Engineering
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
NEWS FROM AFRICA The Rand Show in Johannesburg is enjoyed by thousands. South Africa.
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Golden Gate Bridge
DUKE OPENS HOLME SLUICES Duke of Edinburgh opens Holme Sluices
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Skyline from across the bay at night
RIVER DIVERTED AT HARMWORTH PARK
FRENCH CHANNEL TUNNEL SURVEY UNDER WAY
A-LEVEL JIM CLARKS Schoolboys build their own go-carts.
RECONSTRUCTION OF A WAR DAMAGED BRIDGE IN VERONA
SUEZ CANAL OPEN AGAIN Following a tanker collision, the Suez Canal is open again.
HIROHITO AT DAM Hirohito and his wife visit a hydro-electric project in Japan.
FLOATING DOCK The Juliana Floating Dock is towed from Amsterdam out to the North Sea.
PAINTING THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE Men Hang Around and Paint the Famous Golden Gate Bridge
HOUSE ON TUNNEL large old house on top of a railway bridge on London to Brighton line.
Vision USA: Chinook Salmon Hatchery
NEWS FROM AFRICA The Rand Show in Johannesburg is enjoyed by thousands. South Africa.
LAND RECLAMATION Drainage schemes and pumping stations help reclaim the land flooded by heavy rain.
AERIAL VIEWS THAMES - LONDON London Bridges
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Driving Across Golden Gate Bridge
Land Symbols and Terms - Soo Canal
KEYS AND LOCKS A look at an early wooden lock, and another complex one with many mechanisms.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
CLEAR THE WAY Road bridge collapses over main railway line to north at Hatfield.
CONWAY An item showing Conway with its castle and old Tudor houses.
STRICKEN CITY Bad flooding in Hamburg, Germany.
£30K SEA HAVOC Dramatic pictures of giant waves washing over the sea wall
PULLY BRIDGE Rope bridge used by children every day on their way to school.
A NOVEL DREDGER New Kind of Dredger
TOWER BRIDGE Bridge operator Views of London's Tower Bridge showing the opening of drawbridge
DJENDJEN DAM UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN ALGERIA
THE ROAD TESTER Man measures gradients of hills, road cambers, mileage, bridge heights etc.
CHESTER AND CHESTERFIELD Chester in Cheshire and Chesterfield in Kent.
OPENING THE NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE YANGTSE RIVER Chinese open a new bridge over the Yangtse river.
NEW MOTORWAY SYSTEM ACROSS AUSTRALIA Sydney's new expressway eases the traffic congestion
LONDON'S BRIDGES Albert Bridge and other Bridges of London
Boulder Dam Construction (Hoover Dam)
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Golden Gate Bridge
New York City Stock Shots 1 - Brooklyn Bridge
COLORADO RIVER DAM FINISHED Construction and opening of Boulder Dam across Colorado River.
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Golden Gate Bridge
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Tennessee celebrates the building of the Norris Dam.
SOLDIERS IN TRAINING ( BRIDGE BUILDING ) British soldiers build bridge across river.
PONTOON BRIDGES Australian Anzacs build bridges over the River Nile in Egypt.
SEVERN BRIDGE View from a car driving over the Severn Bridge.
BUILDING PONTTNON BRIDGE AT AMSTERDAM
All squared away - 311 large dams
TVA Project -- Electricity for All!
TOWER BRIDGE Airplane Flies Through Tower Bridge
EMBANKMENT -TOWER BRIDGE Shots of Tower Bridge
SOUTHEND PIER the attractions of Southend's very long pier.
Dam Maintenance - The Rappbode Dam in the Harz mountains
POWER FROM THE ANDES Chile harnesses water from towering peaks to make electricity
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Golden Gate Bridge
EMBANKMENT -TOWER BRIDGE Shots of Tower Bridge
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Car on Golden Gate Bridge
FIRST BRITISH SHIP PASSES THROUGH SUEZ First British ship the West Breeze passes through Suez Canal.
All squared away - 311 large dams
WHITHER AFRICA? Prime Minister Harold Macmillan embarks upon a tour of Africa.
WOOLWICH FOOT TUNNEL Woolwich Foot Tunnel Under River.
MODEL LOOM the working model of a loom
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Golden Gate Bridge
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Jumping from Seatlle Bridge.
LONDON'S BRIDGES A cinematic walk along the Thames introduces London's bridges.
LOCK AND WEIR Lock and weir - travelling footage from the river.
AERIAL VIEWS THAMES - LONDON London Bridges
FLOATING DOCK FROM BERMUDA A floating dock completes an Atlantic crossing.
OPEN NEW MOTORWAY Section of motorway opened near Doncaster by Ernest Marples, Transport Minister.
ANOTHER MOTORWAY Transport Minister Ernest Marples opens new section of M6 motorway in Lancashire.
TOWER BRIDGE Educational film showing various shots of London bridges but focusing on Tower Bridge.
Largest Dam In South America - Garico Dam
Citizens Angry Over Town's Destruction.
Dam Maintenance - The Rappbode Dam in the Harz mountains
NEW BRIDGES FOR OLD Men replace an old wooden railway bridge for a new steel one in 48 hours.
QUEENSWAY King George V opens Mersey tunnel between Liverpool and Birkenhead.
A MAJESTIC SPECTACLE British Navy fleet of battleships on the River Forth, Scotland.
Crossing Bridge (road to Bergen)
THE MIGHT AQUITANIA The Cunard liner "Aquitania" stands in floating dock waiting for overhaul.
BACK TO HER ELEMENT S.S. Pilton is refloated in the sea near Cardiff, Wales.
U BOAT FLOATING DOCK ARRIVES TO BE BROKEN UP
OVER THE TOP Footage of the overflow system used for the Croton Dam in the United States of America.
WHILST WE SHIVER Australia plays host to a major sailing regatta.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - SOUTH AFRICAN FLOODS
Water From Hudson: NYC To Use River For Emergencies
Instant Airstrips: Bombed Runways Repaired Quickly
Moving A Mountain: Canadian Engineers Tackle Huge Project
New Waterway: Moselle Canal Links Germany and France
FLOOD DISASTER Dam Break Damage Reaches $15 Million
Rail Transportation Dawn Of A New Era
Autos Conquer Alps: New Tunnel Links Italy-Switzerland
Nature's Treasure: Potash Boom In Canada
Modern Marvel: Bridge Tunnel Cuts Travel On East Coast
Plane And Fancy: British Jet In Vertical Flight
Robot Plane: With Homing Missile - GREAT FOOTAGE
BRIDGES WHILE YOU WAIT A floating bridge is constructed by American soldiers
Harbor Spanned Verrazano Bridge Nears Final Shape
Niagara Slowed: Waterfall Reduced For Erosion Study
25,000 Workers Rush Aswan Dam Completion
Ion Propelled Aircraft - The Ionocraft
SUPER - LOCKS. A CANADIAN CAMEO Large ships are seen passing through locks which
Skyline Giant: New Office Building Is World's Largest
The Water Crisis: New Emergencies Face Drought Areas
AUSTRALIAN BRIDES GI showing Golden Gate bridge to their newly arrived Australian wives.
