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[Parliament : Governor General Opens Session]
Series title:[Universal Newsreel]Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1955-01-07Item number (ISN):188253Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:UNITED STATES. NATIONAL ARCHIVES & RECORDS ADMINISTRATIONAccession:1981-0144Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1955-01-07Production company:Universal PicturesDescription:Governor General Vincent Massey opens the 2nd Session of the 22nd Parliament with his Speech from the Throne. Included: long shot of the Peace Tower; medium shot of Mounties on horseback; Governor General Vincent Massey and an unidentified man in a ceremonial costume; Vincent Massey walking up the stairs to the Parliament Building and greeted by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and an unidentified official; the Governor General entering the House; the Usher of the Black Rod knocking on a chamber door and the door opens; a procession into the House of Commons, seen in the procession are Lester B. Pearson and Clarence Decatur Howe; long shot of the Governor General reading speech from the Speaker's chair; Royal Canadian Mounted Policemen outside of the Parliament Building; long shot of Vincent Massey walking across the House floor and leaving the Parliament Building. <1mn 38s>Language:MuteOriginal number:Vol. 28~Rel. 638 -
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