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  • Short Summary

    Concert hall singer Clara Butt meets fans as she boards ship to take trip with her family.

  • Description

    Clara Butt.

    Location of events unknown.

    Concert hall singer Clara Butt and her family get on a ship, camera pans with shot of them coming up steps and approaching camera, her daughter and two young sons come up first followed by Clara, holding a huge bouquet of flowers. Fans wave and clap. One of the boys looks right at the camera. M/S Clara and her husband with daughter and one of her sons. M/S of them stood next to the rail. M/S of the group doing a little dance for the cameras. M/S talking to fans on the ship.

    Modified WPA record.

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    Film ID:
    1660.28
    Media URN:
    70916
    Group:
    Old negatives
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    1916
    Sound:
    Mute
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:08:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:44:32:00 / 01:45:40:00
    Canister:
    ON 006 E

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  1. Unknown user says

    I was told as a child that Clara Butt was realted to me somehow. I believe she may have been a great, great Aunt. I was quite amazed to see from this film that I do actually resemble her. My Daughter thinks the resemblence is quite spooky!!

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