Domestic Life Footage - WPA Film Library

Domestic Life

MAKING CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS AT DR BARNARDO'S HOME AND NAUTICAL SCHOOL PARKSTONE (aka BARKING AND PARKSTONE) Light hearted item showing Barnardo's orphans and Nava

FLOATING VILLAGE families who live on old boats

THE VOYAGE OF THE SCOLOPAX Husband, wife and a baby sail in a ketch from Falmouth in search of a coral island home.

SCHOOL FLAT Girls at a secondary school have to clean a small flat so they learn to be good housewives.

NIGHT SCHOOL FOR PARENTS Parents attend evening class to be able to help children with school work.

FIGURES WHILE YOU WAIT Acrobatic dancer Rosemary Andree has a dressmaking dummy made to match her torso.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 75) A lady on the street repairs ladders in stockings

HOW TO BATHE A BABY Men learn how to bathe a baby in Sweden.

NEWS BRIEFS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST

I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING - BLACKOUT TRAILER Trailer encouraging people to be vigilant about the blackout on gloomy winter's mornings.

PAPAS PREPARE Midwives give lessons to prospective fathers at New York maternity centre.

TRAILER - FOOD ADVICE A trailer advertises Food Advice Centres to help people get the most out of their food.

COAL AND THE WAR Item about coal production and economical use of fuel.

NEWSBRIEFS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST

KILTED A.T.S. A.T.S. girls make their own kilts.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 90) an oven which uses the the sun's rays as power

PICNIC TIME IS HERE AGAIN A lady shows us how to make posh picnic food out of basics such as eggs and pastry.

A STAR IN THE MAKING Actress Joan Dowling seen at work and play, and signing her film contract with ABPC.

GENERAL SIR HAROLD ALEXANDER D.S.O.

PERSONALITY MEET THE REX HARRISONS Rex Harrison and Lili Palmer with son Cary

QUINTICYCLE The Jewell family enjoys a day out on family bike known as the Quinticycle in Finchley.

STONE-AGE MAKES COME BACK A man in Shelton, Connecticut makes a home for his family in a specially built cave.

PERSONALITY - MEET VERA LYNN We meet Vera Lynn, husband Harry Lewis and their baby, Victoria

PERSONALITY MEET KAY CAVENDISH returns from entertaining troops and plans concer

PERSONALITY MEET LORD VANSITTART

EAST MEETS WEST Chinese couple living in Britain show us how to cook and eat Chinese food.

LOVELY LADY Margaret Lockwood in her home.

IN PEARY'S FOOTSTEPS NO. 8 Captain Bob Bartlett narrates item showing Eskimo women at work in the Arctic.

THE MAN WHO EATS GRASS 68-year-old Mr Branson from Clapham eats grass to stay fit and healthy.

RENEE HOUSTON AT HOME Variety star Renee Houston is seen at home with her husband Pat Aherne, and on their yacht at Shoreham, West Sussex.

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF KENT AND PRINCE EDWARD Duke and Duchess of Kent relax in garden with baby son, Edward.

MATHESON LANG Actor Matheson Lang is seen in his garden, then in an excerpt from the long-running play 'The Wandering Jew'.

ROSINA DIXON SINGING COOK Rosina Dixon, singing cook, sings

RONALD FRANKAU The comedian Ronald Frankau tells several comical stories about members of his family.

CHARLES HARRISON Comedian Charles Harrison mimes his mother and then his father sewing on a button.

ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES James Carew, winner of the Calcutta sweepstake, enjoys time at home in Liverpool.

RICHARD MURDOCH radio comedian

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - 103 YEAR OLD FATHER

MINISTER OF FOOD MR STARCHEY New Minister of Food speaking.

OUR NEW CHAMPION ROLAND TODD Boxer Roland Todd enjoys a day out in the snow with his wife and two sons.

FAMILY ON SOFA Family sitting on sofa - mother father and the two small children.

LLOYD GEORGE ON HOLIDAY Nice shots of David Lloyd George planting potatoes in his garden in Criccieth.

MR BALDWIN AT HOME Stanley Baldwin is filmed relaxing at Chequers with his family. Buckinghamshire.

MOTHERS PRAM MARATHON Mrs Groom of Eastbourne wins London to Brighton pram race.

PRINCE JUAN CARLOS AND FAMILY Prince Carlos of Spain with wife and family posing for press photographers.

CHARLIE SHADWELL Pathe visits radio star Charlie Shadwell at his home.

PRINCESS ALEXANDRA AT HOME Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy at home with their children.

ROBOT LAWN MOWER Pat Alley demonstrates his remote control garage door and device for mowing entire lawn.

ADMIRAL SIR VARREL BEGG AT HOME Admiral Sir Varrel Begg returns home from Gibraltar.

IDEAS FOR IDEAL HOME Princess Marina attends the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia.

MODEL MOTHER Model Rita Kavanagh's young daughter Sandra dresses up and poses like a fashion model.

BRITAIN'S HARDEST WORKER A father of nine is seen at work in his business of 'odd job man supreme'.

MOROCCAN VILLAGE A look at the Moroccan village of Xauen, unchanged for hundreds of years.

NEWS FLASHES - SERETSE PREPARES TO RETURN HOME Seretse Khama wants to go home

BATH TIME A snake called Lulu and several babies have baths - separately!

MRS. C.R. ATTLEE wife of Britain's Prime Minister, at home.

PERSONALITY MEET LUPINO LANE comedian Lupino Lane at home

CLIVE BROOK Visit with the famous actor.

CLOVELLY Scenic village of Clovelly where villagers use donkeys and sledges to climb steep lanes.

BALMORAL HOLIDAY Queen Elizabeth with family on holiday at Balmoral.

DENNIS LOTIS Stage and recording star Dennis Lotis shares with us his home, his hobbies and his family.

WOLF MANKOWITZ A day in the life of Wolf Mankowitz - writer, porcelain expert, amateur cook and family man.

GIPSY PROBLEMS Official and unofficial gypsy sites are found in Hertfordshire.

MARRIED QUARTERS A look at new married quarters for RAF men and their families - all mod cons provided!

MEMORIAL HOMES FOR SUFFOLKS Houses built as a memorial to the dead of the Suffolk regiment, opened in Bury St. Edmonds.

WRACs NEW BARRACKS The Women's Royal Army Corps. show off a new barracks in Guildford.

U.S. VETERANS HOUSING PROJECT The U.S. Government builds homes for ex Servicemen at Dupont Park, Washington.

