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KING GEORGE V STATUE UNVEILING
The King unveils a statue of his father close to Westminster Abbey. Queen Mary attended the ceremony and paused by the statue with other members of her family. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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GODIVA UNVEILED, BUT RELUCTANTLY
In heavily blitzed Coventry, they've set up a statue to the 900 year old memory of Lady Godiva. It was unveiled by the American Ambassador's wife, Mrs Lewis Douglas. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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EUROPEAN ROUNDABOUT
Celebrations to mark a thousand years of Christianity took place in Poland, with a procession of half a million pilgrims. Whereas in Rome, 19 Recruits swear their allegiance to the Pope. Next comes film from the Cannes Film Festival,...
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SIR WINSTON IN BRONZE
At the Guildhall, the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Seymour Howard unveiled the statue of Sir Winston Churchill, who later gave an address. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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ANCIENT HERO HONOURED
King Paul of Greece, accompanied by his family, unveiled a statue recently to Leonidas, King of Sparta, who died heroically in 480 BC. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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SALZBURG FESTIVAL
To mark the opening of the Salzburg Festival, a wreath was placed at the statue of Mozart, situated in the Square which bears his name. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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CARDINAL SPELLMAN VISITS PORTUGUESE CATHEDRAL
The Cardinal led a procession to a shrine at the site of an Apparition of the Virgin Mary. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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RAIN STOPS PEACE RALLY
A Sunday crowd of several thousand took a chance on the weather to pack Trafalgar Square for the Communist organised ""peace"" meeting. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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THE MOSCOW SCENE
Here are some scenes from Moscow that show you what life in Moscow is really like before a big football match. Between Germany and the Dynamos. Germany lost by three goals to two. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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SWEDEN - TRIBUTE TO FAMOUS SCULPTOR
The Swedish home of Carl Milles, the world famous sculptor, and the celebrated garden containing many typical examples of his work. Milles (who has just died at the age of eighty) was one of the greatest European sculptors of our time....
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IN COMMEMORATION
Her Majesty the Queen unveils the statue of her father King George VI of Beloved Memory, the ceremony took place at Westminster. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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REMEMBRANCE - MERCHANT NAVY
On Tower Hill, the Merchant Navy Memorial has been extended, thousands saw the Queen unveil the new monument, for the Second World War. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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ROMAN TREASURES UNEARTHED
Archaeologists have been busy with new discoveries at what's believed to have been one of the Emperor Hadrian's villas, over eighteen hundred years ago. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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PRETORIA CENTENARY
Pretoria, (the capital of South Africa) was founded by Martinus Pretorius, just a hundred years ago. The city has been celebrating the centenary with three months of festivities of many kinds. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANZIO LANDINGS
Thirty five years ago the Allied Forces landed at Anzio to begin the push towards Rome. During the Battle, Fusilier Christopher Hayes found and befriended a six year old orphaned girl, Angelita Rossi. For nine days Angelita was cared for...
Bridgeman Arts
Daily life on the streets of Karachi
Daily scenes of Karachiites going about their business in the Tin Talwar area of Karachi
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Daily life on the streets of Karachi 1
Daily scenes of Karachiites going about their business in the Tin Talwar area of Karachi. Colour corrected
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF OLYMPIA, GREECE, 1966
Visit to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia. The film begins with the masterpiece marble statue, Hermes of Praxiteles (340 BC), which is one of the most important exhibits of the Museum. The lens then focuses on the sculptures of the...
Bridgeman Arts
Germany Late 60s
Colour. 1960s. Statutes on side of medieval building. Trams, cars, carts and people in busy town streets. Bathers and boaters in a large busy lake. Sailing boats. Big busy jetty. Outside a cafe. Boats on lake. Hotel Weisses Russl....
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PARIS SIGHTSEEING ON A BATEAUX MOUCHE, SEPTEMBER 1978
The film opens with the Eiffel Tower and a sign informing us that on the left are the "Bateaux Mouches" boats. People are getting ready to board and the tour begins. We see a part of the Musée d'Orsay and then the building of the Court...
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TRIP TO NORCIA IN ITALY, 1976
The town of Norcia is located in central Italy. The most important part of the town - and this is first shown in the film - is the statue of Saint Benedict, next to the church of the Saint, in the homonymous central square. In the...
Bridgeman Arts
Trafalgar Squre 50s And 60s
LS people feed pigeons. Pigeons fly off. Stall selling pigeon feed. man covered in pigeons. Pigeons on statues and fountains. Pigeons in sky and covering street. 60s - Shots of a busy square, pigeons still large numbers.
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Westminster statues fenced off ahead of New Year
Statues in Parliament Square protected by high barriers as people are urged to celebrate New Year at home and not travel into London, where the annual firework display has been cancelled due to coronavirus. A heavy police presence was...
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Confederate Statues Still Standing in U.S. Capitol
Ten Confederate statues are still on display in the Capitol building after the removal of Virginia's Robert E. Lee sculpture.