King Opens 'britain Can Make It' Exhibition 1946

Star Item

Description

Unissued / Unused material.

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth open the 'Britain Can Make It' Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London.

Pan from crowd to King George VI making speech on balcony, Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) is sat next to him. Various shots of...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
63275
Sort Number:
UN 1618 A
Time in/Out:
01:00:02:00 / 01:07:18:00
Canister:
UN 1618 A
Film ID:
2122.01
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
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
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
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
Britain Has Made It - Shop Window

Britain Has Made It - Shop Window

King and Queen visit exhibition of British fashion, toys and ultra modern household devices.

Selected Originals - The King Opens Festival

Selected Originals - The King Opens Festival

Material related to newsreel story "The King Opens Festival" - 51/37.

Special - The King Opens Festival

Special - The King Opens Festival

King George VI opens Festival of Britain at St. Paul's Cathedral.

Selected Originals - Australia's Jubilee

Selected Originals - Australia's Jubilee

Material related to newsreel story "Australia's Jubilee" - 51/49.

Knights Of The Air

Knights Of The Air

Film appealing for funds towards the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.

Emancipation Of Women

Emancipation Of Women

PART 2. Documentary covering changes in women's lives and status between l890 and 1930.

War And Society - Part 2 - Fighting Words

War And Society - Part 2 - Fighting Words

Series for schools about war - this episode covers the Second World War.

 

 

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
Animals are often the forgotten army of World War I. They displayed unwavering courage even when exposed to extreme conditions. British Pathé pay tribute to these forgotten warriors.
WW1animals
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
LULU'S WEDDING
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
British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first captured by our cameras.
 Before_Famous
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.Take a look at some of the more unusual but ingenious ideas that people have had to beat the traffic.
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