AIR PICNIC A New U.S. Light family amphibious plane, enables a Washington family to fly to its favourite picnic spot.

NURSING FATHERS Special class at French Hospital Nursery, London, to teach fathers

BOY & GIRL PLAY IN SEA Various "home movie" type footage of children at the seaside and a woman in her garden.

WORKMEN RUN ARCADIAN TOWN Workmen run Arcadian town in Warragamba valley in New South Wales, Australia.

HOME HELP Home help scheme started in Oxford.

BABY CAGE A balcony cage stops a young child falling out of the window.

"KOOMBE" FURNITURE Footage of the the new combined bed / cabinet being demonstrated

BIG FAMILY A look at Mr and Mrs O'Hare and their 16 children at home.

RADIO BABY SITTER Nice item about how neighbour can baby sit from own home with help of radio.

WALKIE PEN A baby gives baby walking device a trial run

CHILDREN'S TRUST HOME Children's trust home at Lynwode Manor in Lincolnshire

WASHING MACHINE miniature washing machine being assembled and demonstrated

BAD TIME FOR GOOD QUADS. Footage of the Good family and two year old quads. Westerleigh, near Bristol.

Selected Original - BAD TIMES FOR GOOD QUADS. Material relating to newsreel story "Bad times for good quads" - 50/82.

SOME FAMILY Canadian farmer's wife adopts 25 children.

FACTORY OPENS OWN NURSERY A factory in Stevenage opens a creche to care for children while their mothers work.

NEWS FROM AMERICA. Big family in New Jersey & Dockside fire in Maryland.

BABY CHICKS (aka FRYING PAN CHICKS) Quirky item showing chicks being hatched in an electric frying pan.

BOX OFFICE DRAW James Mason at home with his wife Pamela Kellino

KID STUFF - Churchill at Grandchild's Christening

HOMES ON WHEELS demonstrates multiple uses of caravans

HEXAGONAL HOUSES An item about a revolutionary new design of house - hexagon shaped.

ARMY WIVES' HOSTEL Hostel for wives and children of servicemen on duty overseas.

MOBILE HOMES The construction of mobile homes / prefabs.

CENTRAL HEATING Short film promoting gas central heating in private residences.

LICHFIELD - NEW STYLE HOUSES FOR RENTING Partly prefabricated low cost housing being built in Staffordshire.

COUNCIL HOUSES DE LUXE New style council houses are built for people in London's Canning Town.

MAKE MUCH OF YOUR NURSES New nurses home is opened near the London Hospital with lots of facilities.

HOUSE IN 3 WEEKS New factory built houses may solve housing problem.

PIRBRIGHT Pathe takes a look at the new army married quarters in Surrey.

NEWS IS BUILDING House of the Century.

NOWHERE TO GO Caravan dwellers at Chertsey have eviction problems.

OUTSIDE - INSIDE HOUSE Futuristic house in Beverley Hills in California, United States of America.

HAMMOCKS two old ladies setting up hammocks in house

COACH BUNGALOWS Railway carriages being converted into bungalows - new homes.

HOMES WHILE YOU WAIT A couple watching men building their new house made of port

THE 8TH ARMY SWEEPS ON Ex-servicemen and women help in cleaning homes.

DREAM OF TOMORROW Newest automatic washing machine on display.

REAL LIFE CINDERELLA A Birmingham girl is given a treat for caring for her younger brothers and sisters.

LUXURY FLATS 3 SHILLINGS A WEEK Footage of new council flats available in Dumbartonshire.

HOMEMADE HOMES Residents of Ingrave Housing Estate at Brentwood create their own bungalows.

NEW FOREST GYPSIES Gypsies live in primitive huts in squalid conditions in New Forest.

WASHING MACHINE Woman Using Portable Washing Machine

BEAUTY QUEEN DRESSMAKER Jackie Kelk enters a beauty contest then makes a frock for the winner Tracey Ingram.

RUMANIAN FOLK DANCE A look at some aspects of Rumanian life including a traditional dance, carpet weaving and embroidery.

GYPSY ARTISTS Artists Sven and Juanita Berlin work on their paintings beside their caravan in the New Forest.

TWINFORM Mrs. Westell shows us how to make our own personalised tailor's dummy from brown sticky tape.

PETER CADBURY TREE MUSEUM Tycoon Peter Cadbury shows us his gardens, including a tree museum.

SEWING MACHINE Model Patti Morgan runs up a sexy sun suit on her new electric sewing machine.

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING TESTS Appliances and food are tested for the Good Housekeeping

EMETT'S IDEAL HOME Comic strip style inventor presents totally insane construction - automatic home. Excellent!

SEWING MACHINES - OLD AND NEW A look at sewing machines and what they can do from Victorian times to 1960

DOMESTICS UNLIMITED Resting actors work for Malcolm Taylor's domestic help agency

HOMES TO BE (aka IDEAL HOMES EXHIBITION) The Ideal Homes Exhibition gives a glimpse of gadgets that will make life easier in the future.

KITCHEN GADGETS new kitchen implements being demonstrated.

HOUSEWIVES FOR A DAY Mr Smith who performs domestic chores in his house

HOSPITAL KITCHEN kitchen for disabled at King's College Hospital

KITCHEN GADGETS New Kitchen utensils being demonstrated.

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Household appliances are tested for performance at the Good Housekeeping Institute.

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION A look around the 1950 Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia.

HOW TO MAKE HOMES IDEAL Ideal Homes exhibition in London's Olympia.

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION Ideal Homes Exhibition at London's Olympia.

QUEEN MOTHER AT KITCHEN EXHIBITION Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visits Kitchen Exhibition at Festival Hall, London.

NEW GADGETS ARE HOUSEWIVES CHOICE Fun item showing us around the Amsterdam Household Fair.

THE HOUSE OF TOMORROW Futuristic house on show in Copenhagen.

FRENCH TRAIN IN HOUSEHOLD DUTIES French women trained for the household duties in Paris.

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION Queen Elizabeth II at 42nd Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia, London.

FLOOR MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT New cleaning equipment demonstrated in London.

DO IT YOURSELF An exhibition of Do It Yourself techniques and machines from Olympia.

ANIMAL ORPHANS Rhodesian game-warden's family keep baby animals at home until they are old enough.

Interview with U.S. family introduced to King and Queen at B.I.F. London.

XMAS STARS STIR IT UP Joan Regan, Frankie Vaughan and Mike and Bernie Winters mix up a Christmas pudding.

