Mark Crombie, Flickr vintage topographical postcards collection. Public domain scan of vintage postcard, England, United Kingdom, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mark Crombie, Flickr vintage topographical postcards collection. Public domain scan of vintage postcard, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mark Crombie, Flickr vintage topographical postcards collection. Public domain scan of vintage postcard, Scotland, United Kingdom, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mark Crombie, Flickr vintage topographical postcards collection. Public domain scan of the vintage historic postcard, World War One, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mark Crombie, Flickr vintage topographical postcards collection. Public domain scan of vintage postcard, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mark Crombie, Flickr vintage topographical postcards collection. Public domain scan of vintage postcard, London, United Kingdom, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mark Crombie, Flickr vintage topographical postcards collection. Public domain photograph of a Roman Catholic church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Without Peek Frean & Co. we would never have had the Garibaldi, the Bourbon or the Twiglet. The Clements Road factory gave Bermondsey the pet name 'Biscuit Town' until its closure in 1989. This extract is from More
An early cookery hint film on how to cook, bone and serve herring. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks". See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
Welcome to the world of a national obsession and a place where people say 'orf' instead of 'off'. Tea connoisseurs will benefit from the six golden tips for making the perfect cuppa, as well as countless other More
The story of how newspapers were distributed during the Blitz, stressing the importance of an accurate and objective press on the home front. Digitised from the collection of the Imperial War Museum. Narrated More
Post Haste (1943) | BFI National Archive Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI. This typically frenetic short, made by Richard Massingham for the GPO Film Unit, reminds the public to post early for Chris More
Drinking chocolate flashes before your eyes and makes an offer you can't refuse. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
Wonderfully eccentric 'make do and mend' message from public information genius Richard Massingham. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
Johnny Barleycorn issues a rousing call for help with the Scottish harvest in this woodcut-style animation. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
"Women want a new world. Women want new ideas. And women intend to get them." This film was one in a series intended to provoke debate about current topics. In this case, the controversial issue of whether wome More
A young Peter Cushing plays a doctor warning road users to take care in this haunting Uxbridge-shot public information film. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
Power cuts, housing shortages and exorbitant rents – Aberdeen man Norrie Williamson goes head to head with his greedy landlady. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
You're asking for trouble when you play with fire - and this public information film is the stuff of nightmares. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
Hard-hitting depiction of the danger to children of burns and scalds. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
The effortlessly comic Richard Massingham abandons the stress of his city job to work on a farm. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
Pedestrian Crossing (1948) British Public Information Films. Humorous road safety trailer on the correct use of pedestrian crossings, belisha beacons. Director: Michael Law Production Company: Public Rel More
The eccentric Richard Massingham gives a slapstick-laden lesson about the importance of knowing your national insurance number. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
"We want more of everything!" The Ministry of Labour exhorts women to return to industry – the post-war production drive depends on them. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
A curiously self-referential public information film - demonstrating the ideal way to store food items in the home before acknowledging how artificial the setting may seem to its own audience! See more public i More
Return to sender? A posh postie - in the shape of Terry-Thomas - appeals to the public to "address your letters clearly and correctly". See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
Don't get caught by cold calling – this TV public information short advises caution before buying on the doorstep. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
Zippy public information animation on how to keep up with the Joneses - by getting a rebate on rates. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
Wouldn't budge an inch for a centimetre? This guide to the new-fangled system of metrication may change your mind. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
Part firework safety warning, part mini horror film. There's something deliberately uncanny about this 70s Central Office of Information ad... See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
A mysterious stranger foreshadows Death, but is good enough to give a handy driving safety tip along the way. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
A circus act - of sorts - combines with gallows humour in a shatteringly effective reminder to "clunk, click" even on the shortest trip. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
Careful Colin Welland warns hazardous Herberts of the dangers of night-time driving. See more public information films free on BFI Player (UK only).
A simple and devastatingly effective advert from Sammy Harari’s 1980s AIDS awareness campaign. This version shown in cinemas did not feature John Hurt's famous voiceover. See more public information films free More
The 2-disc BFI DVD 'British Transport Films Collection Vol. 10 - London on the Move' is released on 17 September 2012 - http://amzn.to/NaoYsc The tenth volume in the BFI's popular series of transport and trave More
He was in 3rd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, killed in action October 28, 1918..Sadly this was just days before the Armistice.
England Vintage Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Australian postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The artists involved are named in this newspaper article:.trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/180776436?searchTerm=r... ( https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/180776436?searchTerm=radio broadcast to london More
For men of the overseas forces..King George and Queen Mary, the League's joint patrons, requested that its first London club should bear their name and paid a personal inspection visit in April 1916.
Nellie and her friend with the two children are sitting on the wall.
Sentinel steam wagon recovery from a scrap yard, Isle of Wight 1967. David Lidster collection
Standard Sentinel type A 2099/18, 6 ton ex RAF. David Lidster collection
DL5478, SS6887, W47. Westman, Newport. Newport 1929. Moving ex-London Underground coach. "This wasn't the biggest job. That was moving 15 ton gun barrells for army in 1930. Preserved (not running yet) by a frie More
15155. David Lidster collection Public domain photograph of a steam engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lady Burrell (no. 2147 of 1898 SCC) at Worcester Show ready for the long journey back to Hartlebury. J L Thomas filling lubricator. David Lidster collection
Lady Burrell driving Fisher Humphries threshing box No 2147 1898 SCC. At Hartlebury, 1968. David Lidster collection
Foster 6hp, Garrett 6hp, Burrell 6hp, Garrett 4hp, Burrell 5hp. Hartlebury, 1968. David Lidster collection
Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey.