A film titled 'Shackleton's Last Antarctic expedition' about Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition to Antarctica. A map as a pointer points at route to be taken during the expedition. Ernest Shackleton before leaving for the expedition. Ship named Quest in a harbor. The ship leaves Southampton, England and sails past RMS Aquitania.
150th English Derby at Epsom Downs in Epsom, England. A large number of people gathered to watch the English Derby. Queen Mary and King George V arrive and are greeted by a man. Horses run on the track. Hyperion wins the race.
A film on the underground shelters in London against German attack by rocket buzz bomb ( V-1 flying bomb during World War II). British men, women and children evacuated to the underground shelters built to protect the people against German attack. The canteen in the shelter or bunker. Women drinking from cups. People in the canteen taking food. Men behind counters. A woman with a child. A doctor in an underground shelter attending to a child, mindful of infectious disease risk among the people in close quarters. People sleeping on beds in the shelter. A group of children singing with a boy playing the accordion. A woman feeding her child from a bottle.
Piccadilly Circus on V-E Day in London, England during World War II. A large crowd of men, women and servicemen on the streets in London on V-E (Victory in Europe) Day. A double-deck bus moving through the crowd on a street. Men and women carrying children, smiling and walking on the street. People gathered at Trafalgar Square. Sailors holding British flags in front of the crowd. A number of soldiers, girls and children seated on a pyramidal structure in the square. A few soldiers waving British and Norwegian flags from the top of the structure. A large crowd gathered around the structure. View of buses moving through the crowd. Three American soldiers reading a newspaper. Newspaper headlines read 'Germany Surrenders'.
V-E Day at Piccadilly Circus in London, England during World War II. A clock on a building shows 6.00 PM and reads 'Guinness Time, Guinness is good for you'. Several name boards on a building at Piccadilly Circus. The clock on the building showing 6.15 PM. A large crowd in front of the building on V-E (Victory in Europe) Day. A number of soldiers and a few girls holding flags on a pyramidal structure on the street. A few soldiers climbing to the topmost part of the structure and waving British flags.
V-E Day in London, England during World War II. A group of men walk carrying a statue of a lion on V-E (Victory in Europe) Day. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret in the balcony of the Buckingham Palace. The King, the Queen and the Princesses waving to the crowds. A large crowd gathered on the Buckingham Palace grounds. The crowd cheers holding British flags. Soldiers, officers and civilians among the crowd. The crowd moving on a city street. The road lined by trees on either side.
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