PAPPA LEARNS TO BE MOMMA Fathers are taught how to look after their babies in the absence of mother

EXPENSIVE PICNIC A family goes to luxurious picnic in countryside.

CAMPING COACH Footage of woman and family on holiday in camping rail coach.

MEXICAN PICNIC Nice footage of Mexicans having a picnic on a hillside and dancing to traditional band.

FAMILY OF TWENTY-TWO IN ROME Enormous Di Paulo family - with 22 children.

PERSONALITY MEET ARTHUR ASKEY comedian, actor

BLIND MAN Stanley Turner was once blind, an operation allows him to see his home and family again.

PHONE 'CALL FOR FOOD' INFORMATION SERVICE Various footage of girls in call centre giving advice on food recipes

LIFE GOES ON A look at life in a Hungarian village.

ELECTRONIC BLANKET Demonstration of Simmons electric blanket which keeps bed at same temperature all night.

WASHING DEVICE Ingenious device invented by John Wolf to help his wife do the laundry

DISHMASTER New household appliances - early dishwasher and water disposal unit.

ETHIOPIA AT HOME A look at life in an Ethiopian village.

THE STONE AGE MEN OF AUSTRALIA (NO 2) Anthropological film looking at the customs of Aborigine in Central Australia.

IN THE HEART OF ASIA A look at life in vast region of Turkestan and how life there is changing thanks to Soviets.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 85) a village in Germany where most of the occupants are children

TO THE LAND WHERE DEPRESSIONS COME FROM! ICELAND (NO. 1) A visit to Iceland, on board HMS Nelson.

BALI-HOO Life goes on in the Dutch-ruled island of Bali, although Holland is under Nazi rule.

LASSIES OF TUNGISKY The ladies of Tunguska, Siberia, sew deerskin to make clothes for the fur fair.

WASHING DAY! Peasant women do their washing in the River Mondago, Portugal.

GALAPAGOS TRAGEDY A man found dead in white colony at Galapagos - his partner disappears with another man.

NEW-STYLE HOUSING New homeowners in America help to build their own houses to obtain lower mortgage rates.

PRESIDENT AND FAMILY MAN TOO President Obregon of Mexico: with his family and with his troops.

NEW HOMES FOR THE BLITZED Croydon Corporation rehouses people who have lost everything in the Blitz. London.

JUST WILLIAM (JOHN CLARK) A look at young 'Just William' actor John Clark as he relaxes at home.

DIGS AFLOAT Footage of torpedo boat converted to digs for theatrical students.

THE AMERICAN CONSUMER Women doing laundry and coin laundry

AMERICAN CONSUMER Housewife doing daily chores

KID STUFF - Dwight Eisenhower's Grandson

NATIVE VILLAGE A tribe of Kikuyu Africans are seen at work in a Kenyan village.

PREMIER IN NO. 10 Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home and his family at home in 10 Downing Street. London.

Selected originals - PREMIER IN NO. 10 Material relating to newsreel story "Premier in No. 10" - 63/93.

ROYAL FAMILY AT WINDSOR Good informal colour footage of the royal family in grounds of Frogmore House, Windsor.

PEARL OF THE ATLANTIC Travelogue extolling the virtues of Madeira.

THE WASH ON THE RHINE Soldiers clean their clothes in the river Rhine, Germany.

AND VERY NICE TOO Young soldiers learn the art of cookery.

EILEEN JOYCE famous pianist

SELF-SERVICE SHOP Housewives shopping at London's first supermarket.

MADEIRA SEWING women of all ages sewing in Madeira

DOUBLE DECKER CARAVAN Young women demonstrate the latest in caravan design

SWIMSUITS (aka Slimwear) Women show off latest slimming clothing whilst doing the house work

WOMEN BRICKLAYERS Women bricklayers at work

BUILDING FAMILY Henry Stoneham's son and 2 daughters work with him on a house as they learn building trade.

COUPLED COOKERY Married and engaged couples are given cookery lessons together in Woolwich, London.

COOKING TESTS Food scientist do tests an oven at Gas Research Centre.

POTATO PEELER Footage of inventor Philip Phillips demonstrating his new potato peeler in London.

MAKING POTS FROM GERMAN HELMETS German newsreel item: German army helmets are recycled into cooking pots.

PERSONALITY MEET - ENID BLYTON A look at children's writer Enid Blyton working at home and relaxing with her family.

PERSONALITY MEET ALBERT SANDLER family life of violinist Albert Sandler

WASHING ON WHEELS Footage of women working on laundry truck in war torn London.

CLOTHES HOIST Footage of new rotary washing line

ROTARY DRYER A woman demonstrates new devices for drying and ironing clothes.

GROWING AND EATING Everything you ever wanted to know about mushrooms, including several ideas for mushroom party nibbles.

NEW SCHOOL (aka NEW LOOK SCHOOL) Marvels of 50's comprehensive education - boys are operating machines while girls cook and iron.

COOKERY HINTS (aka COOKING TIPS) Little film showing a few tips on how to present food graciously.

WINDOW CLEANING Window cleaning in the sky scraper age has become a daredevil job.

CHARLIE DRAKE STIRS IT UP Charlie Drake and Cliff Richard stir gigantic Christmas Pudding.

HOME WITH £100,000 Stanley Wilson celebrates winning £100,000 on the pools. Hull.

THE HOVER MOWER Woman tries out new hover lawn mower - the Flymo.

MOTHER'S DAY IS BIG BUSINESS What started as a religious festival of Mothering Sunday is increasingly becoming big business.

LET MISTER MOPP DO IT Great footage of men doing housework as we see home help workers on the job.

SUPERMARKET STOCK SHOTS Shots of people shopping at Pricerite Supermarket.

AFRICAN WORKMEN

MOTHERS AND CHILDREN - BLIND PARENTS OF TWINS Blind parents take care of twins in Harlow.

CAMP SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN Educational camp for evacuees, some good shots of kids in classroom.

SCHOOL FOR BRIDES American Red Cross school for GI brides.

DISABLED MOTHER mother with no hands and husband washing baby

SENIOR CITIZENS Old People Washing Dishes

FATHERS CAMP WITH SONS Fathers and sons go on camping trip to Gilwell Park, Chingford, Greater London.

Eating

COMMUNAL VILLAGE The Society of Brothers run a communal village in Shropshire.

A SIMPLE BUTTER-COOLER How To Keep Butter Cool without Fridge

The Uprooted Nation

EVENING AND DAY FROCK New Dress From Old

BAGS Making a Purse. Cheap and simple handbag being made.

