Bus House
Year: 1949
Country: United Kingdom
Section: chronicle
Tags: bathing, boy
Keywords: Pathe
Description: Bus converted into a house at Bentham near Lancaster, Lancashire.
M/S of the converted double-decker bus. Various shots, the Layton family walking from the lower deck up to the upper deck. We see Mrs. Layton undressing children, putting them into bath. M/S of engineer, Paul Layton/ starting up generator, pan down to generator working. M/S Layton children clambering into bunk beds. M/S Mrs. Layton in kitchen. M/S Mr. Layton arriving home: he relaxes in a chair, settles down to tea. Mrs. Layton joins him and does her embroidery.
Video Added: 14.07.2020

1934 Camp Kids and The WPA
Year: 1934
Country: United Kingdom
Section: chronicle
Tags: boy, girl, summer camp, swimming
Description: Totem pole gateway has overhead sign reading Camp Fairchance; Bugler on platform blows reveille boys wake up in camp dormitory. Young girls eating a meal in camp. Girls sitting outside on camp grounds doing needlework. Children swimming in camp lake. Camp counselor leads children down camp road. Bugler on platform. American flag is lowered down flagpole camp girls salute.
Video Added: 10.07.2020

Sun Children Of Today at Bedales School
Year: 1931
Country: United Kingdom
Section: chronicle
Tags: boy, girl
Keywords: Pathe
Description: Parents and children spend holiday at Bedales School with minimum clothes.
Video Added: 27.06.2020

Blossom Time Down Under
Year: 1935
Country: United Kingdom
Section: chronicle
Tags: boy, swimming
Keywords: Pathe
Description: Boys skinny dip in a forbidden zone.
Video Added: 31.05.2020

Boys Camp (1920-1929)
Year: 1929
Country: United Kingdom
Section: chronicle
Tags: boy, summer camp, swimming
Keywords: Pathe
Description: Watch this rare silent footage of boys from Eton School in the 1920's camping at Cuckoo Weir and swimming in the river.
Video Added: 31.05.2020

Crippled Children
Year: 1940
Country: United Kingdom
Section: chronicle
Tags: boy, girl, medical check
Keywords: Pathe
Description: Frankstown hospital for disabled children. Various shots as two young girls play a game of tennis outside whilst others watch from their hospital beds. M/S showing one of the tennis players has a false leg. M/S of boys playing cricket from their beds, they bat and field quite easily whilst lying down. M/S of two boys boxing whilst lying down on their beds. M/S as nurse takes a boy's temperature. M/S as other nurses crowd around the winning boxer and shake his hand, they laugh and give him flowers.
Video Added: 29.05.2020