My films

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Films with clips

STEAM TRAIN PULLS OUT OF STATION [5492] Steam engine pulls out of station at night with a train of container carts full of barrels, plus a guard's van at rear.

1965 mute bw

Films with full length videos

		ALBA AIR FALACH: Series 3 [15481] Sgeulachdan annasach bho eachdraidh na h-Alba. Patsi MacKenzie presents a series on lesser known and unusual stories from the Scotland. Programme 3	Onsite only	2005 sound col
		CIRCUS [5245] "Bertram Mills' Circus" visits Edinburgh; shots of performers as they promote the big attraction in a parade along Princes Street and inside Waverley Station.		1959 mute bw
		DEBLAX PLAYTIME [7555] Fun and games on various works outings by members of staff at David Black's & Co.	Onsite only	1948 silent bwcol
		EVERYTHING IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS / CASTLE TOWARD AND DUNOON [9423] Compilation of amateur footage including a comedy sketch about a dentist's waiting room and activities around Castle Toward.		1976 silent col
		LOIRE 72 [6600] Amateur general views the Loire, France. Street scenes, chateaux and family relaxing.	Onsite only	1972 silent col
		THIS LAND IS A SONG [12411] The Independence Choir sing "This Land is a Song" by Alison Burns.	Onsite only	2014 sound col
		WAY IT WAS, the [21036] Items on Forfar and Aberdeen Fire Brigade.	Onsite only	1998 sound bwcol

Films without videos

		CORONATION 1936 [6551] Amateur general views Coronation celebrations in Edinburgh 1936. Not clear whether for Edward VIII in January 1936 or George VI in December 1936.		1936 silent bw
		EDINBURGH CINE SOCIETY CLUB NIGHT [6596] Couple receive tour of Edinburgh Cine Society. Woman receives instruction on cement splicing small gauge film. Lochside sequence.		1966 mute col
		EDINBURGH'S CORONATION YEAR PICTORIAL 1937 [6467] Edinburgh's Coronation Year Pictorial 1937. Views of decorations and events celebrating the coronation and royal visit.		1937 silent bw
		FORTH BRIDGE [6617] Amateur general views Forth Rail bridge and family scenes.		1957 silent col
		GEORGE GALLOWAY, COATBRIDGE [11416] Webcast of an event at St. Andrew's High School, Coatbridge, featuring speaker George Galloway and audience discussion.		2014 sound col
		GLASGOW BUILDINGS I [5509] Brief stock shots of some prominent buildings in Glasgow, c1960. A trolley bus and trams pass by in the background.		1965 silent bw
		GLASGOW UNIVERSITY AIR SQUADRON [8486] News footage of airmen of Scottish University Air Squadrons at Scone Airfield, including shots of the Glasgow University Air Squadron team which won the Scone Trophy in 1960 and their De Havilland Chipmunks flying in formation.		1960 mute bw
		HOMECOMING FOR INDY CYCLIST MARK COBURN [11441] Webcast of the return to Glasgow of cyclist Mark Coburn, who undertook a 1421 mile sponsored bike ride from Rome to Glasgow to raise money for the campaign for Scottish independence.		2014 sound col
		INDEPENDENCE: A Christian Perspective [12151] Webcast of an event at the Burgh Hall, Dunoon, hosted by Christians for Independence.		2014 sound col
		INFLATABLE LIFERAFT DEMONSTRATION AT DENNY [8840] News footage of trials of an inflatable liferaft at Denny's shipbuilding yard in Dumbarton.		1960 mute bw
		LONDON [6497] A family outing to the tourist sites of London.		1963 silent col
		METROPOLE FIRES [5436] Fire at the Metropole Theatre, Glasgow.		1961 mute bw
		SHORENESTING BIRDS OF SCOTLAND [1831] A look at the life-style of birds whose natural habitat is found at the edge of the sea.		1975 sound col
		TANKER AGROUND AT DUMBARTON [5169] A tanker run aground at Dunbarton, with some shots of people looking on.		1961 mute bw
		UNDECIDED ABOUT THE REFERENDUM? [12131] Webcast of a pro-independence public meeting at the Minto Hotel, Edinburgh.		2014 sound col
		YES GLASGOW BIG DEBATE [11411] Webcast of a debate about Scottish independence at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow.		2014 sound col