Food, Clothing and Shelter in Three Environments

MRS ROOSEVELT SPEAKS FOR THE CHILDREN Eleanor Roosevelt tells us what is needed to bring up a healthy child.

THE WOMEN OF SPAIN (aka SPANISH CIVIL WAR - WOMEN OF MADRID) Women during the Spanish Civil War making clothes for soldiers at the front.

SHARKEY PREPARES FOR FIGHT WITH STRIBLING Boxer Jack Sharkey lets the cameras into his life as he trains for a fight with Stribling.

FLAKE FANCIES Making Fancy Fried Cookies

BOLD BAD MAN SHARKEY The boxer Jack Sharkey in training in the United States of America.

WHITE AND SHAPELY - BUT ONLY SERVIETTES Fancy Napkin Folding Lesson

TV Commercial - Tide Laundry Detergent

Homes, women at work in belize

JACK DEMPSEY WITH BRIDE HANNA WILLIAMS Jack Dempsey replaces boxing gloves for oven gloves, preparing breakfast with his new wife.

THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF EAST/WEST BERLIN DIVISION

Juveniles and Justice

Kitchen

1940s Woman Cooking

Kids with Parents

Christmas Celebrations

Promotion Payoff

The Cliche Family in Television Land

TV Ads for Host Carpet Cleaner By Boushelle

TV Ads for Dutch Kitchen Cleanser

New American Mother Chosen

Young Men Around Swimming Pool

Water the Drop of Life: Pt 1 Body & Soul

Paneling - How to Install

Siding - How to Install

The Family: Lifestyles of the Future

JEAN SIMMONS Pathe visits sixteen year old star Jean Simmons in her home.

PHOTO FINISH (GORDON RICHARDS) Pathe visits famous jockey Gordon Richards in his home.

PERSONALITY MEET HENRY EDWARDS & CHRISSIE WHITE 1920s film stars Henry Edwards and Chrissie White at home.

SIZE W - XX Mrs Danvers modelling clothes for larger ladies.

Woman washing clothes

DONALD PEERS Singer Donald Peers sings at his garden.

FLAME THAT FREEZES (HOW A FRIDGE WORKS) Short film explaining how the refrigerator works.

SIXTY SECONDS IN BERNE SWITZERLAND Travelogue style piece showing landmarks and inhabitants of Berne.

SUSAN STEPHEN Susan Stephen and her husband at home in quaint cottage in Buckinghamshire.

ROUND THE WORLD - No 8 visit Java, see a strange method of transport and bathing in the river.

KITCHEN THINKS The latest kitchen gadgets are tried out in the studio.

Spring Decorama

WASHING DAY! A new rotary clothes drier and puppies hung in socks on a washing line to dry.

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS? We are invited to guess sounds of everyday tasks that have been largely amplified.

SWEEP DREAMS Mad story about a man dreaming of a giant vacuum cleaner!

PICNIC DAYS Great story shows us how to prepare appetising food for a picnic.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 61) Woman takes toddler and dog to shops on tea trolley

QUEER FISH Deep-sea angler catches sailfish, people fish through ice and a woman sews while angling.

Family Footage

TV Ad for Boston Edison Company, 1950s

TV Ad for Easy Day Mop, 1950s

TV Ad for Ready Mop, 1950s

TV Ad for Super Jet 99 Vacuum Cleaner, 1950s

MOBILE LAUNDRY A van collects laundry in order to save petrol during wartime.

SEWING MACHINES Old and new sewing machines are contrasted.

ROBOT GARDENING Great garden without sweating - demonstration of devices which make gardening simple.

KINDERGARTEN Children play at keeping house at a nursery.

MONGOLIA - RURAL AND TOWN SCENE ON EDGE OF GOBI DESERT Material showing the life of the people of Mongolia under Communism - everyone's happy.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 134) New inventions: a perpetual motion machine

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 132) US couple pose with their six sets of twins.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 122) A farm run on electricity

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 110) Women learning to cook, sew and knit in Italy.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 102) Hungarian writer in a caravan

THE THRILL OF FRILLS A look at how frills can liven up an ordinary dress.

Juveniles and Justice

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Christmas Pudding Mixed by Children.

FASHION HINTS (aka PATCHWORK & HATS) Fashion tips for using scraps of old material, and making two hats out of one.

HATS (aka MAKE AND MEND HATS) Item showing how to make new women's clothes and hats out of men's old ones.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 41) A church steeple in a graveyard

HEY HO THIRTY YEARS AGO Comical piece of film about the maid Mary Jane who accidentally blows herself up after pouring paraffin onto the fire.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 23) A cradle exhibition in Genoa, Italy.

INVASION SCENES EUROPE: REFUGEES Good material showing refugees.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 41) Unusual laundry line.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 65) A mobile dressmaker

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 59) A portable trouser press

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 50) A new invention, the garbage disposal.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 48) Novelty race for fathers.

LIFE GOES ON A look at life in a Hungarian village.

BULLDOZER, TROOPS, MONTY Army bulldozer clears rubble, soldiers man field gun + Monty in a jeep.

BOLD BAD MAN SHARKEY The boxer Jack Sharkey in training in the United States of America.

A CLEAN SWEEP The making of a vacuum cleaner in a factory - could be Hoover.

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS A quiz asks us to guess what different sounds are, played over intertitles.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 60) a streamlined pram

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 74) a washing line attached to a car.

NEEDLECRAFT Winning articles from a Daily Sketch Needlework Contest are modeled.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 5 Queer things the world over. African dwellings

SHARKEY PREPARES FOR FIGHT WITH STRIBLING Boxer Jack Sharkey lets the cameras into his life as he trains for a fight with Stribling.

INVASION SCENES Soldiers and refugees in the streets of liberated Northern Europe.

ROSINA DIXON SINGING COOK Rosina Dixon, singing cook, sings

DISPLACED PERSONS Soldiers and refugees in the streets of liberated Northern Europe.

INVASION SCENES EUROPE British and American soldiers arriving in Normandy - some excellent shots.

Family Footage

Expectant Parents

Family Footage

TURKEY A French film about life in Turkey.

IN MEMORY OF THEIR FOUNDER home for mothers and babies opened by policewomen.

FAMILY DAY AT THE PARK

YOUNG MOTHER WITH HER 2 CHILDREN AND HUSBAND IN THE PARK

YOUNG MOTHER WITH HER 2 CHILDREN IN THE PARK

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER IN THE PARK

MOTHER WITH BOY IN THE PARK

2 MOTHERS WITH THEIR BABY BOYS IN THE PARK

MOTHER WITH BOY IN THE PARK

BRITISH TROOPS ITALY, IKE GIVES MEDALS British troops on Italian farm, and Eisenhower presenting medals.

