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A moving tour through lively turn-of-the-century Southampton.
Non-Fiction 1900 2 mins Silent
This magnificent 'phantom ride' vividly animates Southampton High Street at the turn of the 20th century. The archway of the medieval stone wall through which the tram passes will be instantly familiar to locals. As the tram emerges from the archway, a long-dead world startlingly comes to life: horse-drawn carriages meander slowly along the road, unfamiliar shops line the street and people walk around in the late-Victorian fashions of the day.
Phantom rides' - films shot from a moving vehicle to give an impression of travel - were one of the most striking sensations of the early film period.
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Industry sponsored film 1960 17 mins Silent
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A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata
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Horror 1973 37 mins
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Shipbuilding on the River Weaver in Cheshire.
Amateur film 1937 3 mins Silent Location: Southampton
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Amateur film 1935 14 mins Silent Location: Southampton
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Documentary 1951 9 mins Location: Southampton
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Documentary 1948 21 mins Location: Fenlands, The
Farmers face off against elemental forces in a peace-time campaign
Documentary 1964 12 mins Location: London
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Advert 1967 2 mins Location: Devon
Mrs Cross takes the Daz test but what will the outcome be?
Advert 1954 20 mins
Points of view from a production company at the outset of commercial television in the UK.
Advert 1938 1 mins Silent
From out of the vaults comes this pre-WWII cinema advert for ice-cream
Advert 1953 2 mins
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Advert 1972 1 mins
In 1972 Britain entered the European common market full of beans. What could go wrong?
Advert 1952 2 mins
A cup of Horlicks helps a struggling husband bring home the bacon in this 1950s advert.
