Early photographs depict the history of St. Leonards' School for Girls and the film shows the arrival of girls for a new term by steam train, motor coach and horse-drawn cabs.
A demonstration of the stages and processes in relining a picture.
Plans for building new housing in Glasgow and encouraging skilled tradesmen to return to working at their old trades on building sites.
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 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...
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.
22860 - Arras - Quartier de la gare (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
22987 - Nieuport (Nieuwpoort, Flandre-Occidentale) - Le Mamelon-vert
23266 - Igny-le-Jard (Igny-Comblizy, Département Marne) - L'evacuation
23152 - Tracy-le-val (Oise, Picardie) - tranchées boches
22932 - Nieuport (Nieuwpoort, Flandre-Occidentale) - Explosion d'un 420
Prisonniers á Courcelle (Oise, Picardie)
Un canon de 37
Prise de Courcelles (Oise, Picardie) en 1918
An exploration of St Peter's Seminary, Cardross on the Firth of Clyde.
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....
The wedding of Jock Lyon and Lorna Duncan at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries, February 23rd 1928.
Family home life.
Film sponsored by Esso following the Scottish Rally of 1976. The rally begins in Ayrshire and takes in the Highlands. Interviews with various drivers at the roadside and after each stage is completed...
A family holiday around Firth of Clyde and beyond on various boats. Includes a trip to Belfast and a trip 'Doon The Watter' on the Waverley.
Trip from Oban to Staffa and Iona, visiting the tourist sites. [Accompanied by voiceover and classical music]
Family home movies including footage of daily life around Glasgow city centre, the Barras market, the West End and the new Clyde Tunnel.