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Queen Mother Opens Reservoir

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
55/37
Date Released
9 May 1955
Length of issue (in feet)
714
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Duke Starts Charity Race
  2. 2News from USA: Motor Cycle Hill Climb Idaho
  3. 3News from USA: Thirteen Boy Family
  4. 4FA Cup Final
  5. *Queen and Duke in Gloucester
  6. *Queen Mother Opens Reservoir

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
The Queen Mother opens a 1,450,000 gallon reservoir in Caithness, Scotland created by the building of a new dam.
Local distribution only
Scotland
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies; Engineering
Locations
Caithness; Hoy
Footage sources
Movietone
Credits:
Cutter
George Clark
Camera
Norman William Roper
Length of story (in feet)
142
Story extras:
Film clip

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Name
British Pathe Ltd
Email
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Web
https://www.britishpathe.com/
Phone
0207 665 8340
Address
3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE
Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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