROUNDABOUT
At Ramsgate the naming ceremony of the SRN6, soon to begin operating the first Cross Channel Hovercraft Service to and from Calais. And, in Istanbul, a Russian tanker, Bosphorus on fire after a collision with a cargo ship, thought to...
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WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE
Pictures show the floods caused by heavy Winter snow falls which have overflowed the Red River. Also, on the River Seine at Rouen the twenty four hours Endurance Race, held every year. A British entered boat finished third but France...
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WHAT FUTURE FOR THE SHIPBUILDERS?
Movietone takes a look at one of our biggest industries, shipbuilding. Involving its quarter of a million employees and its importance to all of us. The dilemma of Fairfields shipyard in Glasgow, which is to be rescued from bankruptcy by...
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LONDON'S NEW TUBE
It's more than 50 years since building the last underground railway across London. In that time, population has increased by millions, and the capital's business centre has moved further West. The new Victoria Line, now well under way,...