Places and events in and around the Lanarkshire village of Halfway, including street scenes, the tram terminus, construction of council housing, an amateur dramatic club production and a wedding.
In a rural workshop an old man hand turns and shapes wood to make a spinning wheel.
Clyde docks and various vessels on the river including the "Mauretania", and the "Queen Mary" leaving the Clyde after fitting out.
General views of an air shows. Includes Allan Cobham's Air Circus, at Renfrew as well as footage of Empire Air Day.
Amateur footage of life on board a deep sea trawler as the fishing grounds are selected, the trawl is dropped and the catch landed and cleaned.
General scenes of the Empire Exhibition in Glasgow's Bellahouston Park, 1938. Includes some sweeping aerial views over the Exhibition site.