Flags And Emblems Footage - WPA Film Library

Flags And Emblems

MANCHESTER - R.A.F. PARADE QUEEN'S COLOUR (aka RAF PARADE QUEEN'S COLOUR) Earl Alexander watches parade of RAF men and women to celebrate their anniversary.

UNION JACK IS STRUCK Union Jack struck at Cairo's Citadel for the last time - handed over to the Egyptian army.

HIROHITO Emperor Hirohito receives a warm welcome as he tours the Shikoku Islands.

ITALY: CELEBRATION GARIBALDI DAY Celebrations of Garibaldi Day in Italy.

QUEEN IN BRISTOL AND BATH (aka QUEEN AT BATH) The Queen and Prince Philip visit Bristol and Bath.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE Royal Standard flying, royal coaches leaving Palace gates (with cameramen in foreground).

UNITED NATIONS FLAGS FLYING Flags of the United Nations flying.

BRITISH UNION JACK

PUT OUT MORE FLAGS Making flags at a factory in the Old Kent Road. London.

Selected Originals - THE QUEEN COMES HOME Material relating to newsreel story "The Queen Comes Home" - 54/37.

REGALIA An item about a company which makes regalia for the Armed Forces and Parliament among others.

THE DOUGHBOYS RETURN Scenes of the parades past famous buildings and through the streets of Paris.

BRITISH PAVILION - NEW YORK FAIR (LNER) The Union Jack flag is hoisted outside the British Pavilion at the site of the New York World's Fair.

UNO FLAG RAISING ON NEW UNITED NATIONS BUILDING

Selected Originals - THE DERBY Material relating to newsreel story "The Derby" - 54/42.

QUEEN MEETS THE FAMILY Queen Elizabeth II opens Commonwealth Conference in London.

NASSER HOISTS THE FLAG Egypt's leader hoists his country's flag at Port Said, amid tremendous popular enthusiasm.

Selected Originals - EGYPTIAN COUP D'ETAT Material relating to newsreel story "Egyptian Coup D'Etat" - 52/65.

UNION JACK Drawing of Union Jack flag.

CANADA STARTS TO PRODUCE NEW FLAG

BRITISH FLAG

BERLIN HOLDS BRITISH WEEK British theme festival in Berlin, Mayor Brandt and President Lubke watch.

DE HAVILLAND RAPIDE TAKE OFF Small aircraft De Havilland Rapide on the ground, taking off and in flight.

Australian New Jet Planes For R.a.a.f.

LONDON MOURNS SIR WINSTON Aerial panoramic views of London featuring the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben

QUEEN IN INDIA Union Jack and Indian flag

SHIPS FLAGS Various shots from harbour showing the flags of ships.

BRITAIN BY JOVE Travelogue with dummy Lord Charles and Ray Alan - cuts.

STARS AND STRIPES MARCH PAST American infantry parade.

RAISING BRITISH AND US FLAGS National flags are raised on flagpole.

Selected originals - HMS 'THESEUS' COMES HOME Material relating to newsreel story "HMS 'Theseus' Comes Home" - 51/44.

Selected Originals - KING INSPECTS THE BRITISH LEGION Material related to newsreel story "King Inspects British Legion" - 51/40.

KENYA READY C - DAY - EXCLUSIVE The Kikuyu tribe in Kenya preparing to celebrate the Coronation.

British Berlin Blockade Lifted.

RAF CRANWELL GRADUATION RAF Graduation Parade

BRITISH UNION JACK

WHITE ENSIGN

French New Jet Planes For R.a.a.f.

10TH ANNIVERSARY OF EAST WEST BERLIN DIVISION Berlin celebrates 10 years of division + shots of Berliners at leisure.

INDONESIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS Political demonstration and celebrations during Indonesian Independence Day celebrations.

TRIESTE CRISIS Yugoslavia and Italy press their claims for occupation of Trieste

Selected Originals - TRIESTE CRISIS Material relating to newsreel story "Trieste Crisis" - 53/80

INDIAN. These two meetings are mixed together...

P.L.A. HEALTH SHIP A look at the work of a Port of London Authority health ship.

PORTLAND - NATO NAVAL FORCE First multinational NATO navel force at Portland: ships are from Holland, Norway, UK & USA.

BOY SCOUTS REVIEW - KING AND QUEEN AT WINDSOR King George VI and Queen Elizabeth inspect boy scouts at Windsor, Berkshire.

Royal Standard. Coronation Of King George Vi...

ONE MINUTE NEWS - HMS INDEFATIGABLE Indefatigable ensign to Holborn borough.

