British Pathé - 85,000 historic films online

Newsreel archive British Pathé has uploaded its entire collection of 85,000 historic films, in high resolution, to its YouTube channel. This unprecedented release of vintage news reports and cinemagazines is part of a drive to make the archive more accessible to viewers all over the world.


British Pathé was once a dominant feature of the British cinema experience, renowned for first-class reporting and an informative yet uniquely entertaining style. It is now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in existence. Spanning the years from 1896 to 1976, the collection includes footage – not only from Britain, but from around the globe – ofmajor events, famous faces, fashion trends, travel, sport and culture. The archive is particularly strong in its coverage of the First and Second World Wars.

The British Pathé Archive Blog
https://britishpathe...lms-on-youtube/

Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.c...er/britishpathe

 

I used to have their site bookmarked.

https://www.britishpathe.com/

 

Baseball history unearthed: Rare footage of infamous 1919 ‘Black Sox’ World Series found in Yukon permafrost. The film is a British Canadian Pathé Newsreel.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/0...k-sox-world-series-found-in-yukon-permafrost/

 

Is baseball the one like rounders?