General Erskine In Nairobi 1953

Star Item

Description

Unissued / unused material.

Nairobi, Kenya.

M/S General Erskine disembarking from aeroplane and being received by officials. M/S General Erskine on saluting dais, guard of honour presenting arms. M/S Erskine saluting. M/S Erskine inspecting RAF (Royal Air Force) guard of honour. M/S...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
62395
Sort Number:
UN 2529 C
Time in/Out:
01:42:20:00 / 01:44:10:00
Canister:
UN 2529 C
Film ID:
2014.20
Issue Date:

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
Adrenaline seekers from the past have left an indelible mark on the Pathe archive. Some were so dangerous they even lost their lives. Here are 10 top daredevils.
daredevil
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
911
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt

Related Videos

Hide
Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 296 - Car Ferry

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 296 - Car Ferry

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for story 'Car Ferry' in CP 296.

News In Flashes

News In Flashes

Oilfield workers from the Abadan plant start their journey home after its closure.

(Liner On The Rocks)

(Liner On The Rocks)

The liner ship Wanganella goes aground on treacherous rocks in Australia.

Railway Luggage Lockers

Railway Luggage Lockers

Railway luggage lockers installed at Euston station, London.

Schoolboy Porters

Schoolboy Porters

Schoolboys working as luggage porters at Skegness Station

Sabena At London Airport

Sabena At London Airport

Sabena Boeing 707 refuelling and luggage being loaded.

Trip Through Canadian Rockies

Trip Through Canadian Rockies

Wonderful views of the Canadian Rockies.

Testing Invalid Car

Testing Invalid Car

New car for disabled people tested.

 

 

The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row
The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
Buchenwald
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle
Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Vertigo
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.
Transport_Inventions
Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
Himmler