Our American Guest

Series

Series Name
Pictorial News / War Office Official Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
384-1
Date Released
2 Jan 1919
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Our American Guest
  2. 2Scenes at Spa

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 2
Summary
[1ST SUBTITLE]: "Memorable scenes of President Wilson’s visits to London, Carlisle and Manchester." Troops march through London streets. Wilson in open landau waves to crowds. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "Historic reception at the Guildhall, London". Carriage arrives outside [view from first floor room - three newsreel cameramen seen working ground level]. [3RD SUBTITLE]: "President Wilson visits his mother’s birth place in Carlisle". Wilson acknowledges crowd. Cars driving through crowded streets. [4TH SUBTITLE]: "The President, who received the Freedom of Manchester, takes a trip on the ship canal". Close shot of President and Mrs Wilson. Shots from moving boat of men on canal bank and a submarine with crew on top.
Keywords
Politics and government; Mass media; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Navy; Military
Length of story (in feet)
170

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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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