Wilderness Dam: Huge Project Rises In Quebec Forest
World's Longest: New N.Y.C Bridge Opened To Traffic
New York Bridge Gets Second Span
Finish $6,000,000. Span Linking New England Directly with West
DAM Shots of the Vernon Hoofer Dam in Natal.
NEWCASTLE BRIDGE New Scotswood bridge is opened in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear.
A WONDERFUL BRIDGE Swing Footbridge over Colorado River
Manmade Lake: Open Newest Seaway Link
Zambezi Floods And Strong Currents
THE SWINGER Electric Swing Bridge over Waveney River
BRIDGE CONTRASTS - IN COPENHAGEN Old Drawbridges in Copenhagen
WHITE COAL - A FRENCH STUDY Giant Dam / Hydroelectric Plant in France
Desert 'Launching' A Reservoir
A New 190 Mile Formosa Winding Highway
Diesel Locomotives & Freight Trains
A QUEER LIFT Canal barges are transported by a large "lift".
THE BIGGEST DAM IN CALIFORNIA Construction of a massive dam in the United States.
Risk Lives On Tri-Burough Bridge
The Sahara Blooms: 3,000-Ft. Wells Bring Water To Desert
Engineering Feat: Queen Opens New Bridge In Scotland
New Bridge Ready: Workmen Finish NY Harbor Span
Last Of 105,896 Wires Laid As Huge Bridge Nears Completion
Sensational Blast Dams River With 12,000 Ton Monolith
Rush Construction On First Elevated Automobile Highway
Newcastle Bridge over Industrial Area, c. 1920's
Suspension Bridge; c.1910s-20s
Bridge at Firth of Forth; c. 1
Space Secrets: New Rocket To Seek New Cosmic Data
The Electronic Brain In An Automatic Robot Elevator
World's Longest Pipeline Spanning 2000 Miles
Queen Juliana And Hollands New Tunnel.
THAMES FLOOD BARRIERS Research Station Studies Sea's Effects
WATER INSPECTOR GOES BY TRAM Man uses cable car and tram to travel up Mount Olympus.
President Eisenhower And Queen Elizabeth
Two-Part Story: Plane Separates To Receive Cargo
A Big Navigational Hazard Gets Blasted
News in Brief: Canal Disaster.
New Bridge Spans Over Chesapeake
Auto Pontoon Bridge Built In Two Hours
Geophysical Year - The French Alps
Truman Tour: Pacific Northwest Welcomes President
Boulder Dam Power Plant Put Into Action
Engineer Troops Set New Bridge Record Over FLodded River
Workmen risk Death On Bridge Riers 625 Ft. Up
Gold Rivet Marks Dedication Of Huge Golden Gate Span
Golden Gate Bridge Opens With Big Fete
Defy Hazards In Building Bridge At Cave of the Winds
GREECE GETS THE TOOLS Greece receives American aid - food and tools.
Old-time 'buddies' Mark Bridge
INVASION SCENES - GERMANY British troops build a Pontoon bridge across River Elbe in Germany.
BRIDGES BEFORE ARNHEM British and American troops crossing bridges before Arnhem.
BULLDOZER BRIDGE BUILDING Bulldozer helps in building a bridge.
LONDON BRIDGE DEMOLITION London Bridge is Coming Down
CONSTANTINE RIOTS Clashes between Moslem and Jews in Algerian town of Constantine.
CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 7) Testing the strength of a bridge over the Danube
CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 3) A new 'road hammer'
MARVELLOUS NEW RAILWAY BRIDGE the new bridge in Newcastle-on-Tyne which is nearing completion.
MOTORWAY MACHINES The large machines used to make modern motorways, M1 - Leicester
MODERN RAILWAY An item about a new transport museum and various railway modernisation schemes.
BUDAPEST HIGHWAY UNDER CONSTRICTION Motorway in Budapest being built.
MOSCOW UNDERGROUND Building of a new line for the Moscow underground in Russia
FIRST TIME SINCE 1914 German students visit the Forth Bridge.
MILLIONS OF ACRES Lord Lloyd inaugurates new dam at Sennar, Egypt.
YOU CAN SEE IT GROW More footage of the new bridge at Waterloo under construction.
GREATER LONDON DOCKS EXPANSION Scenes at Canning Town showing the empty docks at Thames Ironworks.
WORLD'S LARGEST DOCK Large floating dock built by Armstrong Whitworth of Newcastle.
LIVERPOOLS NEW WONDER DOCKS Liverpool's new docks are seen under construction.
LAUNCHED IN TWO SECTIONS A huge floating dock has been built in Hamburg
LONDON A MIGHTY SEAPORT Contstruction of new Seaport at Tilbury, London.
FINE ENGINEERING FEAT A new ferry landing stage is completed in 24 hours.
BRIDGE BUILDING AT THE DOUBLE! Italian troops demonstrate their skills by buildi
BRIDGE BUILDERS HUSTLE Manual workers toil and heavy steel sections are moved, to build a bridge.
ASCOT SUNDAY BOULTER'S LOCK Procession of punts and rowing boats.
WITH ONLY INCHES TO SPARE Enormous battleship sails up the Panama Canal.
SKY HIGH British soldiers blow up a derelict bridge in Derbyshire - just for practice.
CALIFORNIA Aerial views 'All American' canal stretching across Californian desert
MARVELLOUS NEW RAILWAY BRIDGE the new bridge in Newcastle-on-Tyne which is nearing completion.
NEWS FROM AMERICA - new suspension bridge
BIGGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE Good shots of work underway on massive bridge over river in New York.
SNOWMAN VISITS VENICE. Snow makes Venice look a little different.
SOUTH AFRICA FLOODS Floods in South Africa
BUILDING OF LA GIROTTE DAM Construction of La Girotte Dam in the Dorinet Valley of France.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY Canada blasts Rocky mountains to build a new motorway.
ROAD MAKING IN WEST INDIES West Indians work in diggers to clear the way for a road.
ROADS OF TOMORROW Good footage of Autobahns / high speed motor roads being built in Germany.
THE BOAT RACE Cambridge beats Oxford in a traditional annual Putney to Mortlake boat race.
BRIDGE BUILDING Russian men and women rebuilding a bridge.
ALUMINIUM FROM CANADA Canadians building hydroelectric plant to produce power to make aluminium.
SECTIONS Mathematical and scientific ways of dividing things into sections.
BRIDGES Informative item about bridges, with cartoons by Joe Noble.