SLIPPERS Anne Edwards gives advice on how to make your own slippers and save clothing coupons.

HATS Fashionable hats for women inspired by armed forces, with hat pattern by Anne Edwards.

NAVY COMFORTS South Africans knit jumpers and make sheepskin clothes for soldiers overseas.

SCOUTS Scouts carry out various domestic duties as part of help in the home scheme.

25 Years Ago: FDR Speaks to the Nation

ROYAL FAMILY IN PALACE GROUNDS King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princesses in grounds of Buckingham Palace.

THE FLAVOUR OF IRELAND (outtakes) Film showing detailed processes involved in the making of Erin convenience (dried) foods.

INVASION SCENES - FAR EAST British and Australian troops advancing across flooded fields and through jungle.

Homeless In Paris - Housing Crisis

Things To Come - Home Show

WHAT'S COOKING with CHARLIE DRAKE and MARGARET ALDEN Reel 2

WHAT'S COOKING with CHARLIE DRAKE and MARGARET ALDEN Reel 1

FROM EVE TO EVERYWOMAN woman washing and putting on stockings.

EGYPT Educational film showing life and work in an Egyptian village.

Cell Phone, Garden Party

Family Outside in the Yard

Family Fun in the Fall

Life in various regions

Toddler

People Sitting Around Swimming Pool

ALPINE FARM (A Year on Family Farm in Alps) life on an alpine farm - the various seasons.

AN EGYPTIAN VILLAGE schoolchildren and general life in Egyptian villages.

LADIES HAIRDRESSERS Women arrange a 'Do It Yourself' hairdressing scheme in Hull.

For Men Only with Bert Bacharach

Selected originals - ROYAL FAMILY AT WINDSOR Material relating to newsreel story "Royal Family at Windsor" - 65/33.

Jon Hall Home Movies - Beachfront Home

Young Masai Woman Carries Bundle of Wood

Masai Women Carry Water to Homes

KENYA'S OLDEST CHIEF AT HOME : ABERDARE VILLAGE Various shots from Kenyan tribes. Excellent close-ups and good general footage.

Radio Hour Entertainment

BLACK FAMILY IN GEORGIA African American Kids & Grandma on Porch In Georgia

YOUNG PEOPLE HELP AGED Sheffield school girls help pensioners.

COOKING Bacon frying in frying pan.

SUPERMARKET SHOPPING IN HOLLAND two young wives in a Dutch supermarket

LONDON WASH HOUSE Ancient Laundry in London

LONDON WASH HOUSE Washing Laundry at Old Washhouse

LONDON WASH HOUSE Ancient Laundry in London

Children Playing

Advance Range Kitchen Appliance

Fabric pattern being made

Family Visits Mount Vernon

Men doing things

Rollermatic Roll It On Commercial

Christmas Morning

Home Movies: First Communion

Home Movies: Holidays

Home Movies: Unwrapping Gifts

Home Movies: Backyard BBQ

Home Movies: Summer Camp, Church, Winter Fun

Shuffleboard

Mexican Village

Red Radio Flyer Wagon

TOMMY GETS MOVING Tommy Steele moves from terrace house at Bermondsey to luxury house in Catford.

Home Movies - Sausage Making

AUSTRIAN MOUNTAIN FARM Twelve months in life of an Austrian farming family.

Newborn and Dad

Sledding in Central Park

Driving Over Bridge

Children Playing in Snow

Children Playing In Costumes

Children Playing Outside

Residential Neighborhood Covered in Snow

Children Playing Outside

Children Playing in Parked Car

Dog (Boston Terrier)

Children Playing in Snow

Three Sister Islands

Lake Michigan Beach

Man & Sons

Children Playing in Small Urban Yard

Girls Playing Dress-Up

United States Military Academy Campus

Boy in Cowboy Costume

Automobile

Suburban House

Children Performing Outdoor Play

May Queen School Event

Boys at Park

Ladies Board Train

Children Playing With Dogs

Dog

Man in Suit

Backyard Swimming Pool

Children Playing with Dog

Children

POP STAR'S MOTHER (aka MARTY WILDE) An item about singer Marty Wilde's mother, Mrs Smith, and the house Marty has bought for her.

TOMMY GETS MOVING Tommy Steele moves from terrace house at Bermondsey to luxury house in Catford.

THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS BABIES We see the Dionne Quintuplets at their home in Canada.

THE AMERICAN CONSUMER People grocery shopping.

AMERICAN CONSUMER Post War Americana, Suburbs.

Family in Suburban Yard

Children Playing Under Sprinkler

TV Commercial - Lipton Instant Soup

MR MARCUS: EAST LONDON RENT TRIBUNAL Mr M. Marcus talks about the East London rent tribunal.

CARAVAN HOLIDAY An idyllic item showing people on a caravanning holiday.

TV Commercials - Ad for Sakrete Concrete Mix.

Summer Vacation

Children Playing

PERSONALITY MEET PHYLLIS CALVERT film star

Couple with Dog

TV Commercial - Clairol Hair Color

FAMILY OF SEVENTEEN IN WASHINGTON William White's wife and 17 children pose for cameras in Washington.

TV Commercials - Bold detergent

V.C.' S MOTHER HEARS NEWS OF AWARD TO HER SON An Altrincham woman celebrates her son winning the Victoria Cross medal.

Children Riding Horses

ONE MINUTE NEWS - AMERICAS LARGEST FAMILY AT LOCK HAVEN PENNSYLVANIA Family reunion

BABY IN BASKET A hiking couple carry their baby along in a wicker basket.

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - THEODOR I. CHALIAPINE Opera Singer Chaliapin

TOMMY GETS MOVING Tommy Steele moves from terrace house at Bermondsey to luxury house in Catford.

MODEL BABIES Models Dorothy Cuff and Vivienne Bowden at home with their little daughters.

TV Commercials - Betty Crocker Frosting Mix.

IN THE LAND OF TOBAS South American Indians

HIGHER SPEED GAS More efficient household gas use tested at Canvey Island where all appliances use methane.

STOCKINGS A clever way to preserve stockings by putting them in oven-warmed jars.

Juveniles and Justice

Suburban Scene

TV Commercial - SOS Soap Suds

EVE THE TEMPTRESS A very overweight woman is seen bathing her children, being pushed along in a pram, being measured.

