III. A study of the inhabitants as they pick almonds, including a lady "of low caste" (according to the shotsheet) a girl and a veiled lady of high caste. It is not clear whether these are Jewish or M...
The Rest And Be Thankful Hill Climb of 1950, organised by the Royal Scottish Automobile Club. Featuring general views of the race and presentation of the trophy to the winner.
An open-air lecture by Margaret Baker telling the story about the dangers of drink, and propounding the benefits of drinking milk.
Promotional film on behalf of Dunoon & Cowal Tourist Board in the mid-1970s, highlighting the attractions of the town and its catchment area.
A tour of the Mavor and Coulson Bridgeton works, Glasgow,
The ordination and induction ceremony of James Davidson for the Easterhouse Baptist Church 1960. General views of the programme of events, the dignitaries and congregation. Footage of women making an...
Bellany - A Life, Death and Resurrection explores the life and work of the extraordinary Scots painter, John Bellany.
Three Australian officers stand with a Belgian officer as escort on the balcony of the prison where Nurse Cavell was held. Next, they stand by the plaque in the prison yard marking the place where she...
Romantic adventure film in which Betty, who dreams about pirates, and her father, a gullible professor, are tricked by a bunch of real pirates. They are rescued by a young man who has a crush on Betty...
Close-up of a sergeant holding a football marked 2Y&L. Pan over the men of the battalion, lying, sitting or standing informally, with two Lewis machine guns in the front row. Two lance-corporals sitti...
Holidaymakers setting out from Glasgow, and travelling by train and steamer down the coast to Rothesay and Ettrick Bay. Includes tracking shots from tram in Sauchiehall Street.
A demonstration on how to use a Seine net for trawling. This film was planned by the Marine Laboratory Aberdeen, as part of their research programme on the efficiency of fishing gear. "Grateful ackn...
A look at the social and economic changes in Scotland during the 1950s, after the upheaval of the war. From the restoration of Iona Abbey to the development of new industries.
A familiy is having a nice time on a summer day in the garden of an elegant villa near Oslo.
The film shows how to make a traditional Sami reindeer sleigh or pulka.
A film about the weaving of wadmal or frieze on a traditonal loom in Bykle in Setesdal, Norway.
The film shows how hay was transported by a basket or net, or by aerial cable down steeps hills in Western Norway.
The film shows how to build a haystack.
A collection of clips, including the transport of a boat by lorry.
A Parliament sports club competition. Fashion show at Restaurant Fennia in Helsinki. Scramble race in Laakso, Helsinki. Nobel laureate Ralph J. Bunche (1904-1971) with family. The Golden Gate Swim in ...
Works by sculptor Wäinö Aaltonen at the Kunsthalle Helsinki. Reindeer race in Rovaniemi, organised by Ounasvaara Ski Club. Parliament on skis in Santahamina, Helsinki. Ski jumping through a ring of ...