RAILWAY BREAKDOWN CREW AT WORK Railwaymen at work repairing bomb damaged lines.
CANALS TO HELP WAR EFFORT Shots of barges moving down canal, passing through industrial area.
BOULDER DAM TESTED Footage of part of the Boulder Dam being opened. USA.
INNOVATIONS FOR THE U.S. ARMY New tank and river crossing device in use by American army.
REs TRAINING Men of the Royal Engineers learn techniques for building pontoon bridges.
THE WHITE ENSIGN IN GERMAN WATERS British warships sail along the Kiel Canal tho
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Construction of the giant Norris Dam in Tennessee.
CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 4) New railway track being laid in Russia
CRANES A short history of cranes.
FAREWELL! It is final - Waterloo Bridge is to be demolished.
MASS DEMOLITION Gill Footbridge in Sunderland is demolished with help of a train engine.
YORKSHIRE’S GREAT NEW GATEWAY The Lord Mayor of Wakefield opens a new bridge ove
ANOTHER FORTH BRIDGE Opening day arrives for the new Forth bridge at Kincardine. Scotland
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE NEARS COMPLETION
WATERWAYS An item about canals, and the way locks work. Includes a piece on the Suez Canal.
DELVING INTO FLORIDA Construction begins on the Florida canal. America (USA).
HAWESWATER DAM UNDER CONSTRUCTION Massive dam under construction at Haweswater, Lake District.
SNOW DIVINING Surveyors examine snow to judge how much water will flow into the valleys in spring.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - CHARING CROSS PIER TOWED AWAY
BURNHOPE'S NEW RESERVOIR New reservoir is built at Burn hope.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - RIVER DYNAMITED IN NEW BRUNSWICK
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Dutch ship stuck under Westminster Bridge.
B.E.F. IN FRANCE BEF (British Expeditionary Force) troops laying railway lines in France in 1939.
SAVED FROM THE WAVES Colonel Wilfred Ashley opens new sea wall at Sidmouth.
BOULTERS LOCK (aka BOULTONS LORD) Boulters lock filled with Punts and row boats.
NEW TYNE DOCKS The oil tanker "Mitra" opens the new Tyne Dock at Smiths Dock Co's. Yard.
ASCOT SUNDAY Many people take to the water in a variety of boats for "Ascot Sunday" in Maidenhead.
A TROJAN TASK Bridge sections are moved into place at Birkenhead.
LORD MAYOR OF CARDIFF Lord Mayor of Cardiff opens new Reservoir and Water Works.
WATER SPOUT IN LONDON Burst water mains on the Strand is a real spectacle
MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL A group make an official visit to the Manchester ship canal.
MODEL ENGINES Making model engines at the Society of Model and Experimental Engineers.
THE DAREDEVIL Daredevil Willard Blain makes a parachute off the George Washington Bridge.
PRINCE GEORGE Prince George, Duke of Kent launches lifeboat in Shoreham.
NEW STIMULUS TO TRADE Duke of Kent opens a new section of the Grand Union Canal.
NEW CHELSEA BRIDGE OPENED Prime Minster of Canada opens a new Chelsea Bridge in London.
VIVE LE ROI SOLDAT!King Albert I and members of Belgian Royal Family visit building of new canal.
OXFORD FIRST A new canal lock is opened in Oxford by Lord Desborough.
LORD DERBY Lord Derby is present at the opening of Liverpool's new £1,000,000 dock.
NEW TYNE BRIDGE King George V and Queen Mary open the new Tyne Bridge in Newcastle.
AFTER 73 YEARS Lord Cornwallis opens King's Ferry bridge to the public
A GIGANTIC ENTERPRISE - longer version Herbert Morrison opens a large building p
BOULDER DAM President Franklin D. Roosevelt opens the impressive Boulder Dam on the Colorado river.
THE NEW LAMBETH BRIDGE Shots of Lambeth Bridge across the River Thames - ceremon
THE PRINCE OF WALES The Prince of Wales opens Chiswick, Twickenham and Hampton C
NEW YORK The George Washington Bridge between New York and New Jersey is opened.
Selected Originals - RHINO RESCUED Material related to newsreel story "Rhino Rescued"
RHINO RESCUED Good film of a rescue operation to save a rhino from the man-made lake at Kariba dam.
BARGE INTO LOCK HORSE DRAWN A coal barge passes through a lock on canal.
ROYAL ENGINEERS BUILD THEIR OWN HARBOUR
ARMY EXERCISE Sherwood Foresters lay 'Ark' bridge across river while others act as German soldiers.
NEWSBRIEFS - BROKEN SEA WALLS OF WALCHEREN SEALED
CHILDREN PLAYING IN MUD OF THAMES Children play in the bomb sites of post-war London.
ROYAL KARIBA Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother opens Kariba dam in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
NEW ROAD, NEW TUNNEL A look at new section of the M6 motorway, and new Dartford Tunnel.
MEMORIAL AT CLUNIE DAM Plaque unveiled to Sir Edward McColl at Clunie Dam
OPENING OF PATTON BRIDGE General McNarney opens bridge named after General Patton. Cologne, Germany.
NEWS IN FLASHES Largest floating crane in the world
4 KILLED IN BRIDGE WRECK. Motorists crash into river after sabotage wrecks bridge in Canada.
WATER FAMINE Footage of new reservoir being built on Lantau Island for Hong Kong.
NEW PROGRESS AT DELTA WORKS Flood defences nearly finished in South of Holland.
STORM WATER TUNNEL A tunnel is built to reduce the danger of flooding in Bristol.
HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER A new hydro electric power station is being built on the Danube in Rumania.
HOLLAND - THE DYKES ARE CLOSED The last breach in Dutch dykes is sealed - Queen Juliana present.
IN FULL CIVIC STATE Lord Mayor of London opens Craigavon Bridge in Londonderry,
FLYOVER DISASTER Footage of flyover disaster in Strathclyde Clyde.
BELGIAN BRIDGE COLLAPSE A bridge collapses in the night in Belgium.
HULL - NOTTINGHAM BY RIVER Tom Walsh, M.P., inspects new locks between Hull and Nottingham.
MEN OF THE FORTH BRIDGE workmen painting the Forth Bridge
COMPLETION OF WEMBLEY Wembley Stadium nearing completion and safety checks being performed
COMPLETION OF A WONDERFUL ENGINEERING FEAT The half-finished arch of the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle.
A PRACTICAL TEST Synchronised stamping, swaying and sitting tests safety of new Wembley Stadium.
YORKSHIRES WONDER DAM Shots of a half constructed dam near Harrogate.
30,000 MAROONED BY COLLISION King's Ferry Bridge is wrecked by a collision
GAINSBOROUGH'S GREAT DAY Tollbridge opened in Lincolnshire.
WATERLOO BRIDGE Subsidence on Waterloo Bridge has got so bad a temporary bridge needs to be opened.
