Amateur general vidws of people at day out, perhaps a school sports day. Brief views sack race and 3-legged race.
Crowning of the festival queen, the procession of floats and marching pipe band to cheering crowds at the annual Dumfries "Guid Nychburris Day".
A comedic tale set in the garden of the Thoms' family house, on a summer's day. A group of boys playing in the garden get into trouble with a pernickety neighbour but later redeem themselves by spott...
Amateur film of the Children's Day festival in Pilton, Edinburgh.
Amateur footage of the last day of tram services on the streets of Glasgow, and the evening display of Glasgow's historic trams.
A short melodrama: the Chinese man Sang Lee takes pity on a white child (Jack). Twenty years later, Jack, now a prominent lawyer, defends his foster father in court from false accusations.
When the now-wealthy Jack sees his former lover by chance on the silver screen, he immediately goes looking for her.
Coverage of the Guid Nychburris Day celebrations in Dumfries, including the unveiling of a plaque marking the site of the Monastery of the Grey Friars.
Matthias Jabs in "Scorpions - Forever and a Day" (2010-15)
Rudolf Schenker in "Scorpions - Forever and a Day" (2010-15)
"Scorpions - Forever and a Day" (2010-15)
One of a series of 20 films made for Babcock and Wilcox (Steam) Ltd. made between 1954 and 1961, it is a review of the work and recreation for members and friends of the Babcock and Wilcox family. [Se...
Amateur footage of the Carmunnock May Day celebrations and a display event at a riding school.
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.
Amateur cine film featuring days out around the east coast and borders of Scotland in the 1970s. Includes footage of a canal trip on the 'Queen of the Borders', a day at Edinburgh Zoo, train rides a...
Broxburn Gala Day and crowning of the Queen, 26th June 1954. Includes footage of the procession, children's fancy dress competition and the Gala Queen crowning ceremony.
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...
A camel train approaches and enters the city. A panorama of the city taken from the sea. Tiffin (compressed camel or horse fodder) being unloaded from ships lying out to sea by surf boats. The men wor...
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...
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...
Manufacture of components for Black and Decker tools. [Incomplete]
Shots of the "Empress of Britain" leaving Greenock for Canada and of the interior of the Parkhead steel works.
Craigbank Gardens, Edinburgh. The film has extensive footage of allotments, vegetable gardens and people tending the crops. Portree Horticultural Show also features towards the end of the film.
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy sightseeing in Edinburgh where they visit the castle and make an appearance on stage at the Playhouse Cinema.