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A new Working Girls’ Club offering classes in literacy and domestic tasks to local working-class girls.
Non-Fiction 1924 2 mins Silent
The new Working Girls’ Club at Dumfries & Maxwelltown is likely to have offered classes in literacy and domestic activities such as cooking and needlework to local working-class girls.
Government sponsored film 1946 14 mins Location: Dumfries
‘Electricity can do almost anything’ – farmers are encouraged to power up their farm
Non-Fiction 1910 4 mins Silent Location: Dumfries
These Doonhamers of Dumfries - the 'Queen of the South' - smile for the camera in this 'local topical' film
Travelogue 2006 65 mins Location: Land's End
Startling colour photography of 1920s Britain imbues Claude Friese-Greene’s 1920s road trip around Britain.
Non-Fiction 1901 1 mins Silent Location: Dumfries
Dumfries schoolchildren take their turn in the spotlight.
Non-Fiction 1901 1 mins Silent Location: Dumfries
A lively group of Scottish primary-school children plays up for the camera.
Non-Fiction 1901 2 mins Silent Location: Dumfries
Worshippers in their Sunday best file out of the Church.
Industry sponsored film 1960 24 mins
A new luxury express is put through its paces. This film looks over the shoulders of the select band of craftsmen, engineers and operators, whose combined skills try to ensure that a train journey is a delightful experience.
Documentary 1973 15 mins
British Transport Films record the varied daily lives of their neighbours as seen from the high roof of their building in London’s Marylebone.
Travelogue 1953 21 mins Location: York
The Stationmaster at York guides us through a typical day, from dawn to dusk.
Industry sponsored film 1957 20 mins
Illustrating the efficiency of express freight trains, and how they link manufacturers with their customers at the other end of Britain.
Documentary 1952 30 mins
Examining a day in the life of what was then the busiest railway system in the world – British Railways.
Industry sponsored film 1957 9 mins
A 1957 film examining the future for British Railways, and some of the opportunities provided by a new modernisation plan.
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