CLOSED FOR REPAIR Repair work on Waterloo Bridge.
LONDON'S NEW BRIDGE Construction is progressing well on the new Waterloo Bridge in London.
GIANT BRIDGE FEAT Waterloo bridge after the central span has been put into place.
BIRKENHEAD TUNNEL SHAFT Sir Archibald Salvidge cuts first sod of the Birkenhead tunnel.
NEW YORK - LINCOLN TUNNEL Tunnel in the middle of the city - New York.
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE OPEN San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge is ceremonially opened.
ENGINEERING EXHIBITION Engines and cutting devices are among the exhibits at Engineering Show.
HER MAJESTY AT LOCH SLOY. The Queen opens new dam and power station at Loch Sloy. Scotland.
Disable Dam inspected by engineers from all nations
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - TRIBORO BRIDGE IN NEW YORK
WORLD'S WONDER BRIDGE The official opening of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge in California.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL San Francisco Bay Bridge under construction.
HEAT WAVE IN ROME People swim in river and sunbathe on beach during Italian heat wave.
EUROPE'S LARGEST HANGAR Europe's largest aircraft hangar under construction at Milan airport.
CONQUERING THE MOUNTAINS Road building in the Italian Alps.
NEW BRIDGE OPENED A new bridge is opened in Poland by Marshall Smigly-Rydz.
SEVERN BRIDGE Good shots of Severn Bridge by day and night.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON IN MEXICO President Johnson opens dam in Mexico
NEW BRIDGE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA New suspension bridge in Czechoslovakia
SEVERN BRIDGE PROGRESSES Good footage of the Severn Bridge under construction. Gloucestershire.
ARMY BRIDGE SPANS THAMES Sappers build bridge over one condemned as unsafe at Windsor.
PRINCESS OPENS BRIDGE The Runcorn and Widnes Bridge is opened by Princess Alexandra of Kent.
KEEPING THEM ROLLING British Railways keep bridges in order and demolish ones they do not want.
RHINE BRIDGE RECONSTRUCED The shell of the Rhine Bridge, workmen walking up span.
CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE lights being fitted tot he Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol
CITIES OF BRITAIN - NEWCASTLE ON TYNE Various shots of Newcastle.
SEVERN BRIDGE MODEL the design of the new bridge to be built over the River Severn.
THE MAN BEHIND THE BAILEY BRIDGE
NEW BRIDGE OVER RHINE New bridge over river Rhine opened in Germany.
LIKE DUTCH TO WATER Villager of Hoorn in Holland teach their babies how to swim.
DIVERSION OF MISSOURI RIVER Missouri River dynamited
PRINCE GEORGE OF DENMARK IN MANCHESTER Prince George of Denmark visits Manchester Ship Canal
UNLOADING SHIP OF SAND Delivery of coal is unloaded at Battersea Power Station, London.
RUMANIAN HARBOUR DAM The building of a dam in Constantza Harbour, Rumania
DE GAULLE OPENS RIVER RANCE HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER STATION
NEW SITE FOR DANUBE HYDRO STATION
MORE POWER FOR SCOTLAND A look at new Ben Cruachan dam in Scotland.
BIG DAM DISASTER Crack in dam wall causes floods in Los Angeles, California.
FLOODS HIT BRAZIL A burst dam causes the river Jaguaribe to flood the valley. Brazil, South America.
HARNESSING THE WATERS Kariba dam in Rhodesia under construction.
STORING ELECTRICITY German hydro electric engineers find the way to store alternating current power.
OIL REVENUE MAKES THE DESERT BLOOM World's biggest earth dam is visited by President Jimenez.
NEW ZOMBA DAM Work starts on the new dam on the Zomba River in Rhodesia.
OPENING OF THE DONZERE-MONDRAGON DAM President Auriol opens Donzere-Mondragon Dam in France.
GIANT DAM OPENED. The Giant Shasta Dam is opened in California.
DNIEPER DAM RESTORED Soviets work on restoration of Dnieper Dam.
REHARNESSING THE YELLOW RIVER UNRRA supervises the redirection of the Yellow River in China.
SNOW MELTS ON ST LAWRENCE RIVER Ice breakers work on St. Lawrence seaway.
TRIP THROUGH SEWERS OF PARIS Parisians go on tour of city's sewers.
ROAD UNDER THE STRAND An old tram tunnel is converted to road use to speed up traffic in London.
QUEEN OPENS NEW TUNNEL The Queen opens a new road tunnel under the Clyde, Scotland.
130 MILLION GUILDERS UNDER WATER Queen Juliana of Holland opens Europe's most modern tunnel system.
ARCTIC EUROPE Ships break the ice on a frozen river in Germany.
SEVERN BRIDGE View from a car driving over the Severn Bridge.
MOTOR LAUNCH ON A CANAL Nice shots of a motor boat going through a lock on the canal.
CANAL RALLY Decorated canal boats take part in a "canal rally" in Stourbridge.
CANAL RESTORATION Young volunteers set about restoring a disused canal.
DOCUMENTARY COLOUR CUTS Thames Lock
THE VICTORIA LINE Work on the Underground's Victoria Line.
CITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN - NEWCASTLE (NO. 1) Good footage of Newcastle in this travelogue.
THE TOWN OF THE TAY - PERTH Various views of the beautiful scenery in and around Perth, Scotland.
HIGH SPY Views from the top of Sydney Harbour Bridge.
HIGH DOWN SOUTH! A trip to the top of a very high radio transmitter mast being built in Australia.
CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 50) The opening of a new cliff top road in Austria
FROM LAKE TO OCEAN scheme to deepen the St. Lawrence River on the U.S./Canadian
WALLS Hadrian's Wall on the Scottish / English border is contrasted with the Great Wall of China.
CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 11) A large lift bridge,
HARNESSING THE WATERS new dams under construction
RAILWAY TRACK LAYING Soldiers of Scottish Regiment laying railway tracks in France
ROAD MAKING British troops making roads in France.
GET IN FRONT AND STAY THERE Lots of riverboats sail up the Elbe in Hamburg.
CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 7) Trees being dug up for a new road in Rome
THE WORLD'S GREATEST LEANER Leaning Tower of Pisa
CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 93) A new road is built at Port Elizabeth.
WORLD’S LARGEST SUSPENSION SPAN Opening of the George Washington suspension brid
“SILENT CAL” Tribute to late American President Calvin Coolidge.
CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 39) Workmen painting the Manhattan Bridge in New York City.
WORLD'S HIGHEST ROAD A car travels along a road built over Mount Evans in the Rockies.
WEXFORD TRETY MEETING Train delayed in Wexford Ireland, after parts of track are torn up.
A LINK OF EMPIRE Earl Athlone opens new bridge across the Limpopo River, South Africa
AN IMPOSING SPECTACLE American battleship, U.S.S. Colorado, travels down Panama Canal.
