UNVEILING STATUE OF GORDON [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: UNVEILING STATUE OF GORDON [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 1025f
  • Other titles:
  • Summary: The unveiling of the statue of General Gordon in Saint Martin's Place, London, 18th July 1902.
  • Description: The crowds wait for the ceremony. The dignitaries arrive, and the Duke of Cambridge, the former Commander-in-Chief, unveils the statue of Gordon on his camel.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 1025f)
  • Featured Period: Pre-1914
  • Production Date: 1902
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details:
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Cambridge, George William Frederick Charles (2nd Duke of) (person)
  • Keywords: ceremonies, British - display (object name) GB, England & London, WC <Saint Martin's Place> (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 66 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Summary: in October 1902 the statue of Gordon was moved to the Sudan, where it was erected in Gordon Avenue, Khartoum, in 1903 Technical: this item is held on a single reel with films IWM 1025a-e, the can is marked as IWM 1025 Series continuity: there is no film held under the numbers IWM 1026 - IWM 1029 inclusive
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    IWM 1025f

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