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ONE - ZOO - THREE
Pictures show the annual stock-taking of animals at London Zoo. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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CRYSTAL PALACE - THEN AND NOW
Desolate terraces and balustrades are all that remain of the Crystal Palace, that Victorian landmark, designed for the 1851 Exhibition by Sir Joseph Paxton. But now, restoration of Crystal Palace as a sports and recreation centre takes a...
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ROUND AND ABOUT
Nurses are making the headlines these days, and the Florence Nightingale Exhibition in London is a reminder of the wonderful work they do. It also recalls their services in the Crimea, including a picture of Florence Nightingale's...
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CHEZ NOUS - CHEZ ZOO!
Luciano Spinelli, a Lawyer in Rome keeps animals in his home, ranging from Bears, Cheetah Cubs and Tigers. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Some amusing activities of a group of chimps in a London store. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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NEW ADVANCE FIGHTS BURN HAZARD
A demonstration of a new emergency treatment - it's a new dressing - a sheet of polyurethane foam which can be cut to any size and applied to any part of the body. It's pre-sterilized to resist bacteria and can be applied by an...
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FLAME FOR THE FUTURE
Sea Gas (B&W) ® Sea Gas (Colour - no story title) ® Forty miles off the Humber Estuary the oil rig ""Sea Gem"" has been searching for natural gas under the North Sea since June. The discovery of gas in September has been followed by...
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ON THE RIGHT LINES
It's causing quite a revolution - it's the Mini Shunting Loco, that'll run on the road or rails. It's only powered by a Volkswagen car engine, yet it's able to pull more than three hundred tons. ® Gino Guitiani, an Italian railway...
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THE ROW ABOUT A REMBRANDT
Pictures show the auction of Rembrandt's portrait of his son Titus, at Christies in London. The portrait went to American Norton Simon at a European record price. He is going to give the portrait to Los Angeles. Disclaimer: British...
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WHO CAN BEAT BUTTY?
Butty Sugrue, licensee of the Admiral Nelson in Kilburn, is offering £500 to any publican in Europe, over forty years old, who can equal his strength. Before he took over the ""Admiral Nelson"", Butty was a circus strongman and a...
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DRINKA PINTA MILKA
One thousand, five hundred miles of rugged riding through England and Wales - that is the Milk Race sponsored by the Milk Marketing Board. We show the foreign entrants, the start at Blackpool, scenes along the route and the finish at New...
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""SUBMARINE SURGERY""
A steel walled ""submarine"" is being used for medical surgery. The submarine is a giant pressure chamber at the Western Infirmary in Glasgow. Surgery can be carried out at three times atmospheric pressure. The point of operating under...
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HIGH HAT HOT HOUSE
From Switzerland a new type of hot house. It's vertical and the plants are placed on an escalator which gives each one the same amount of sunlight as its neighbour. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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FRONTLINE OF FASHION
A look at the new topless dresses that have been hitting the headlines recently. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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WATCH ON THE RHINE ARMY
Prime Minister Harold Wilson stops off to see the Berlin Wall while on his way to Bonn for talks with West Germany's leaders. He also inspected the 3rd Battalion East Anglian Regiment outside the British headquarters. ® Disclaimer:...
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BIRTHPLACE OF THE SPITFIRES
A memorial marking the association between Birmingham and the Royal Air Force is unveiled by Alex Henshaw, formerly chief test pilot at Castle Bromwich RAF Station. The memorial is a replica of the RAF bridge which used to stand above...
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PILGRIMAGE FOR PEACE
Pictures show the visit to New York of Pope Paul VI and his personal appeal for peace at the United Nations. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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RHODESIA IN THE BALANCE
A round up of Rhodesia and its economy, as it faces the most important decision in its history. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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""WILL"" BY PABLO FETCHES A THOUSAND
At Stratford-upon-Avon an auction of the Shakespeare Memorial Exhibition which makes up over ninety items. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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SCOTTISH INVASION DEFEATS WELSH
Pictures show the match at Hampden Park, against Scotland and Wales. Scotland defeated the Welsh by 4 goals to 1. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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OUT FOR EASTER
Easter time is the time for eggs, and it's time for this lot to be taken to the incubator. Now, just turn on the heat, and in due course the chicks are out for Easter! Determining the sex of the young chicks is done by Japanese in this...
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TOWARDS WORLD CUP
Pictures show the draw for the World Cup, in a London hotel. Sir Stanley Rous, President of FIFA, gives the order of matches for the 16 teams during this fortnight's Festival of Sport. ® Also highlights of the match between England and...
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STAY FRESH MILK
A machine has been produced through research which saves millions of gallons of milk from being wasted. It's an ultra high temperature sterilising machine which heats milk to over a hundred degrees centigrade for less than two seconds...
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RODEO UP SET
At Los Angeles, ninety thousand people gathered to see the great rodeo. In a wagon race, one of them crashed and broke into pieces. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...