THE LINK OF TWO NATIONS The Ambassador Bridge to link America and Canada nears completion.
QUICK WORK! American soldiers build a pontoon bridge across the Chatahoochee Riv
CHESTER Travelogue item showing historic city of Chester and River Dee.
NEW NIAGARA BRIDGE Shots of new Rainbow Bridge over Niagara Falls as it is under construction.
WESTMINSTER BRIDGE Footage of traffic passing over Westminster bridge. London
MAN'S TRIUMPH OVER NATURE. Good footage of the new Loch Sloy Dam in Scotland.
TOWER BRIDGE Repair work being carried out on Tower Bridge
NEW LOCH GETS STOCK OF FISH Hydroelectric scheme new loch is getting ready for fishing and boating.
MODERN UGANDA A visit to Uganda showing both the natural and man-made sights of the country.
MOTORWAY ON STILTS Item showing the new section of the South Wales road at Chiswick. London.
NEWS FROM SCOTLAND Bridge building over the Tay.
WEED MAKES DAM PROBLEM A growth of weeds on the lake at the Kariba Dam creates problems.
ICE FLOES WRECK TWO BRIDGES Freezing and thawing of the river causes great problems in Vermont.
SYDNEY A visit to Sydney, Australia, shows us koalas, boomerangs and the half-finished Opera House.
NEW TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION IN ARGENTINA Construction work on massive tunnel
FLOODING OLD AUSTRALIAN TOWN An old town is flooded to create a lake behind a dam in Australia.
RIVER ORD IRRIGATION SCHEME Dams in Western Australia make land increasingly fertile.
NEW FREEWAY FOR PERTH New roads being built in Perth, Western Australia.
LITTLE VENICE scenic shots of barges on canal at Little Venice in London.
RIVER THAMES TRAFFIC Scenes of the River Thames in London
NEW ASPHALT MACHINE A new asphalt machine is demonstrated in Arnham in Holland
EXTENSION FOR TANKERS AT ROTTERDAM HARBOUR Rotterdam Harbour is enlarged to cater for giant tankers
SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE Various shots of the massive Sydney Harbour Bridge from various angles.
NEW SLUICE GATES OPENED AT ALLINGTON LOCKS Opening of the new sluice gates at Allington Locks.
WONDERFUL NEW BRIDGE A new bridge is opened in Birkenhead - steam engines cross
CONCRETE ... BUT BUT BEAUTIFUL! The new bridge over the River Spey is opened by
250,000 PEOPLE Masses of people gather to see, and walk through, the world's greatest tunnel.
TO REPORT PROGRESS Civic leaders pose in oilskins and sou'westers on a visit to the Mersey Tunnel.
A SYMPHONY IN STEEL ... AND ALL BRITISH! Great views of the massive North Shore
SYDNEY BRIDGE OPENED A mounted soldier is apprehended by police after spoiling t
EVERYBODY'S DOING IT ALL Everyone in Austria goes skiing.
WORLD'S LARGEST GRAIN CARRIER World's Largest grain carrying ship is the first a
KING WINTER'S ICY GRIP! Canals in Canada start to freeze up and halt the flow of ships for Winter.
STORSTROM BRIDGE OPENED BY KING OF DENMARK Storstrom bridge opened in Denmark.
PARIS WIDENS HER “CHARING X” BRIDGE! French Minister of Public Works Deligne ope
A TRAGIC TEST A French bridge collapses while being tested to see how much weigh
NEW ORLEANS SAVED Scenes showing the controlled explosions to divert raging Mississippi waters.
STEAM HEAT - FREE geysers in California being to steam engines for industrial use
ALUMINIUM FOUND IN US Canadian power plant & aluminium being produced, presumably in America.
CONSTRUCTION IN ENLARGING AMSTERDAM'S HARBOUR Building two industrial piers in Amsterdam's Harbour
UNDER SUSPICION ( aka WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ) OUT TAKES / CUTS
FIRST VERTICAL BRIDGE IN EUROPE Shots of the early building work on a new bridge
FORTH BRIDGE Scotland's famous Forth Bridge is seen with barrage balloons floating above it.
ROAD MAKING IN AMERICA - NRA PROGRAMME New Deal workers build roads in America.
Construction of Boulder (Hoover) Dam
HOOVERS INSPECT NEW POTOMAC SPAN Arlington Memorial Bridge Opening; Hoovers & Curtis Attend
Panorama Waterfront and Brooklyn Bridge
A NOVEL BRIDGE IN LINCOLNSHIRE Keadby Lift Railroad Bridge Raising & Lowering
THAT CHANNEL TUNNEL Various shots of William Low's design for a Channel Tunnel.
R.R. PROGRESS - Mexico Pushes New Rail Line
Two railroads race at track-laying for prize.
Tri-City Honors Geo. F Johnson As Span Is Opened
Opening the Williamsburg & East River Bridges
Opening the Williamsburg & East River Bridges
Night shot of Golden Gate Bridge
ALBERT BRIDGE Traffic on Albert Bridge, London + library shots of Tacoma Bridge disaster.
ALBERT BRIDGE Traffic on Albert Bridge, London + library shots of Tacoma Bridge disaster.
WHITE POWER Footage of the dam in the Arda Valley, Italy.
WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 15 Protective wall
HOOVER DAM The Hoover Dam under construction.
MODERN UGANDA A visit to Uganda showing both the natural and man-made sights of the country.
RHODESIA concentrating on the force of progress steaming through Rhodesia.
RHODESIA concentrating on the force of progress steaming through Rhodesia.
WATER MATTRESS Water mattress made from reeds and willow branches on the River Ouse
SHIP RESEARCH Accurate scale models of ocean going vessels are tested in a dry dock
US TROOPS BUILDING BRIDGE GIs build bridge across river, civilians watch and cheer.
CROSSING THE BAR! Bridges around the world are compared for construction and length.
THE SUPER DAM A model dam built on a river is the prototype for a huge new dam in Washington, USA.
INFANTRY CROSS SMALL BRIDGE Infantry men crossing a small bridge.
SICILY (aka HYDRO ELECTRIC SCHEME) Views of the building of a Hydro electric dam in Sicily.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE MAKES HISTORY
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - ITALY'S NEW BRIDGE FOR OLD ONE
CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 1) railway tracks being laid in the Soviet Republic
CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 59) A mobile x-ray studio in Stockholm
CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 38) A bridge over the Atlantic in Scotland
CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 31) Cotton used for road-making.
CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 143) Pacific sea wall is built.
CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 45) A strange vehicle designed to test mains water pipes
CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 100) Water flows over the Vaalbank Dam.
WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 3 Architecture wonder
REPAIRING BRIDGE U.S. TROOPS U.S. troops repair bridge over river Rhine.
