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Pictorial News (Official)

Item number (ISN):

43635

Series title:

Pictorial News (Official)

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1918

Item number (ISN):

43635

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

DAWSON CITY MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Accession:

1979-0191

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1918

Release date:

1918

Production company:

Topical Film Company Ltd.

Country of production:

uk

Sponsor:

British Ministry of Information

Distributor name:

Specialty Film Import Ltd. (in Canada)

Description:

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British Industrial Offensive. Two freeze frames of Lord Sydenham: one on the sidewalk and the other inside the Scientific Products Exhibition which he officially opened at King's College, London.~After the German Defeat. Three shots of a captured German gun, one of which shows a man operating it.~Portuguese Troops in England. Portuguese troops put on a demonstration of gymnastics and "quarter-staff" duelling for their Minister in England, Dr. Vasconellos.~Czecho-Slavs : A Nation. President Pointcarré of France inspecting and reviewing Czech troops.~The King in France. A group of officers, with Marshals Foch and Pétain among them, stand before the camera. King George V pins the V.C. on Reverend T.B. Hardy's tunic. Sergeant Gregg and Corporal Beesley are also awarded the Victoria Cross. The last two recipients pose for the camera.~London Had No Buses. People are shown walking on crowded sidewalks along empty streets during a bus strike. Large crowds are seen getting on and off buses, cheering the end of the strike.~Dorset Bacon and Mutton. Men are shown standing around a pig-pen. An auctioneer is present. <4mn 11s>

Subjects:

ARMED FORCES~ARTILLERY~ATHLETICS~BUSES~CZECHOSLOVAKIA~EXHIBITIONS~FRANCE~GREAT BRITAIN~KINGS & RULERS~LONDON ~MILITARY CEREMONIES, HONOURS & SALUTES~SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS & INSTRUMENTS~STRIKES & LOCKOUTS~VICTORIA CROSS~CZECHOSLOVAKIA. ARMADA~PORTUGAL. EXÉRCITO~FOCH, FERDINAND~GEORGE V, KING OF GREAT BRITAIN~PETAIN, HENRI P.~POINCARÉ, RAYMOND~SYDENHAM, GEORGE S.

Language:

Silent with English intertitles

Original number:

D-500

Notes:

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1. Source of description: Archivist's research notes; notes are available for consultation.~2. Durations are approximate.~3. Item titles are derived from the captions.~4. Actuality footage over 50 years - copyright expired.
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 2005-12-0011

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Donor restrictions:

Use requires credit be given to the Dawson City Museum and Historical Society Collection, National Archives of Canada.

Copyright status:

Copyright expired.

Reproduction access:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

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