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Record 1806 – 1825 of 11241
 
 
[HOLIDAY TO NORWAY 1937]
Date: 1937 Film Number: 1590
 
Footage from a family holiday to Norway. Features boats, fishing, scenes from Bergen and farming.
 
 
 
Caravan Holiday Sept. 1937
Date: 1937 Film Number: 1627
 
The Hardman family enjoy a caravan touring holiday to Allonby Cumberland in Wales and Troon in Scotland; 1937. Includes scenic shots of the surrounding countryside and famous landmarks. There are also scenes of the family inside the caravan; a woman washing the dirty dishes in a bucket outside and a man disposing of the household waste by digging a hole and burning the rubbish.
 
 
 
[BOLTON SCOUTS - TRIP TO ST MALO]
Date: *1937 Film Number: 1716
 
Film of Bolton School's trip to St Malo in France. Boys are seen at cafes, the market and on a coach. There are also scenes from the coast, including boys swimming and of daily life in St Malo: the market, the harbour and of women washing.
 
 
 
[WEDDING KISSES 1937]
Date: 1937 Film Number: 1801
 
Members of the O'Grady family attend the wedding of Joan and Bill in 1937. The bride and groom leave the church, kiss each other, and assemble with the rest of the guests to have their photographs taken.
 
 
 
[THE PRESTON FAMILY IN PARIS]
Date: *1937 Film Number: 1950
 
The Preston family from Stockport on holiday in France. Includes various scenes of the Paris International Colonial Exhibition, the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triumph.
 
 
 
PRESTON SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Date: c1937 Film Number: 2066
 
Footage from the Preston Scientific Society's trip to Scotland. Includes scenes of hillwalking and rockclimbing as well as brief shots from a farm.
 
 
 
[PUPPIES AND BEACH SCENES]
Date: 1937 Film Number: 2114
 
A woman is seen standing in a garden cradling an armful of puppies. Four or five dogs run around the lawn excitedly; jumping up at the woman's suit. Concludes with scenes of the Behrens family sunbathing on a beach in Skerries.
 
 
 
[COUNTRY DANCING : NETHERBY]
Date: 1937 Film Number: 2135
 
A group of men and women are seen dancing in the Behrens family garden on the 3rd July 1937. There appears to be approximately thirty or forty people partaking in the event; dancing backward and forwards in lines.
 
 
 
[HOSE PIPE CAPERS]
Date: 1937 Film Number: 2136
 
Two teenage girls; Ruth and Mary Behrens, are seen chasing each other around the garden; August 1937. They both wear bathing costumes and hats. Mrs Behrens is seen squirting them with water from the hose pipe.
 
 
 
COUNTY BOROUGH OF BOLTON, ALDERMAN AJ RUSSELL JP MAYOR, CIVIC PROCESSION ON THE OCCASION OF THE CORONATION OF THEIR MAJESTIES KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH, 12TH MAY 1937
Date: 1937 Film Number: 2605
 
A parade of servicemen and women and other organisations through Bolton on Coronation Day, 12th May 1937. The parade is seen outside the Town Hall, moving on to the Parish Church for a civic service, and in a local park for a '21' gun salute and a march/drive past.
 
 
 
[WEDDING OF EILEEN AND LESLIE DEAN]
Date: 1937 Film Number: 2729
 
Film of the wedding of Eileen and Leslie Dean at St Mary's Parish Church in Cheadle on the 19th of July 1937. The bride arrives at the church with her father, and later emerges with her new husband to be showered with confetti.
 
 
 
ON HOLIDAY IN GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND
Date: 1937 Film Number: 2784
 
Film of the Higginson family's holiday to Germany. They visit Bonn, Dresden, Sebnitz and Nurnberg. A paddle steamer packed with 'excursionists' is seen in Bonn, as are some Choristers. There are streetscenes in Dresden - Nazi banners are seen on some buildings. The family are seen walking in a forested area and relaxing at an outdoor cafe. Also features shots of a market in Nurnberg and soldiers marching.
 
 
 
STATIC ELECTRICITY
Date: 1937 Film Number: 2822
 
A film depicting various methods of producing static electricity, including the re-creation of 19th century experiments conducted in this field, making reference to the work of Michael Faraday.
 
 
 
[STATIC ELECTRICITY - RUSHES I]
Date: 1937 Film Number: 2823
 
Rushes from a film depicting various tests and experiments to produce static electricity, almost certainly conducted at Metropolitan Vickers in Trafford Park.
 
 
 
[STATIC ELECTRICITY - RUSHES II]
Date: 1937 Film Number: 2824
 
Rushes from a film describing experiments to create static electricity - probably performed at Metropolitan Vickers' factory in Trafford Park.
 
 
 
[STATIC ELECTRICITY EXPERIMENTS]
Date: 1937 Film Number: 2825
 
Footage of experiments conducted, probably at Metropolitan Vickers' factory in Trafford Park, to produce static electricity.
 
 
 
[CHILDREN PLAYING IN VICTORIA PARK STRETFORD]
Date: 1937 Film Number: 2873
 
Footage of the filmmaker's daughter as a young girl in Victoria Park, Stretford. She is seen jumping up and down and engaged in some playful wrestling with two older boys.
 
 
 
[TERRITORIAL ARMY IN STRETFORD]
Date: 1937 Film Number: 2874
 
Film shot in Stretford. Opens with very brief footage of the filmmaker's daughter, Juliana, as a young child in Victoria Park. Continues with shots of Territorial Army members marching along a street and the mayor, Mr Smith, and various civic dignitaries attending St Matthews Church. Closes with footage of children, including Juliana Morley, playing in Victoria Park.
 
 
 
[METRO-VICKS WORKERS IN TRAFFORD PARK]
Date: 1937 Film Number: 2877
 
Film of Metro-Vicks staff, including a group of four women, walking around Trafford Park. Factories, train tracks and freight wagons are all visible.
 
 
 
[BOURNEMOUTH PLEASURE GARDENS]
Date: 1937 Film Number: 2885
 
The filmmaker's daughter, Juliana, as a young child in Bournemouth Pleasure Gardens. She is seen playing in a pond and on the grass in the company of her brother, Donald Morley, a ball and an inflatable fish.
 
 
 
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