THE MAN AND THE MACHINE Good footage of machinery being used to construct road
TAKEN FOR A RIDE A journey over the George Washington Bridge in New York.
PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 6) A house floats down a river.
JUST GEARS Strange look at gears and cogs in close-up.
PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 12) Workmen on the George Washington bridge.
PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 11) The Hetch Hetchy Valley dam.
HIS OWN DAM Brief shot of the "Coolidge Dam" designed to utilise desert wastes of Arizona
CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 2) A temporary roof for Salzburg's famous open air theatre.
CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 11) A look at pioneering road building techniques
CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF (NO. 6) A dam and flooded village in Moravia
CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 93) Russian road building
PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 66) a cable being stretched across the River Danube.
BOMBED CITY: BRIDGES Bombed bridges, army vehicles cross river using pontoon bridges.
PARACHUTES - COLLABORATORS Parachutes, collaborators and Niemegen bridge.
WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 6 Queer things the world over. Old bridge
WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 5 Queer things the world over. Unusual house
WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 5 Queer things the world over. a whole house being moved.
INVASION SCENES ON BRIDGES British soldiers in dugout and long shots of burning tower.
OCCUPATION OF GERMANY British soldiers making repairs to bridge.
WRECKED BRIDGES Destroyed wooden bridges, army vehicles use pontoon bridges to cross river.
HOOVERS INSPECT NEW POTOMAC SPAN Arlington Memorial Bridge Opening; Hoovers & Curtis Attend
INVASION SCENES EUROPE Good shots of British troops building a large pontoon bridge.
WONDERFUL PILOTING Tug boats tows an enormous floating dock from Newcastle to Southampton.
L.N.E.R. TRAINS Four latest locomotives presented to audience.
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE TAKING SHAPE
DEDICATION OF NEW DAM AND POWER STATION
BUILDING OF PONTOON BRIDGE Material showing pontoon bridge being built and soldiers crossing it.
WOMEN BRIDGE PAINTERS Women paint the bridge over the river Trent
INVASION SCENES - EUROPE Allied tanks and troops crossing river and advancing through town.
WATER CONSERVATION Dam crossing Murrumbidgee River irrigates important farming land in Australia.
JET PROPULSION how jet propulsion works.
GREAT GALE IN THE CHANNEL Winter weather threatens sea defences at Sidmouth.
LAVENDER BAY WITH HARBOUR BRIDGE TIME LAPSE
MODERN PRODUCTION The working of an Automated motor engine production line sponsored by B.M.C.
MODERN PRODUCTION The working of an Automated motor engine production line sponsored by B.M.C.
MODERN PRODUCTION The working of an Automated motor engine production line sponsored by B.M.C.
MODERN PRODUCTION The working of an Automated motor engine production line sponsored by B.M.C.
MODERN PRODUCTION The working of an Automated motor engine production line sponsored by B.M.C.
WATERFRONT WITH HARBOR BRIDGE AND THE SYDNEY PARK HYATT
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - BRIDGE BREAKING AT BREADSALL
WORLD'S LONGEST UNDERWATER TUNNEL The Liverpool to Birkenhead tunnel.
WORLD'S LONGEST UNDERWATER TUNNEL The Liverpool to Birkenhead tunnel.
WORLD'S LONGEST UNDERWATER TUNNEL The Liverpool to Birkenhead tunnel.
WORLD'S LONGEST UNDERWATER TUNNEL The Liverpool to Birkenhead tunnel.
WORLD'S LONGEST UNDERWATER TUNNEL The Liverpool to Birkenhead tunnel.
OPENING OF NEW BRIDGES IN BERLIN Two new bridges are opened in Berlin by French and American forces.
OPENING OF NEW BRIDGES IN BERLIN Two new bridges are opened in Berlin by French and American forces.
SCIENCE BEHIND THE CAR (Reel 1) The Nuffield Organisation test their engine and car design
SCIENCE BEHIND THE CAR (Reel 1) The Nuffield Organisation test their engine and car design
SCIENCE BEHIND THE CAR (Reel 1) The Nuffield Organisation test their engine and car design
SCIENCE BEHIND THE CAR (Reel 1) The Nuffield Organisation test their engine and car design
SCIENCE BEHIND THE CAR (Reel 1) The Nuffield Organisation test their engine and car design
SUEZ CANAL Educational film about the Suez Canal - various facts and figures.
SUEZ CANAL Educational film about the Suez Canal - various facts and figures.
GAINSBOROUGH'S GREAT DAY Tollbridge opened in Lincolnshire.
Akashi Kaikya Ohashi bridge Time Lapse
Akashi Kaikya Ohashi bridge Time Lapse
MIDDLE EAST CALMS Ship passes through Suez Canal
PONT ALEXANDRE III (Alexandre III Bridge),
PONT ALEXANDRE III (Alexandre III Bridge),
UNIQUE SALVAGE FEAT German battleship "Kaiser" raised at Scapa Flow.
EMSLAND - LAND RECLAMATION German troops working on land reclamation at Emsland.
THE HARBOUR Educational film showing the building of a harbour on the Gold Coast of West Africa.
THE HARBOUR Educational film showing the building of a harbour on the Gold Coast of West Africa.
2nd Biggest Dam: ‘Chief Joseph’ Opens On Columbia river
ELEVEN MILE BORE California Power Companies built tunnel in mountains.
THE OPERA HOUSE AND HARBOR BRIDGE AT DAWN
THE OPERA HOUSE AND HARBOR BRIDGE AT DAWN
THE HARBOR BRIDGE EARLY EVENING
THE HARBOR BRIDGE EARLY EVENING
P&O LINER PACIFIC STAR SAILS UNDER THE HARBOUR BRIDGE AFTER SUNSET.
THE HARBOR BRIDGE AND SYDNEY SKYLINE AFTER SUNSET
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE OPEN San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge is ceremonially opened.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE NEARS COMPLETION
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE MAKES HISTORY
GOUDA Travelogue style material of Gouda in Holland.
GOUDA Travelogue style material of Gouda in Holland.
LONDON BRIDGE London Bridge Nears Completion
SOUTHEND PIER the attractions of Southend's very long pier.
SOUTHEND PIER the attractions of Southend's very long pier.
BUILDING SEA WALL - WEST INDIES West Indians in pit at work digging foundations for sea wall.
ROAD MAKING IN WEST INDIES West Indians work in diggers to clear the way for a road.
NEW LONDON BRIDGE Construction work on the new London Bridge over the River Thames.
NEW LONDON BRIDGE Construction work on the new London Bridge over the River Thames.
NEW LONDON BRIDGE Construction work on the new London Bridge over the River Thames.
WESTMINSTER AND WATERLOO BRIDGE Good shots of London skyline and bridges over the Thames.
WESTMINSTER AND WATERLOO BRIDGE Good shots of London skyline and bridges over the Thames.
