The British Pathé Archive

The Oscars are nearly upon us! Watch some highlights from ceremonies of the past and see this year’s nominees, via our new blog post.

The alcohol is poured away as US prohibition begins - watch the 1920 newsreel here.

FDR Assassination Attempt

On 15th February 1933, shots were fired on President-elect Franklin Roosevelt. Although he was unhurt, three others were wounded and one was killed.

Newsreels covering this event can be found here.

“Hyde Park On Hudson” is released in UK cinemas today. Starring Bill Murray as Franklin Roosevelt, the film dramatizes the meeting of FDR and King George VI in 1939. British Pathé has footage of the real events. Watch them here.

50 years ago, Charles de Gaulle famously said “non” to Britain’s membership of the European Economic Community. Click here to view the 1963 newsreel.

Footage of the New York fire brigade in 1896: http://www.britishpathe.com/video/new-york-fire-brigade

John Collison plays Abraham Lincoln at a re-enactment of his inauguration in this 1961 clip.

IMMORTALS IN STONE - Mount Rushmore under construction in 1933.

American Civil War veterans in 1924.

A collection of Civil War commemorations during the Twentieth Century can be viewed here.

A very cruel and incredibly dangerous stunt whereby a girl rider sits on top of a horse and jumps 60ft in to water below. USA, 1923

Click here to visit our gallery showing some of the shocking things that we’ve made animals do for the sake of entertainment.

An image from this newsreel from 1940 showing the TACOMA NARROWS BRIDGE collapse when it is shaken by wind to destruction.

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/tacoma-bridge-collapse/query/tacoma

22nd November marks forty years since the first B52 bomber was shot down in the Vietnam War in 1972. Although we have no coverage of that particular incident, the anniversary has prompted us to search our archive and to take a look at our other footage of that controversial conflict. View our collection: http://www.britishpathe.com/workspaces/show/jhoyle/F33wzZbC/thumb

An American ship fires rockets during the Vietnam War. You can view the film here or visit our Vietnam collection.

Many are unaware of our SPACE EXPLORATION footage. We have the Space Race, the Apollo missions, and the Challenger disaster in this collection: http://www.britishpathe.com/workspaces/show/jhoyle/SpaceExploration/thumb