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  • Short Summary

    Canadian-Pacific passenger liner ship 'Empress of Japan' is launched.

  • Description

    Launch of Empress of Japan.

    Location of events unknown.

    Launch of Canadian-Pacific passenger liner - 1930. C/U people on platform prepare to christen ship. Lady hammers peg which cuts loose a string & lets bottle of champagne hit the ship's hull; however this first attempt is unsuccessful and a man reaches over and smashes the bottle again so that it breaks - a rather comic episode. Quality on that is ok. But unfortunately all film of the ship itself is of very poor visibility; probably due to fog (hard to see where this item ends, due to the almost totally blank screen in the foggy section - SL).

    Boats and ships.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    2412.11
    Media URN:
    76520
    Group:
    Old negatives
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    1930
    Sound:
    Silent
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:45:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:37:29:00 / 01:38:14:00
    Canister:
    ON 327 F

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