PERSONALITY MEET PHYLLIS CALVERT film star

Children Riding Horses

SEWING MACHINES An old fashioned sewing machine is compared with a new one.

TV Commercials - Ad for Flexafil Permanent Patch.

Family Dinner

YOUNG PEOPLE HELP AGED Sheffield school girls help pensioners.

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION - Technicolor Ideal Home Exhibition in Olympia filmed in Technicolor.

Children Riding Horses

Radio Springs Health Resort & Lake

GOPHER MEN OF THE SAHARA Malmata in the Sahara is featured - women and children pose for the camera.

Family Having Dinner

CHILD CARRIER BAG (aka HANG CHILD ON GATE) A woman demonstrates a device for carrying babies.

Infant in Lawn Chair

DEEP FREEZE MOTHER mother sitting down with her baby and husband next to her.

KID STUFF - Latta Family Portrait

Miscellaneous Footage

A.T.S. TRAIN FOR HOUSEWORK A.T.S. war brides learn how to cook and keep house for when their husbands return.

TV Commercial - Ajax Cleaner

LOOKING TO TOMORROW Ideal home exhibition at London's Olympia.

SILVER CLEANING A look at the proper way to clean silverware.

Children Playing

YOUNG PEOPLE HELP AGED Sheffield school girls help pensioners.

Kids

WOMEN WANTED A representative of the Ministry of Labour calls on women to go to work for the nation.

Western Vacation - Kids & Mountain Streams

Family

ODDS AND ENDS Mom Makes Pinafore from Scraps

Trailer: SENSIBLE CLOTHES BUYING advising people to save their clothing coupons for emergencies only

IDEAL HOMES Latest gadgets and interior designs at Ideal Home Exhibition, Olympia.

Western Vacation - Kids & Mountain Streams

Trailer: THE BEHEMOTH replacing clothes damaged by moth grubs wastes rations!

YOUNG PEOPLE HELP AGED Sheffield school girls help pensioners.

HOW THEY MAKE THE PUDDING Homeless boys make Xmas pudding and end up having a flour fight - great fun!

MALTA REGATTA A look at the fishing village of Marsa and its regatta.

NEWS IN FLASHES (aka ITALY: FAMILY OF 60 RUN FARM) In Treviso, Italy, a large family of 60, work together on their farm

SUPERMARKET SHOPPING IN HOLLAND two young wives in a Dutch supermarket

MRS DR MP CLOSE-UP OF DR EDITH SUMMERSKILL We see the different roles of housewife, doctor and MP Edith Summerskill.

Miscellaneous Footage

EISENHOWER FAMILY AT HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Mr and Mrs Eisenhower, daughter and grand children. Ike holding baby Jean.

TWO GIRLS A day in life of two glamour girls.

V.C.' S MOTHER HEARS NEWS OF AWARD TO HER SON An Altrincham woman celebrates her son winning the Victoria Cross medal.

Children Arrive for Birthday Party

EVE'S HOME HINT A SILVER CLEANING TIP A new method for cleaning silverware.

Juveniles and Justice

JUST PRESS THE BUTTON Automatic vending machines on display at Horticultural Hall, London.

DUTCH VOLUNTEERS IN TRAINING FOR WORK IN UNDER-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Trainees undertake language, first aid and cookery classes in Holland & at work abroad.

Swimming Pool

PERSONALITY MEET PHYLLIS CALVERT film star

THE CITY OF A WEEK A pilgrimage to a tomb in Southern Palestine - footage of makeshift homes and the pilgrims.

NOVELTIES - SEEN BY EVE'S CAMERA Two devices are demonstrated - one that stops the lid of a teapot falling off, the other a collapsible table.

Oregon Stories - Russian Passover

Civic Building

Pool Party

Family Visits Mount Vernon

Buildings

SONNY BOY Toddler Beats up Boxer Dad

WHAT DO YOU KNOW Quiz game item, the commentator asks question about everyday items.

Family with Infant

Family in Suburban Yard

Winter Scenes

Family at Dinner Table

ROBOT LAWN MOWER Pat Alley demonstrates his remote control garage door and device for mowing entire lawn.

YOUNG PEOPLE HELP AGED Sheffield school girls help pensioners.

Fishing Village Cooking in Outdoor Kitchen

TV Commercials - Betty Crocker Snack Size Pudding.

Atomic Attack - PT1

Playing Badminton

Toddler

Why Eat Cottage Cheese? Part 3

Swimming Pool

Children Riding Horses

THE QUIET HOUR - A CHELSEA VETERANS' STUDY Chelsea veterans enjoy gardening. Lovely film showing Chelsea Pensioners working in the Hospital gardens.

STARS AT HOME - MISS NELLIE WALLACE Miss Nellie Wallace the music hall star is seen at home.

KID STUFF - Young Prince Charles & Royal Family

Atomic Attack - PT1

Swimming Pool

NOVELTIES - NEW YEAR SAVING DEVICE Three devices are shown - vegetable chopper, pram screen and pen with compartment for stamps.

Miscellaneous Footage

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION The Ideal Home Exhibition 1957.

Children Riding Horses

Atomic Attack - PT1

OFF THE MAIN TRACK IN NEWFOUNDLAND Travelogue featuring scenes in Newfoundland - crafts, work, livestock, families etc.

Family in a Garden

PIERRE DARMON FRENCH TENNIS CHAMPION French tennis champion Pierre Darmon in training.

Why Eat Cottage Cheese? Part 3

Family Fun

Autumn Yard Work

Vacation at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

SEWING MACHINES Short film on history of sewing machines.

MOBILE HOMES The construction of mobile homes / prefabs.

Atomic Attack - PT1

Small Town Commercial District

PERSONALITIES J.B. PRIESTLEY writer J. B. Priestley working at home

Fighter Planes and Misc

Western Vacation - Riding Horses & Camping

Steam Engine Train

Tribal Pig Roast

Children Riding Horses

Family in Suburban Yard

People Sitting Around Swimming Pool

House & Snowy Landscape

Summer Recreation

CAMERA INTERVIEW - MRS MALCOLM CAMPBELL Mrs Malcolm Campbell is seen at home working on her husband's car and (possibly) driving.

Industrial Complex

INTERVIEW WITH EION MACNEILL professor Eion MacNeill at home with his family, he is the speaker of Dail Eireann.

Family in Suburban Yard

Young Men Around Swimming Pool

TV Commercials - Gala paper towels

Pool Party

Swimming Pool

MOTHER OF THREE IS MRS AMERICA Mrs. Giesse of Ohio is crowned Mrs. America - all thanks to her superior table laying skills!