Engineering Challenge of the Future
Engineering Challenge of the Future
Engineering Challenge of the Future
Engineering Challenge of the Future
Engineering Challenge of the Future
Engineering Challenge of the Future
Engineering Challenge of the Future
Engineering Challenge of the Future
Engineering Challenge of the Future
Engineering Challenge of the Future
Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House
Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House
Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge
Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge
Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge
Traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
DUNFERMINES NEW £40,000 BRIDGE A new bridge is opened in Dunfermline in Scotland.
DUNFERMINES NEW £40,000 BRIDGE A new bridge is opened in Dunfermline in Scotland.
BRIDGE BUILDING Russian men and women rebuilding a bridge.
REs TRAINING Men of the Royal Engineers learn techniques for building pontoon bridges.
RAILWAY BREAKDOWN CREW AT WORK Railwaymen at work repairing bomb damaged lines.
DUTCH EXPERTS IN FENS FLOOD Dutch experts send help to flooded English fens.
Soviet Union - Friend of the Arab Nations
Soviet Union - Friend of the Arab Nations
Soviet Union - Friend of the Arab Nations
Soviet Union - Friend of the Arab Nations
Soviet Union - Friend of the Arab Nations
Time Lapse Cars on Golden Gate Bridge
Bay Bridge at Night, Time Lapse
Golden Gate Bridge, Time Lapse
Golden Gate Bridge, Dusk, Time Lapse
Soviet Union - Friend of the Arab Nations
Soviet Union - Friend of the Arab Nations
Soviet Union - Friend of the Arab Nations
LITTLE VENICE scenic shots of barges on canal at Little Venice in London.
THREE YEARS HARD Vertiginous shots of men painting the St Lawrence Bridge in Quebec.
MILLIONS FOR ALUMINIUM Canadians building hydroelectric plant to produce power to make aluminium.
Crossing the Border into Canada
NEW FERRY WRECKED destroyed pier after collision with Dutsh Steamer and Ferry.
NEW TAY BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
NEW STATION TO PUMP WATER TOWARDS NEW YORK
REIDAR BRIDGE Fiberglass Bridge Assembled by Teenage Girls
NEW ALPINE HIGHWAY TO BY-PASS BRENNER
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge & Golden Gate Bridge
TRANSPORTING BRIDGE A large bridge span has to negotiate various obstacles as it is towed up river.
GARDEN IN ROAD A man has extended his garden wall ten feet on the road.
TAY BRIDGE HAS ROYAL OPENING The Queen Mother opens the new bridge over the River Tay in Scotland.
FERRY SPEED UP New Woolwich Ferry Service across Thames opened.
LONDON BRIDGE London Bridge Nears Completion
TOWER BRIDGE Bridge operator Views of London's Tower Bridge showing the opening of drawbridge
ON THE YSER FRONT Soldiers on the Yser Front, Belgium.
ADVANCE CONTINUES British troops advancing.
TRENCHANT MECHANICAL DIGGER - CUTTING A ROAD IN SOUTH AFRICA
Dam Maintenance - The Rappbode Dam in the Harz mountains
AERIAL VIEWS THAMES - LONDON London Bridges
KUIBYSHEV POWER PLANT'S 20TH TURBINE
NEWCASTLE BRIDGE New Scotswood bridge is opened
AND THE DESERT SHALL BLOSSOM LIKE THE ROSE Views of the Lloyd Barrage in India.
DAM GOOD JOB An item showing Haweswater dam under construction in Cumbria.
MANCHESTER MOTORWAY New motorway in Manchester, Lancashire
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Golden Gate Bridge
COULEE DAM NEARS COMPLETION Footage of the Grand Coulee Dam in the United States of America.
THE SEA WALL water leaking through large sea wall.
NEW ROAD SURFACE New Road Surface Being Laid
Land Symbols and Terms - Hoover Dam
ADVANCE CONTINUES British soldiers advance, and construct Bailey Bridge.
PUMPS A look at different pumps and their uses.
Land Symbols and Terms - Soo Canal
New York City Stock Shots 1 - Brooklyn Bridge
SEA, SEA: THOU MIGHTY MONSTER Good shots of rough seas battering the coasts of Britain.
WATERLOO BRIDGE Waterloo Bridge in London
BOULTERS LOCK AND MARLOW Punts Coming Through Lock
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - San Francisco Bay Bridge
CANAL LOCKS Various shots of a new type of canal lock - barge seen moving through the lock.
HITLER OPENS NEW ROAD Adolf Hitler opens a stretch of Autobahn to great acclaim.
TOWER BRIDGE Tower Bridge with busy river traffic below.
EUROPE'S LARGEST INLAND NEW WATERWAYS Various shots of new inland lock system and waterways
MOZAMBIQUE DAM Cabora Bassa Dam in Mosambique
LONDON'S BRIDGES Albert Bridge and other Bridges of London
TRANSPORTER HOVERCRAFT An air cushion transporter is used for shifting heavy loads.
THE MANCUNIAN WAY Prime Minister Harold Wilson opens the Mancunian way, a new flyover in Manchester.
All squared away - 311 large dams
MODEL ENGINEERING EXHIBITION People watching an electric railway by Meccano and other exhibits.
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Skyline from across the bay at night
LAND RECLAMATION IN HOLLAND Pumping station at full power to reclaim the land in Holland.
WATER Informative item about water where is comes from and how it is made drinkable.
SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH A Bailey bridge is erected by workers in the South of England.
THE ROYAL ENGINEERS BRIDGE BUILDING
Land Symbols and Terms - Hoover Dam
BRIDGE Hammersmith Bridge, docks on Thames
TOWERS OF WAR An item showing the "Towers of War", a floating armed fortress.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Stormy seas around the coast of Margate.
VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO ROYAL ENGINEERS Queen Elizabeth visits School of Military Engineering.
SEVERN BRIDGE - NEW GATEWAY TO WALES Queen opens Severn Bridge linking England and Wales.
ICE BREAKING ON RIVER Ice breakers clear a frozen canal in Paris, France.
REPLACING RAILS IN SECTIONS faulty rails being replaced in Czechoslovakia.
MOZAMBIQUE DAM Cabora Bassa Dam in Mosambique
HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT FROM RIVER Westminster Seen From River
ROLLING ALONG A look at the development of the wheel and how it is used today.
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Skyline from across the bay at night
BUILDING SEA WALL - WEST INDIES West Indians in pit at work digging foundations for sea wall.
FRENCH CHANNEL TUNNEL SURVEY UNDER WAY
BORING ARTESIAN WELLS water well being bored by C Isler and Co in the countryside
GERALD NODIN BARGEE SONG Baritone Gerald Nodin sings about life working as a bargee on the canals.
