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Smart Collection: 2: Enjoyment and Work in British... (1930)

Leisure, ceremonial, and celebrations in British Honduras, including a regatta and cricket matches. Followed by plantation work and bridge construction.

Production ...

Smart Collection: 5: Banana cultivation and trade, British Honduras 1930s

Smart Collection: 5: Banana cultivation and trade,... (1930)has video enhanced entry

Clearing forest for banana plantation. Cultivation (including air spraying of crops) and harvesting and transportation of the crop to the ...

 

WEST INDIES - THE PEOPLES AND THEIR PRODUCTS (1930)

Cinemagazine on cocoa production in Tobago.

"Photographics Present...Cocoa". A waterfall in Tobago, in the British West Indies. The history of the ...

 

CAPTAIN SALVESEN'S WHALING FILMS NO. 9 (1929)

Amateur film. South Sandwich islands; shots from the `Coronda'; floating factory alongside tanker; whales used as fender; Chinese ship and ...

 

CAPTAIN SALVESEN'S WHALING FILMS NO. 16 (1928)

Amateur film. Grytviken, South Georgia. Argentinian whaling company stationed there. Shots from whale catcher on way to Leith Harbour. At ...

 

CAPTAIN SALVESEN'S WHALING FILMS NO. 3 (1928)

Amateur film. The first film taken by Salvesen of the new floating factory. Leaving South Georgia late September 1928. Shots ...

 

CAPTAIN SALVESEN'S WHALING FILMS NO. 4 (1928)

Amateur film. Iceberg scenes; gunner at gun; looking for whales; trace of whales; reloading gun and coiling rope for the ...

 

CAPTAIN SALVESEN'S WHALING FILMS NO. 5 (1928)

Amateur film. Islands off South Georgia; floating factory; shifting coal from hatches to `Salvestria', tanker and transport boat `Coronda' in ...

 

LADY SWIMMERS (1928)

Swimmers in Bermuda demonstrate diving and formation swimming.

 

BATTLES OF CORONEL AND FALKLAND ISLANDS (1927) enhanced entry

DRAMA. Historical/Documentary. The reconstruction of two sea engagements of the First World War - the Battles of the Coronel of ...

 

TRISTAN DA CUNHA (1927) enhanced entry

PROPAGANDA. Appeal by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel for funds to continue its work on Tristan da ...

 

BRITAIN'S BIRTHRIGHT (1924) enhanced entry

The goodwill tour of the Royal Navy's special service squadron around the world, November 1923 to September 1924.

The ...

 

TO TRISTAN DA CUNHA ON BOARD HMS `DUBLIN' MARCH 1923 (1923)

TRAVEL. Scenes on the island of Tristan da Cunha and at Cape Town prior to leaving.

Main Title: `To Tristan da ...

 

SOUTHWARD ON THE "QUEST" (1922)

Record of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition in 1921.

 

PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD (1920) enhanced entry

Travelogue showing the people and buildings of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.

The initial title explains that 'this capital city of the most southern ...

 

URBAN MOVIE CHATS NO.6 (1920)

Cinemagazine: includes items on Cuba, ice manufacture in N. America, fiddler crabs in the Mississipi River, the sugar cane industry ...

 

OUT-COLUMBUSING COLUMBUS (1919)

A travelogue of islands in the Caribbean.

 

SOUTH SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON'S GLORIOUS EPIC OF THE... (1919)

ACTUALITY. A record of Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914-16 Polar expedition.

Rl.1 Sir Ernest Shackleton, in CU and wearing military uniform (65-68); ...

 

HONDURAS (1918) enhanced entry

Aspects of nature and industrial life on Honduras.

Opening with scenes from Swan Island, the film shows two Europeans offloading supplies ...

 

FROM TRINIDAD TO SERVE THE EMPIRE TOPICAL BUDGET 230-2 (1916)has video enhanced entry

'A Party of Trinidad men who have come from the West Indies, being inspected by the Lord Mayor, at the ...

 

FAVOURITE FOR THE JAMAICA CUP (1913) enhanced entry

A gambler plots to sabotage a train carrying a racehorse.

'Doris overhears Lopez plotting with Headway to wreck the train in ...

 

MONTEGO BAY TO WILLIAMSFIELD, JAMAICA (1913)has video enhanced entry

Scenes in Jamaica, featuring shots from a train.

A title introduces 'Montego Bay. The Market Square and Main Street'. The camera ...

 

GREAT FIRE AT KINGSTOWN DOCKS, JAMAICA (1912)

Main title. Men and uniformed firemen in open area directing a hose, man waving onlookers back. Doorway of a corrugated ...

 

MÉMOIRES DE ST. HÉLÈNE (1911)

DRAMA. Historical. Napoleon ends his days on the island of St. Helena.

Rl.1 In October 1815, Napoleon is brought to the ...

 

NAPOLEONE A SANT'ELENA (1911)

HISTORICAL DRAMA. Napoleon, having been defeated at Waterloo, is banished to Sant'Elena where he sees visions of his past triumphs, ...

 

CAPTAIN SALVESEN'S WHALING FILMS NO. 19

Amateur film. Leith Harbour; ships by the shore; remains of avalanche; sea elephants.

 

CAPTAIN SALVESEN'S WHALING FILMS NO. 8

Amateur film. Leading the tanker `Coronda' into the ice for the first time; loading water and coal and discharging oil; ...

 

EL DORADO

The geography, peoples and products of British Guiana. A shorter version of the 1951 36 minute film.

 

Holroyd Collection 18: Caribbean / S. American tour

Castries, St. Lucia? On board ship. Crossing the line. Brazil: Rio. Jungle waterfalls. Men killing snakes.

 

Holroyd Collection 19: West Indies?

Society events. Golf tournament. Hotel life.

 

Holroyd Collection 20: West Indies

On Board ship in rough seas (Atlantic crossing?). West Indies: location unclear. City scenes. Fishing. Sugar cane producer. Golf.