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Totem Pole at Windsor

Date released

30 Jun 1958

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1517

NoS ID

022460

Story no

4 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Totem Pole Arrives. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Engineers have just been given a very unusual job: the erection of the large Totem Pole in Windsor Great Park. This Totem Pole was a gift of...

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A Gift to the Queen

Date released

2 Jun 1958

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1513

NoS ID

022416

Story no

4 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Gift to the Queen. DESCRIPTION: From British Columbia comes a gift to Her Majesty the Queen: the largest Totem Pole ever carved. It is the work of a 75 year old chief, and 106 feet...

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Canadian Gift to Navy

Date released

1 Aug 1960

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1626

NoS ID

023712

Story no

5 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canadian Gift to Navy. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show a King-size Totem, a present to the School of Gunnery from the Canadian Government. It will soon stand on Whale Island, near...

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Totem Poles

Date released

8 Dec 1958

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

206

NoS ID

120649

Story no

1 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: Introducing an art which has diminished over the centuries, but is not yet dead - that of carving totem poles from the enormous trunks of red cedar trees. The location is British Columbia,...

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News Highlights: London Sees Totem Pole

Date released

26 Jun 1958

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

2554

NoS ID

075077

Story no

3 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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The Carving Opera Singer

Date released

18 May 1970

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2137

NoS ID

028305

Story no

2 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Carving Opera Singer. DESCRIPTION: A new role for the Maori singer and actor Inia Te Wiata. He’s nearly completed the carving of a fifty foot totem pole after six years work....

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Totem Museum

Date released

9 Dec 1957

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

154

NoS ID

120481

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: You don’t need a space ship to move into a different world when you visit the lovely village of Arundel, Sussex, where, right in the high street, is a museum of primitive art. This,...

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Santa Claus Land

Date released

19 Dec 1976

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2481

NoS ID

030916

Story no

4 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Santa Claus Land. DESCRIPTION: Its Christmas all year round at Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands. As a special delight for the children they can visit Santa Claus Land. Complete with...

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Circus Time

Date released

26 Dec 1960

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1647

NoS ID

023917

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Circus Time. DESCRIPTION: The Queen attended a charity performance of the circus in London. Top clown Coco was there to offer Her Majesty a bouquet, and was then presented to Prince...

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Queen Mother Unveils ‘Pouihi’

Date released

9 Jun 1972

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2245

NoS ID

029415

Story no

2 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Mother Unveils Pouihi. DESCRIPTION: At New Zealand House, the Queen Mother unveiled a ‘pouihi’ or Maori totem pole. Placed in the centre of the foyer, it rises some four...

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