Our Transatlantic Ally

Series

Series Name
Topical Budget / War Office Official Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
315-2
Date Released
8 Sep 1917
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Welsh Eisteddfod
  2. 2Anglo-American Day at Blackpool
  3. 3Our Transatlantic Ally
  4. 4Watermen’s Royal Regatta
  5. 5Grand Assault-At-Arms

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
[SUBTITLE]: "A carnival fete held to celebrate America’s entry into the war." Procession on foot through town [Blackpool?] including the mayor, civic officials, five army officers, a detachment of hospital nurses and Boy Scouts.
Keywords
Organisations; Celebrations and festivals; Military; Youth
Length of story (in feet)
68

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Film Archive

Name
Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Email
film@iwm.org.uk
Web
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
Phone
020 7416 5291
Fax
020 7416 5379
Address
Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ
Notes
The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
Series held
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Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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