PATHE OLD NEGATIVE COLLECTION 27 [Main Title]

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  • Title: PATHE OLD NEGATIVE COLLECTION 27 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: NPU 27
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  • Summary: Combined reel of several First World War British Pathe Gazette newsreel stories.
  • Description: 1. "Canadians". 2. "The R.E.s Bridge Building Is Only One of the Many Jobs the Royal Engineers Are Called Upon to Do Under Fire" (alternative title on film "The R.E.s"). 3. "Dear Milk Protest - Many Women & Children March to Hyde Park to Demand Cheaper Milk - 1916" (alternative title on film "Dear Milk Protest, Many Women & Children March to Hyde Park for Cheaper Milk"). 4. "Canadian Bridge Disaster - 5,000 Ton Central Span of the St. Lawrence Bridge Collapsed and Sank in 10 Seconds - 1916". 5. "Christmas Beef - Sale of H.M. the King's Cattle at Slough". 6. "Heroes of Messines - London/Scottish at Lunch - 1915" (alternative title on film "Heroes of Messines - The London Scottish Have an Alfresco Lunch Whilst on the March"). 7. "To Improve the National Food Supply - People Go To See the G.E. Rly's Egg & Poultry Demonstration Train" (alternative title on film "To Improve the National Food Supply - Great Eastern Egg and Poultry Demonstration Train"). 8. "Clever Dolls Made by Sailors of the Grand Fleet". 9. "True Patriots - Col. Christodoulos and His 3,000 Men Arrive at Salonika - 1916" (alternative title on film "True Patriots - Col. Christodoulos and His 3,000 Men Who Gallantly Resisted the Bulgar Advance at Kavalla [sic] Arrive at Salonika to Take Part in the National Movement"). 10. "Every Man a Qualified Chemist - Brig. Gen. Bridgeman Inspects the Pharmacist V.T.C. in Brockwell Park - 1916" (alternative title on film "Every Man a Qualified Chemist - Brig. Gen. Bridgeman Inspects the Pharmacist V.T.C. and Their Work in Brockwell Park"). 11. "An Intrepid Airman - Dancourt, the French Aviator, Bombed Krupp - 1916" (alternative title on film "An Intrepid Airman Dancourt, the French Avator [sic]"). 12. "An Interesting Comparison - USS 'Holland' - and One of the Latest Ocean-Going Submarines - 1915" (alternative title on film "An Interesting Comparison - USS Holland, the Mother of All Under-Water Craft Now Preserved as a National Relic, and One of the Latest Ocean-Going Submarines"). 13. "A Captured Krupp Gun - Used as Platform for Recruiting in Trafalgar Square - 1915" (alternative title on film "A Captured Krupp Gun Makes an Excellent Platform for Recruiting in Trafalgar Square"). 14. "The Recruiting Boom - Miss Shirley Kellogg Appeals for Recruits for the 2nd London Regt." (alternative title on film "The Recruiting Boom - Miss Shirley Kellogg Successfully Appeals for Recruits for the 2nd London Regiment"). 15. "Undesirable Aliens - Tod Sloan and Mlle. D'Herlys Deported". 16. "Inspection of Red Cross Nurses and Motor Ambulances by Lord Mayor of Liverpool". 17. "To the Memory of Their Fallen Comrades. Scots Guards attend Memorial Service at Holy Trinity Church - 1916" (alternative title on film "In Memory of Their Fallen Comrades - Detachment of Royal Scots Guards Attend Memorial Service at Holy Trinity Church").
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: NPU 27
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: NON-IWM
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1915
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Pathe (Production sponsor) Pathe Gazette (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 702 ft; Running time: 12 mins
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