H.R.H. The Duchess Of York 1926

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Full title missing, according to issue sheet it reads: "H.R.H. the Duchess of York. Christens latest type of lifeboat".

Montrose, Tayside, Scotland.

M/S of lifeboat in harbour. M/S of Duchess of York (aka Queen Mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) sitting between an elderly man and her husband,...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
26243
Sort Number:
G 1330
Time in/Out:
01:10:50:00 / 01:12:42:00
Canister:
G 1330
Film ID:
636.05
Issue Date:
20/09/1926

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