A young girl works cleaning the kitchen floor of a house. When she has finished she tosses the soap and cloth into the sink, which is full of water. The cook tells her, gently, that the soap will wast...
I. RAMC men help refugees in a street in Douai to load both themselves and their belongings into a British Army lorry. As the last one is loaded the tailboard is closed up and the people wave as the l...
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...
Overview of journey from Glasgow city centre to Rothesay and Largs on passenger steamer circa 1935.
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.
Amateur footage of the last day of tram services on the streets of Glasgow, and the evening display of Glasgow's historic trams.
Glasgow in the post-war years and the Corporation's futuristic plans for the city's development. [The film was made to tie in with an exhibition of the same title, held at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow....
Family home movies including footage of daily life around Glasgow city centre, the Barras market, the West End and the new Clyde Tunnel.
Shopping in Glasgow. Fruit and vegetables being selected for delivery to local stores.
Amateur footage of a coach trip from Glasgow to Rome, travelling through France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany and Austria on the way.
Den unge student Jacob Pors, der er ansat som huslærer for godsejer Jesper Nørholms småbørn, er hemmelig forlovet med godsejerens ældste datter, Agnete. Hver aften, når skoletimerne er sluttede,...
Det er i efteråret engang i 1800-tallet. Ejeren af gæstgiverstedet, Hotel "Paradis", i den lille by Kirchhausen, Heinrich Schultze, befinder sig i en meget trykket økonomisk situation, da han ikke ...
Grevinde Juliane ejer endnu ungdommens charme, men allerede tidligt har hun lært livets prøvelser at kende. Kun 18 år gammel blev hun gift med grev Albrecht v. Iseneck. Han var betydelig ældre end...
Film about the history of Belgium, made to be shown in the Belgian pavillion during the 1937 World Fair in Paris.
Tribute to former mayor of Brussels: Adolphe Max.
Red Cross propaganda film about assistance to Belgian war prisoners in Germany, conform the improved guidelines included in the Geneva Convention of 1929. The fourth Geneva Convention strived for a be...
Promotional documentary on missionary work in Belgian Congo. Commissioned by the Priests of the Sacred Heart, who are trying to recruit new missionaries for the Belgian colony of Congo.
Film showing two tourists travelling to Belgian Congo.