Ken Elliott 8mm film footage collection

Made:
1948-1956 in United Kingdom

9 original 8 mm black and white and colour Kodak film footage and 1 digitised 8 mm colour film made by the amateur filmmaker Ken Elliott. The films contain footage taken during office outings and trips in England, Scotland and Ireland, footage of railway work, bridges and viaducts, in the United Kingdom and especially in Sheffield area. There is also family footage apparently shot at the filmmaker's home and around Sheffield area, with his friends and family.

Details

Category:
Moving Images
Object Number:
2025-2129
Materials:
cellulose acetate and plastic (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 100 mm x 300 mm x 100 mm,
type:
8 mm film

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16mm original film, black and white footage edited with splices and descriptive captions. Green leader within reel splitting reel in two, may mark the insert for ‘‘Air Raid Precaution, LMS Liverpool, Evacuation of casualties, reel 1‘. 800 feet on 800 feet plastic canister (approximately 22 minutes). Ambulance men with LMS hat on proceeding to evacuation of casualties (alive and dead) in debris of house, likely to be in Liverpool as a City of Liverpool ambulance is filmed. Caption: 1. The casualty located on the stairway proves to be dead. 2. Just before the casualties are reached, however, a fall of debris breaks on unsuspected gas pipe and the rescuer has to return for remote breathing apparatus. 3. The remote breathing apparatus is improvised from a C.D respirator. 4. Note specially the rubber cap over the respirator container to prevent air containing coal gas being breathed. 5. Pure air, drawn from outside the tunnel, is breathed through the oxygen tube borrowed from oxy-acetylene apparatus. 6. The two casualties, their exit barred by heavy timber, are overcome by the coal gas just before the rescuer breaks through. 7. Owing to obstructions, the casualty cannot be extricated through the hole in the wall, but it is found possible to cut out some floorboards above the top of the debris. 8. All the living casualties having been dealt with, the dead man is removed from the building. 9. The job completed, the squad pack up and return to depot and their normal duties. 10. The End, but - It may happen here. Are you ready?

16mm film, original master ‘Air Raid Precaution, LMS Liverpool, Evacuation of casualties, reel 2 of 2’
16mm original film, black and white and colour footage edited with splices, descriptive captions and explanatory drawings. Two films on one reel separated by green leader. 600 feet on 800 feet plastic canister (approximately 17 minutes). Shots of damaged tracks, plane attacking, and men repairing tracks, but most of the reel focuses on communication between station and control. Green leader separating two films on the reel, second film, on safety measures to be followed by the workers to take off their contaminated protective clothes and boots. Captions: 1. London Midland and Scottish Railway (credit). 2. Repairs to permanent way damaged by high explosive and contaminated by liquid blister gas (title). 3. Part I - Air Attack. 4. The line is bombed and cut. 5. Gas spray. 6. An incident is staged for practice. 7. Gas is reported. 8. The signalman is informed of the incident, safeguards traffic, and informs Control. 9. The District Engineer calls out the Gas Safety Officer and arranges for the Special Repair Squad to stand by and prepare train. GREEN LEADER. 1. Here is a badly twisted and heavily contaminated rail being lifted away and placed downwind of the crater. 2. S&T men decontaminate the point rodding by brushing over with bleach cream. 3. The damaged point rodding is then straightened. 4. Other men proceed to erect the telegraph pole blown down by the H.E bomb. This pol was heavily contaminated with mustard and has been brushed over with bleach cream. 5. It will be seen that the S&T men have rubber gloves to facilitate detail work with the fingers. 6. Notice the withe horse on which tools must be leant to keep them off contaminated ground. 7. The posts carrying the signal wires are driven in. Notice how the man with the hammer seems to be panting after his efforts and rests a few moments. 8. It is dinnertime for the next shift. They return to the A.R.P unit to be undressed and have a meal. 9. Gum boots are removed first by undressers who wear gloves, but protective clothing is taken off in the unit by undressers whose hands are covered with anti-gas ointment No.2. 10. Note teh mistakes of the men who allow their stockinged feet to touch the ground, and of the dresser who possibly contaminates the inside of a boot with his glove. 11. The correct procedure is to swing the feet round like this. 12. Respirators and protective clothing are removed and hung up outside the coach on special rails and hooks. 13. As soon as the men have been undressed they wash their hands, put on whatever of their own clothing they need, and proceed to the next vehicle to eat their dinner. 14. End of reel two

16mm film, original master, two Air Raid Precaution films ‘Repairs to permanent way damaged by high explosive and contaminated by liquid blister gas’ and ‘Repairing bomb damage to the line in presence of mustard gas, reel 2 of 3’