Russian melodrama about the heroic deeds of a woman during the First World War.
Amateur footage of the last day of tram services on the streets of Glasgow, and the evening display of Glasgow's historic trams.
Amateur footage of a coach trip from Glasgow to Rome, travelling through France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany and Austria on the way.
Aberdeen High School for Girls - from the first day of infant class to prize-giving for senior pupils leaving school. All aspects of learning are recorded, with emphasis on drama, music and dance.
Records a trip to South Africa made by Nat and Nettie McGavin. Includes places such as Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Sea Point, Pretoria, the Vaal River, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and the Victori...
The children of Rosehearty Primary School join with older members of the village to record memories of the village in the early half of the century, illustrated by a varied montage of photographs. Inc...
A Royal Engineers sergeant shows how to load two carrier pigeons into a small wicker basket for transport. At the Rosyth seaplane base Felixstowe F2A flying boats and Short 184 seaplanes ride at ancho...
A promotional film for George Waterston and Sons of Edinburgh, Wax Chandlers. This film shows interiors and machinery of the firm's old wax making factory at St. John's Hill, just prior to demolition....
An amateur film compilation around the Borders. Includes footage of a visit to Duns by The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the Rt. Rev Dr. James A. Simpson, a 250th annive...
In 1968 Irmin Schmidt and Holger Czukay founded the band Can in Cologne, which cultivated an avant-garde style somewhere between free jazz and funk, krautrock and psychedelic rock, and also experiment...
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
President of the Government of Catalonia, Francesc Macià, reads a fragment of his address on the occasion of the opening of the Parliament of Catalonia on 6 December 1932. On 25 October of that same ...
News item explaining the stages of the deployment of the Antwerp Forts in the First World War (through animated images). Antwerp was the last fortified stronghold of the Belgian army. However, the Ger...
Incomplete news report. Commemoration of the battle near Liège. Including footage of towns close to Liège where the German invader was stopped temporarily in August 1914.
Incomplete news report...
Film zachycující organizaci 11. ročníku sokolského sletu v roce 1948 v Praze těsně po komunistickém puči. Sokolská organizace byla velmi brzy zakázána kvůli podpoře demokratické vlády....
Compilation of short News reports concerning: - a shouting contest - a man jumping from a driving car onto a flying plane. - thousands of Hindus travelling to the Ganges River. - Geese flocks on a far...
Film of the unknown origin, with assumption that it was filmed by the Russian cameraman Samson Cernov, was made directly after the liberation of Skadar in April 1913. We can see in the film buildings ...
Laya Films news report produced during the Spanish Civil War. Mexico's ambassador to Spain, Colonel Adalberto Tejeda, reads a message from his government which reaffirms its support for the Spanish Re...
Laya Films news report produced during the Spanish Civil War. Activity in a sugar beet processing plant, showing sugar extraction. The plant is owned by the 'Compañía General Azucarera' sugar manuf...