NEW TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION IN ARGENTINA Construction work on massive tunnel
AERIAL VIEWS THAMES - LONDON London Bridges
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Driving Across Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Golden Gate Bridge
TACOMA BRIDGE COLLAPSE Tacoma bridge is shaken by wind to destruction.
All squared away - 311 large dams
HYDROELECTRIC ROYAL OPENING Queen Elizabeth II opens Cruachan Dam in Scottish Highlands.
LIVERPOOL Drive through Mersey Tunnel and toll booth
BRITISH BUILT BRIDGE OPENED The Shah of Persia opens the new Khorramshahr bridge. Iran.
All squared away - 311 large dams
BELGIAN CANAL BURST ITS BANKS The Albert Canal bursts its banks in Belgian.
VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO ROYAL ENGINEERS Queen Elizabeth visits School of Military Engineering.
SOUTHEND PIER the attractions of Southend's very long pier.
New York City Stock Shots 1 - Brooklyn Bridge
New York City Stock Shots 1 - Brooklyn Bridge
NEW NON-SKID ROAD - EALING Good footage of men working on a new road in Ealing.
NEWS FROM AFRICA The Rand Show in Johannesburg is enjoyed by thousands. South Africa.
KING PAUL OF GREECE OPENS BRIDGE King Paul I of Greece opens new bridge over Corinth Canal.
ALDERSHOT - RECRUITS TAUGHT TO CONSTRUCT BRIDGES soldiers learning to build temporary bridges.
EARTHEN DAM BUILT IN SOUTH AMERICA TO GUARD AGAINST COMING RAINY SEASON
New York City Stock Shots 1 - Brooklyn Bridge
Land Symbols and Terms - Hoover Dam
IRRIGATION PROVINCE IN EGYPTIAN DESERT
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
SEA, SEA: THOU MIGHTY MONSTER Good shots of rough seas battering the coasts of Britain.
AERIAL VIEWS THAMES - LONDON London Bridges
RECONSTRUCTION OF A WAR DAMAGED BRIDGE IN VERONA
FLOOD WATER DAMAGES BIDEFORD BRIDGE
DUKE OF EDINBURGH VISITS MABLETHORPE AND SUTTON SEA DEFENCES
MODERN UGANDA A visit to Uganda showing both the natural and man-made sights of the country.
PERPETUAL MOTION Proposals for construction 'perpetual motion' machines - none of them works.
PAINTING BROOKLYN BRIDGE men painting the Brooklyn Bridge, with some stunning views of Manhattan.
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Golden Gate Bridge
TRANS CANADA OIL PIPELAND Laying of oil line across Mackinac Straits.
TESTING A heavy train is used to test a bridge and an enormous locomotive is demonstrated.
LONDON'S BRIDGES Albert Bridge and other Bridges of London
PORTABLE DAM TO FIGHT FLOODS Portable dam for fighting the floods is demonstrated.
ENGINEERING EXHIBITION AT OLYMPIA Exhibits including vice, hovercraft and diesel engine.
NYLON - NEW WEAPON AGAINST THE SEA Nylon sandbags make up temporary dyke off the Island of Tholen.
EMBANKMENT -TOWER BRIDGE Shots of Tower Bridge
RIVER THAMES TRAFFIC Scenes of the River Thames in London
ROAD AND RAIL TRAFFIC GOES ON IN INDOCHINA Repairs to transport services in war-torn Vietnam
TOUR OF HUTONG AREA 800 year old bridge – Yuan Dynasty
AERIAL VIEWS THAMES - LONDON London Bridges
RECONSTRUCTION OF A WAR DAMAGED BRIDGE IN VERONA
THE GIANT DAM Construction of Diablo Dam
QUEEN OPENS DAER VALLEY WATER SCHEME Queen Elizabeth II opens new Daer Valley water scheme.
22 INCH WATER MAIN Water main bursts in London causing lots of damage to road surface.
BEN GURION INAUGURATES NEW EILATH HIGHWAY
AERIAL VIEWS THAMES - LONDON London Bridges
TOWER BRIDGE Tower Bridge with busy river traffic below.
WESTMINSTER AND WATERLOO BRIDGE Good shots of London skyline and bridges over the Thames.
MONT BLANC TUNNEL STORY French Alps showing the Mont Blanc tunnel.
WESTMINSTER AND WATERLOO BRIDGE Good shots of London skyline and bridges over the Thames.
A MAN MADE NIAGARA A giant dam and spillway mean water can be harnessed for energy
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Car on Golden Gate Bridge
BRIGHTON Brighton Pier after storm, Brighton Hotels
Road construction, city street
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
DIVERS SEARCH FOR 6 YEAR OLD BOY
LONDON'S BRIDGES Albert Bridge and other Bridges of London
Dam Maintenance - The Rappbode Dam in the Harz mountains
ENGINEERING INGENUITY Footage of soldiers building a pontoon bridge across a river.
HARBOUR FOR KARIBA Footage of new harbour under construction in Rhodesia.
OPENING OF KOTRI BARRAGE Opening of new bridge / dam in Pakistan.
EMBANKMENT -TOWER BRIDGE Shots of Tower Bridge
A MAN MADE NIAGARA A giant dam and spillway mean water can be harnessed for energy
GPO TOWER TUNNEL Engineers at work in a tunnel under the Post Office Tower in London.
WOMEN EXCAVATORS Land girls make a ditch to drain a field in Hertfordshire.
FLOODS AT MORTON - RIVER TRENT
BLACKWALL TUNNEL Leader of the Greater London Council, Desmond Plummer, opens Blackwall tunnel.
THE IRKUTSK HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER DAM
THE SUPER DAM Construction of the Scar House Dam near Bradford in Yorkshire.
BENFLEET Vehicles Fording River; Bridge Building & Dedication c.1920s
ST IVES - HUNT Travelogue item about history of St Ives, Cambridgeshire.
GIANT GIRDER Transporting Giant Girder for Bridge
WINTER'S ICY SPLENDOR The cold weather freezes the overflow from a reservoir into solid cascades.
Dam Maintenance - The Rappbode Dam in the Harz mountains
OFFICIAL OPENING OF HOLME SLUICES Duke of Edinburgh opens Holme Sluices on River Trent
MUD Large reservoir in Marseilles is emptied - men spear fish as they pass through a small canal.
NEW ROAD SURFACE New Road Surface Being Laid
COLOMBIAN RAILROAD The linking of the Atlantic coast with Pacific coast by rail.
LEVERS AND GEARS Item explaining gears and levers.
San Francisco Stock Shots Roll 1 - Driving Across Golden Gate Bridge
New York City Stock Shots 1 - Brooklyn Bridge
TROOPS BUILDING BRIDGE Army builds a bridge at Cheb region in Czechoslovakia.
BRIDGE BUILDING Architect's Battalion of soldiers builds a bridge at Elstree, then marches over it!