ITALY'S FIRST PRESIDENT Italy's First President, Signor De Nicola arrives at the Monteciterio in Rome.

Foreign Japanese Army & Navy

Foreign World War 1

FOREIGN Indian Congress Flag cu.

BOY SCOUTS MAKE PILGRIMAGE TO TOMB OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT American Boy Scouts honour the memory of Theodore Roosevelt.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - OLD FLAGS FOR AUSTRIAN ARMY

GERMANY’S NEW COLOURS Hindenburg decrees that the Swastika should fly alongside

197,000 STEEL HELMETS Massive display of German military might - lots of marchin

HIGH FLYING Banners fly in Honolulu to mark Tango-no-Sekku - Japanese Boys' Day Festival.

NEUTRALS Good shots of Swedish warships escorting a merchant ship on the Baltic Sea.

THE SEAL OF AUTHORITY Good footage of how the South African royal seal is made.

GENERAL MULCAHY General Mulcahy hoists the Irish Tricolour

FOR NEW SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL THEATRE A donor towards the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre signs his name in a giant book.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE Buckingham Palace during Silver Jubilee celebrations.

ROYAL ENSIGN Shots of Royal Ensign and battleships.

WHILST WE SHIVER ...Australian beach life guards compete in surf carnival in Syd

AMERICAN FOOTBALLERS A visiting American team play the Irish Free State at football (soccer).

AMERICA'S CHAMPIONS race horse Zev after he has won at Belmont Park.

AMERICA WITHDRAWS 5000 French troops are installed in Coblenz, they replace 960 United States soldiers.

Canada Hails Royal Visitors.

Boys School With The Mounted Police Marching

Carps of the Koi-no-bori

DRAWING THE KING'S COLOUR Color of the Officers' Mess, Portsmouth Naval Barracks, is to go their display at Olympia.

FRENCH BUILDING - CHURCHILL MEETS VIP's Churchill at ceremony in France.

VETERANS PARADE - LES INVALIDES, PARIS French war veterans parade in front of elderly officer.

THE BOYS IN BLUE Naval and Royal Marine ratings are trained in the use of flag signals at Portsmouth.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Preparing flags for royal wedding.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD No. 5 A Douglas Fir flagpole at Kew.

Flags Waving, Bell Ringing

CROWN ON THE PRAM A lady decorates her baby's pram with a royal coat of arms in honour of the Coronation.

ALL ELECTRIC WARSHIP High ranking naval officers go on board high-tech American battleship.

Fleet of Battleships, Naval Flag Ship

News in Brief: International Meeting

ADVANCE GUARD OF AMERICAN LEGION American servicemen parade at the Cenotaph.

UNITED NATIONS DAY TRAILER Trailer to remind viewers of United Nations Day on October 24th.

Parade and Fair

American flag

THEATER FUND RAISER For New Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. Mayor Walker and City's Executive add names to list of America's donors towards

ELIZABETH IS QUEEN - REEL 2 Coronation of the Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey

ELIZABETH IS QUEEN - REEL 3 Coronation of the Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey

ELIZABETH IS QUEEN - REEL 4 Coronation of the Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey

THE FLAG (Story of Union Jack) Documentary looking at how the Union Jack flag came into being.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - OLD FLAGS FOR AUSTRIAN ARMY (mute version)

OLD PART OF GDANSK Buildings and houses in old quarter of Gdansk, Poland.

THAMES Various close up shot of ship's captain at controls wheel of a ship.

American Flag

Selected Originals B & K's VISIT SOVIET EMBASSY Soviet leaders Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Krushchev arrive in Britain on State visit.

Selected Originals QUEEN IN BRISTOL AND BATH (aka QUEEN AT BATH) Material relating to the Newsreel Story "Queen in Bristol and Bath" 56/32.

GERMANY’S NEW COLOURS Hindenburg decrees that the Swastika should fly alongside

Selected Originals for INDEPENDENCE SUDAN

Selected Originals B & K ARRIVE (aka BULGANIN AND KHRUSHCHEV ARRIVE)

Selected Originals - NASSER HOISTS THE FLAG

Mansions and Resorts

LONDON CARRIES ON Great Story Showing How Life in London Carries on Despite the Blitz

U.S. Flags from Flagpole

FOR THE LAST TIME Mr G.A. Ritcher hoists the Union Jack on the Houses of Parliament for the last time before his retirement.

U.S. Flag Billowing in Wind (48 Stars)

DECORATING THE FRENCH CAPITAL (aka PARIS DECORATIONS) Paris is decorated with flags in preparation for a visit from the King and Queen of England.

