British Pathé

British Pathé is considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world. Spanning the years from 1896-1978, its collections include footage from around the globe of major events, famous faces, fashion trends, travel, science, and culture. It is an invaluable resource for broadcasters, documentary producers, museum curators, and researchers worldwide. The ‘British Pathé Time to Remember Stills Collection’ contains some of the most striking and historically important imagery that the archive has to offer.

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Thumbnail image of Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at a Meeting, 1942. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.

Highlights from British Pathe.

A Male Cameraman Cranking a Camera On a Film Set as the Male Director Instructs Actors, 1920s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Mahatma Gandhi Standing with Others, 1930s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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British Soldiers Receiving Food and Drink on the Train Back To Camp, 1940. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Italian Soldiers Standing on or Near a Train, Waving and Cheering, 1922. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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A Film Clip Featuring Jack Buchanan, 1930s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Ellen Wilkinson, Labour Politician Giving a Speech in Support of the General Strike, 1926. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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German Military Lined Up, 1930s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Man Hanging Bunting from a Lamp Post in a Street With Decorations For the Coronation of..., 1937. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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A Large Crowd of Smartly Dressed People in Hats at Ascot Horse Racing Track, 1931. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Civilians Wearing Swimsuits Enjoying a Sunny Day Dancing at a Very Crowded Beach, 1920. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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A Police Officer Guiding Traffic on the Streets of London, 1936. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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British Child Evacuees Standing on a Pavement With Bags and Boxes as Adults are Standing..., 1939. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Four Female Civilians in Swimwear Riding Along the River in a Small Boat, 1931. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Scene from the Film 'Champagne': Betty Balfour in a Nightclub Drinking Champagne and..., 1920s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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A Male Pilot Shaking Hands with an Officer, whilst other Pilots are Looking On, 1943-1944. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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British Soldier Counting Bullets on Board a Ship Evacuating Him from Dunkirk, 1940. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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A Close up of Three Female Civil Defence Volunteers in White Boiler Suits Putting on Gas..., 1938. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Giving a Speech, 1942. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, 1942. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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British Soldiers Observing Artillery, 1942. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Italian Civilians Jostling in a Queue for Food, 1943-1944. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini Standing With Other Italian Politicians, 1922. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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British Sailors Mounting Machine Guns To Small Boats for the Dunkirk Evacuation, 1940. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at a Meeting, 1942. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Beefeater guarding the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London, 1937. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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American Civilians Celebrating the End of Prohibition Drinking in a Bar, 1930s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Two Captured German Pilots Being Escorted Away, 1940. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Close up of Male Japanese Soldiers Standing to Attention and Holding Their Bayonets Looking..., 1938 Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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A Group of Female Actors in Costume Performing a Dance Routine On Stage, 1920s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, Speaking to Male Journalists and Members..., 1938. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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The Actor Ray Milland Embracing a Female British Actor, 1920s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Close up on Male British Chelsea Pensioner as He is Lighting a Pipe, 1939. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Scene from the Film 'The Informer': Lya De Putti is Crying, 1920s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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A Large Group of Female Civilians Posing for Photos, 1931. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Italian Senator Guglielmo Marconi Using Radio Apparatus While Taking Notes, 1920. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Dr Alexander Fleming, the Inventor of Penicillin, Experimenting in a Laboratory, 1929. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Male Soldier Kissing Female Civilian from the Window of a Train, 1929. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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An Information Film Showing Women Looking at a Recruitment Poster for Female Army Cooks, 1942. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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American Airmen Drinking Outside a Public House in England, and Being Served by..., 1943-1944. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor Standing in the Grounds of the Chateau de Candé, 1937. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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British Sailors Mounting Machine Guns To Small Boats for the Dunkirk Evacuation, 1940. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Inspecting Bomb Damage, 1942. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Augustus John Painting, 1930s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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British Soldiers Sitting Aboard a Ship Taking Them Across the Channel Following the..., 1940. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Crowded New York City Street Where Police and Ambulance Attend to Dead and Dying Victims..., 1932. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Woman Working in a Factory, 1940. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Scene from the Film 'The Informer': Male Actor Looking at Money Being Thrown on the..., 1920s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Close up on a Man in a Flat Cap and With a Neckerchief Sleeping in a Deck Chair on the Prom..., 1938 Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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A Group of Fashionable Young People Sitting at a Table Drinking Champagne, 1924. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Bruno Mussolini, Son of Italian Leader Benito Mussolini, in Flying Cap Sitting in the..., 1937. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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The German Airship, the Hindenburg, its Rear Half Destroyed And Obscured By Smoke With..., 1937. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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The Singer Elsie Carlisle and Her Band Performing a Song About Her Boyfriend Who Has Gone..., 1931. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Civilians Sleeping in the London Underground, 1940. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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A Journalist at Work, 1943. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering Inspecting German Soldiers, 1941. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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People Working in an Office, 1940. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Scene from the Film 'Champagne': Two Actors Sitting at a Table in a Nightclub, 1920s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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A Young Woman Lying on the Beach at Brighton With Her Eyes Closed With a Two Books to the..., 1939. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Scene from the Film 'The Informer': Lars Hansen Falling Down Dead in a Church After..., 1920s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Jean Batten in Flying Gear Smiling to Crowds, 1930s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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New York Times Square at Night Lit up By Lights, 1920s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Civil Defence Corps Members Drinking Tea, 1940. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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George Bernard Shaw Talking to the Camera, 1930s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Winston Churchill Signing an Agreement Allowing the USA to use British Naval Bases in..., 1941. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Civilians Surrounded by Bombed Out Buildings, 1940. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Close up of a Male British Soldier Wearing a Steel Helmet and Sitting Next to an Anti-Air..., 1939. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Dutch Refugees Having Tea at a Reception Centre in the United Kingdom, 1940. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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A Young Child in a Pram Wearing a Gas Mask, 1939. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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Jean Batten Giving a Speech, 1930s. Creator: British Pathe Ltd.
 
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