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Cameramen Collection

Background imageCameramen Collection: Filming at Elstree Studios

Filming at Elstree Studios
Film director T. Hayes Hunter (1884-1944) working with actors Herbert Marshall (1890-1966) and Edna Best (1900-1974) during the filming of The Calendar at Elstree Studios. Date: 1931

Background imageCameramen Collection: Winston Churchill in siren suit, 1943

Winston Churchill in siren suit, 1943
In Washington in 1943 to see President Roosevelt, Churchill wore his famous siren suit, which he delightedly displayed for American cameramen

Background imageCameramen Collection: Men stand praying by the beach in Oman

Men stand praying by the beach in Oman
Salalah Sultanate of Oman. Men stand praying by the beach wearing traditional clothes. Cameramen filming. Arm of a man near left of the picture wearing a watch. Date: 1977

Background imageCameramen Collection: Omani Elders looking towards the sea on a beach in Oman

Omani Elders looking towards the sea on a beach in Oman
Salalah Sultanate of Oman. Omani elders and boys sit cross leg on the beach wearing traditional clothes, left of picture. Cameramen and camera far centre of picture. Shoes on the beach. Date: 1977

Background imageCameramen Collection: Underwater Photography

Underwater Photography
Underwater photography has now been developed into a fine art thanks to diving cameramen with special waterproof aparatus. Diving to photograph the floor of a dock. Date: 15 September 1932

Background imageCameramen Collection: Filming Vesuvius 1922

Filming Vesuvius 1922
Intrepid cameramen capture a sensational view of Vesuvius, standing on the very edge of the crater. Date: 1922

Background imageCameramen Collection: The Great Adventure by Arnold Bennett

The Great Adventure by Arnold Bennett
Promotional postcard from The Great Adventure by Arnold Bennett, adapted from his 1908 novel Buried Alive. First produced Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, 15th July 1912 and Kingsway Theatre

Background imageCameramen Collection: Filming the 1937 Coronation

Filming the 1937 Coronation
A diagrammatic drawing by Douglas Macpherson of the window constructed behind the tomb of St Aymer de Valence in the Abbey sanctuary

Background imageCameramen Collection: Group of men in a fishing boat with film camera

Group of men in a fishing boat with film camera
A group of nine men in a an open fishing boat registered in Whitby, Yorkshire with film camera on a calm sea, possibly a film crew Date: 1930s

Background imageCameramen Collection: The Prize Fight, 1814 and 1914

The Prize Fight, 1814 and 1914
Depictions of the Prize Fight, of 1814 (above) and of 1914 (below). In the earlier version there is as much fighting in the crowd as there is in the boxing ring. Date: July 1914

Background imageCameramen Collection: Russia-Japan War Filmed

Russia-Japan War Filmed
French cameramen cover the Russia-Japan War - the first film record of a major war

Background imageCameramen Collection: Newsreel in Balkans

Newsreel in Balkans
Newsreel cameramen covering the Balkan Wars find themselves in the line of fire of the warring forces


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