Trains and Miscellaneous

WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST FLAGPOLE ERECTED Workmen make adjustments as a flagpole is slowly raised into position.

Saigon River Waterfront - Hotel Majestic 1925 French Architecture

INDIAN DEMONSTRATION Demonstrators in New Delhi stone Chinese Embassy after bad treatment of Indian diplomats.

WAR DEAD REMEMBERED IN FRANCE Ceremonies in Normandy France to commemorate English, French and American servicemen

INDEPENDENCE SUDAN Sudan becomes an Independent republic after 58 years of Anglo-Egyptian rule.

Marriott Wardman Hotel and Sheraton Hotel

18TH CENTO CONGRESS The 18th CENTO (Central Treaty Organisation) Congress meets at Lancaster House.

Romanian Embassy

QUEEN IN CANADA Queen Elizabeth II visiting Montreal and Ottawa.

UNION JILLS Six girls known as 'Union Jills' promote British goods overseas.

US FLAG Shots of the Stars and Stripes flag flying from poles.

Embassies in Washington D.C.

SHOTS OF LEIPZIG German machinery at base in Leipzig shortly after the end of the war. Germany.

Embassies in Washington D.C.

MOUNTBATTEN IN MALTA Lord Louis Mountbatten opens new Mediterranean Command HQ.

DUBLIN'S CITY FLAG Dublin City flag flies at half mast in memory of Pope Benedict XV who died recently.

Senior Citizen Activities - Shop Keeper

Civil War

Embassy Row and Dupont Circle

LONDON: NEW ENSIGN FOR RAF (R.A.F.) the new Royal Air Force ensign as it is hoisted for the first time at the Air Ministry in London

LORD DESBOROUGH Lord Desborough presents the Imperial Air Fleet Committee's flag to Empire Airmen in London.

The American Flag

Marriott Wardman Hotel and Sheraton Hotel

ROYAL NAVY SHIPS Destroyers at sea - probably after sinking German battle cruiser Scharnhorst.

BEIJING Chinese Flag

Fleet of Battleships, Naval Flag Ship

CHURCHILL, STALIN, EDEN, MOLOTOV Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden visit Moscow.

A PIONEER OF HEROISM The Rt. Hon. F.E. Guest unveils a memorial to Captain Leefe Robinson who destroyed the Zeppelin L-21.

PASSING OF LORD TWEEDSMUIR Footage of the Governor General of Canada, better know as John Buchan the novelist

Senior Citizen Activities - Shop Keeper

Embassy Row and Dupont Circle

WAR DEAD REMEMBERED IN FRANCE Ceremonies in Normandy France to commemorate English, French and American servicemen

The American Flag

NO ONE CAN INSULT OUR FLAG Two Sin Feiners accused of tearing down the Union Jack and forced to parade it around their village.

FLAGS AT HALF MAST National flags flying at half mast from embassy buildings in London.

Embassy Row and Dupont Circle

CHURCHILL, STALIN, EDEN, MOLOTOV Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden visit Moscow.

OLD PART OF GDANSK Buildings and houses in old quarter of Gdansk, Poland.

Marriott Wardman Hotel and Sheraton Hotel

EXPO 67 - OPENING CEREMONY Great trade exhibition EXPO 67 is opened in Montreal, Canada.

The American Flag

UN FOUR NEW MEMBER NATIONS HOLD FLAG RAISING CEREMONY, JAPAN, MOROCCO, SUDAN AND TUNISIA ADMITTED TO UN

MASS RALLY A mass rally demonstrates support for Israel in the Middle East dispute

BRITISH AGRICULTURAL SHOW IN MOSCOW Christopher Soames opens British Agricultural show in Moscow.

THE KING VISITS THE FRENCH ARMY King George VI Meets De Gaulle and They Inspect Men of Free French Forces

The American Flag

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL King George V and Queen Mary returning to Buckingham palace.

BRITAIN BY JOVE Travelogue with dummy Lord Charles and Ray Alan - cuts.

Hall of Nations at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

FRENCH CHILDREN SHOW THANKS FOR USA ENTERING THE WAR French people waving flags after USA join the war.

SHAPE HQ MOVES The headquarters of SHAPE leaves Paris after being based there for 16 years.

AMERICA'S ILLUSTRIOUS GUESTS British Foreign Minister Arthur Balfour and French General Joseph Joffre on official visit to United States.

The American Flag

B AND K ARRIVE (aka BULGANIN AND KHRUSHCHEV ARRIVE) Soviet leaders Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Krushchev arrive in Britain on State visit.

Kenyan Embassy

EMPIRE DAY CELEBRTIONS Children dance and parade in costume as part of the Empire Day Celebrations.