Swimming Pool

HONG KONG Apartment Building

VARIETY TO THE RESCUE The Variety Club helps mothers and childern.

WORKERS LAUNDRY aka WOMEN WORKERS USING WASHING Various shots of womwn doing the laundry

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - BILLY MERSON WITH HERMIONE BADDELEY Funny film with Billy Merson and Hermione Baddeley fooling around for the camera.

Swimming Pool

Toddler and Dalmation Dog

May Day

Western Vacation - Riding Horses & Camping

RAF NEW LOOK QUARTERS New quarters for married airmen and their families at Cosford RAF base in Staffordshire.

Swimming Pool

Trailer: CARE OF CLOTHES Discarding of clothes carelessly affects the war

Home Interiors

Playing Badminton

TV Commercial - Raid Insect Control

BRITISH GUIANA Domestic and town life in British Guiana

Swimming Pool

THE QUEEN VISITS A PRESERVING DEPOT Rural Housewives Show the Queen How They Are Preserving Plums in Cans

Alcohol- A Way Out

YOUNG PEOPLE HELP AGED Sheffield school girls help pensioners.

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Family

Pool Party

IMPROVED RAF MARRIED QUARTERS The Royal Air Force show off improved accommodation for married servicemen.

Playing Badminton

Infant in Lawn Chair

Toddler

Child Boogie-Boarding

Juveniles and Justice

1950s Family Dinner

People Sitting Around Swimming Pool

Summer Recreation

Swimming Pool

GADGETS New Domestic Gadgets - Timer, Polisher, Strainer

THE ROUND HOUSE an entirely round house occupied by the Smith family.

Jay Ward Fractured Flickers

WASHING MACHINE Cycle of a washing machine

EISENHOWERS FAMILY PORTRAIT Four generations of President Eisenhower's family pose for a group picture.

CHILDREN'S KITCHEN AND CHRISTMAS FAIR Children baking, woman cooking sausages, scenes at fair.

CHRISTMAS IS COMING The army cooks get ready for Christmas dinner.

House and Family

Playing Badminton

AIR RAID BOOTIES designer Miss Ashfield making protective rubber boots.

WHAT'S COOKIN' ? Chefs from all over the world cook for the International Gastronomic Luncheon. London.

TV Commercial - Lipton Instant Soup

House and Family

PERSONALITY MEET SYDNEY WOODERSON Britain's champion runner Sydney Wooderson

Trailer: TAKE CARE OF BRUSHES AND BRISTLES how properly to clean brushes to ensure their longlife.

Infant

Family in Suburban Yard

Toddler

Children Riding Horses

TV ad for Boushelle Rug Cleaner

Future Home of A.M. Castle & Co.

DREAM KITCHEN Commander Campbell shows Grandma Buggins around a modern kitchen.

TV Commercial - Pet Evaporated Milk

BOY COOKS Nice shots of schoolboys learning how to cook and sew.

Family in Suburban Yard

LONDON WASH HOUSE Washing Laundry at Old Washhouse

Family in Suburban Yard

FEEDING THE TROOPS British Army Catering Corps at work in field kitchen and demonstrating Tommy stove.

Summer Recreation

Children Riding Horses

Acua Indian Tribe

Children Riding Horses

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION - Technicolor Ideal Home Exhibition in Olympia filmed in Technicolor.

THE STARS OFF STAGE - JACK HYLTON AND HIS BAND Lovely film showing Jack, his band and his wife at home in the garden - kissing, playing instruments etc

SWEETS FOR THE SWEET Various delicacies are made from marzipan - nice shot of child scoffing a sweet at the end.

Juveniles and Justice

Oregon Stories - Russian Passover

UTILITY HOMECOMING Mrs Shea prepares her new prefabricated house for her husband's imminent homecoming.

TV Commercials - Puritan Wool

Young Men Around Swimming Pool

SCHOOL MEAL Cooks in School Kitchen

Oregon Stories - Russian Passover

TV Commercials - Cold Power laundry detergent

Atomic Attack - PT1

Swimming Pool

LION IN THE HOUSE The Porter family have a pet lion in their home.

Kitchen

LONDON WASH HOUSE Washing Laundry at Old Washhouse

Toddler playing

Children Playing

Playing Horseshoes

TV ad for Holsum Bread

Swimming Pool

SHAKESPEARE REMEMBERED IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA Girls make a costume, stills of Shakespearean characters & Pivoc in his role as Falstaff.

Children Playing

Visiting Historic Santa Fe

Mowing the Lawn

WITH THE FRENCH IN SALONIKA

CONSEQUENCES - A LITTLE GAME PLAYED IN THE PARK (AND ELSEWHERE) Lovely little romance - protagonists seen from the waist down only - very cute.

Miscellaneous Footage

Child Boogie-Boarding

LONDON WASH HOUSE Washing Laundry at Old Washhouse

SOLVING A SLIPPERY PROBLEM Craft demonstrating - how to turn worn out dancing shoes into cosy bedroom slippers.

Family in a Garden

LONDON WASH HOUSE Washing Laundry at Old Washhouse

May Day

DRESSMAKING Fashion expert, Rosemary Clifford, gives step-by-step dressmaking demonstration.

Children Playing

Summer Recreation

Family Visits Mount Vernon

Swimming Pool

Lee Roy Yarbrough & Family Recreating on Lake

HOVER-LAWN MOWER Flymo hover-lawn mower demonstrated.

BABY CARRIER Man carries his young daughters around beach using milkmaid's yoke!

Liberty Island

Western Vacation - Kids & Mountain Streams

NEW HOUSES TO SOLVE PROBLEM Harold MacMillan visits new homes built to solve the housing crisis.

Oregon Stories - Russian Passover

Family Leaving Their House

A QUEER FARM FOR EVE Pumpkins are gathered, jam is made and the results are displayed on a table.

BOYS LEARNING COOKING Boys have cooking lessons at school in Stockholm, Sweden.

Children Arrive for Birthday Party

STARS IN THE KITCHEN Singer Dorothy Carless and her musician husband Eugene Pini check out an electric kitchen.

People Sitting Around Swimming Pool

Infant

'DON'T KISS' NOTICE ON PRAM (aka NOTICE ON BABY'S PRAM) Woman puts notice 'Please Don't Kiss' on baby's pram.

JAPANESE NURSES TEACH DISABLED A Japanese nurse teaches a wounded man how to sew.

WARTIME DISH Actress Wilma Vanne demonstrates how to make a wartime snack from roe and potatoes.

