Festival Pigeon Race

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
51/68
Date Released
23 Aug 1951
Date covered
15 Aug 1951
Length of issue (in feet)
738
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1March of the Clans
  2. 2Detroit’s 250th Birthday Race
  3. 3Festival Pigeon Race
  4. 4East-West ‘War’ for Peace
  5. 5East-West ‘War’ for Peace
  6. 6"Tour de Britain"

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
4,700 pigeons take off for Belgium from Battersea.
Keywords
Competitions; Animals
Locations
London; Battersea Park
Credits:
Camera
Norman William Roper
Camera
Robert Kenneth Leslie Gordon
Length of story (in feet)
76
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
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