Roll-O-Matic Mop

PERSONALITY MEET CARROL GIBBONS Pianist

RACE WITH PANCAKES Pancake race amuses crowds of London's East End.

CHINESE NEW YEAR USHERED IN - TAIWAN Chinese usher in the new year with fireworks, gifts, feast, praying and street performance.

Boy Refuses Chocolate Cake

Atomic Attack - PT1

May Day

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - SIR HARRY LAUDER Sir Harry Lauder at Home

KID STUFF - Churchill at Grandchild's Christening

USEFUL HINTS Tea straining device is demonstrated.

Vacation at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

TURKEY A French film about life in Turkey.

WASHING DAY ON A STONE FRIGATE American sailors doing laundry and cleaning cots.

Girl and Boy in Sailor Suits

Tracking Shots of Buildings

JERRY VERNO Comedian Jerry Verno dresses as a housewife and sings about clothes rationing.

Why Eat Cottage Cheese? Part 3

Children Playing

Vacation at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Family Visits Mount Vernon

HUMMING-TOP BEATS WASHDAY BLUES Mrs Lorkin demonstrates use of new gadget which washes laundry by emitting sound-waves.

Senior Citizen Activities - Couple Eating Dinner

The G.E Monogram Series

Why Eat Cottage Cheese? Part 3

SUPERMARKET SHOPPING IN HOLLAND two young wives in a Dutch supermarket

SHELTER HAY BOTTLE COVER A lady from the W.V.S. Civil Defence Headquarters shows how to make a warm bottle cover.

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION Ideal Home Exhibition shows houses based on Georgian, American and Canadian designs.

WEED CAN ON LEG (aka WEED OR STONE COLLECTOR) Weed can strapped to gardener's leg.

Senior Citizen Activities - Couple Eating Dinner

Swimming Pool

ENGLISH WORKING CLASS HOME Item featuring a family trying to act naturally whilst chatting and drinking tea.

Family in Suburban Yard

MAKING SCENTED BAGS Processes involved in making potpourri then the "vanity bags" which contain it.

Why Eat Cottage Cheese? Part 3

Swimming Pool

BUTLERS SCHOOL A London school where young men and women go to learn skills of domestic staff.

KIDS CLOTHES Women from Melbourne University make clothes for bombed British kids.

People Sitting Around Swimming Pool

Group Shot

Visiting Historic Santa Fe

Vacation at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Children Playing

BATH IN YOUR BEST CLOTHES New easy to wash and dry material presented in London.

Swimming Pool

Children Riding Horses

Western Vacation - Kids & Mountain Streams

PRAM BUS A special bus for mothers with babies and prams runs

Senior Citizen Activities - Couple Eating Dinner

Toddler playing

Roll-O-Matic Mop

EAST INDIES Anthropological film showing life in Formosa - eating, crafts, work, making hats, traditional dancing.

Children Playing

EASTER How Britain spends four-day Easter Holiday.

BATHING COSTUME Actress Wilma Vanne shows how to make a bathing costume out of seven face cloths.

TV ad for Holsum Bread

TV Commercial - Mr Clean Cleanser

BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR - BIRMINGHAM The British Industries Fair shows off lots of British manufactured goods.

HAPPINESS AT HOME Woman visits Paris Ideal Home exhibition leaving husband to look after kids & home - comedy!

Garden Party

Family Visits Mount Vernon

Western Vacation - Kids & Mountain Streams

Swimming Pool

COMMUNAL FEEDING food being prepared for local residents at community centre in London.

ROBERT ASHLEY Baritone Robert Ashley sings "First Lullaby".

WOMAN EDITOR Whilst husband is in army, Mrs Whitaker runs his local newspaper & does domestic chores.

Juveniles and Justice

Child Boogie-Boarding

Swimming Pool

Summer Vacation

PRINCESS ALEXANDRA AT HOME Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy at home with their children.

Niagara Falls - Canadian Side

YOUNG PEOPLE HELP AGED Sheffield school girls help pensioners.

Children Playing

Indigenous Peruvians woman knitting, kittens, dogs

TO PRIVATE JOHN L Charming item about a family assembling a weekly parcel to send to dad serving overseas.

Children Playing

Home Interiors

SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC SCHEME New hydro electric power plant being built in Scotland.

CARAVAN TOWN Caravan Park in Hertfordshire.

IT'S NOT ALL WORK A day in life of ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) girl.

THE STARS AT HOME Norman Long Acts Silly at Home

BRITAIN'S HARDEST WORKER A father of nine is seen at work in his business of 'odd job man supreme'.

Children Playing

Children Riding Horses

Toddler

In the Kitchen

TELEPHONE RECIPE SERVICE An information centre provides recipes over the telephone.

LONDON WASH HOUSE Washing Laundry at Old Washhouse

Bringing Home Baby

SO NICE TO COME HOME TO Kathleen Saunders wins the 'perfect girl to come home to' competition in Sunday Pictorial.

Storm Damage

HOUSEWIFE CYCLIST Champion cyclist Eileen Sheridan trains in her garage in between her housewife duties.

Swimming Pool

LONDON WASH HOUSE Washing Laundry at Old Washhouse

Kitchen

FLOOR MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT New cleaning equipment demonstrated in London.

KID STUFF - Latta Family Portrait

ROYAL DUBLIN HORSE SHOW The Royal Dublin Horse Show includes a display of cottage industries such as weaving and spinning.

Oregon Stories - Russian Passover

Swimming Pool

NEW VILLAGE FOR KELANTAN Malaysian village with traditional houses on stilts.

Bringing Home Baby

TV Commercial - Band Aid Strips

Summer Fun at Lake Geneva

Summer Recreation

CELEBRITIES AT HOME - MISS MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL Artist Lucie Attwell & Family

Children Grow Vegetables for War Effort

Family in Suburban Yard

Driving Through Emporia

GEORGE ELRICK The singer George Elrick sings 'We're Gonna Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line.'

Swimming Pool

Toddler playing

SO NICE TO COME HOME TO Kathleen Saunders wins the 'perfect girl to come home to' competition in Sunday Pictorial.

KITCHEN GADGETS aka DOMESTIC NOVELTIES Products Make Cooking Easier

SOLDIERS COME HOME Soldier travels home to London and comes home to his family.

Swimming Pool

SHAKESPEARE REMEMBERED IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA Girls make a costume, stills of Shakespearean characters & Pivoc in his role as Falstaff.

PARTY CAKES Mr Pal Gottl demonstrating how to make cookies.