50 Years of Postcards

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2168A
Date Released
24 Dec 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Inshore Rescue Boats
  2. 2Car Cradle
  3. 350 Years of Postcards
  4. 4Pumping Out Dykes
  5. 5Australian Electric Hydro
  6. 6Present Inventions

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 50 Years of Postcards. DESCRIPTION: The turn of the century was the heyday of the postcard. Instant communication that became an institution. This collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum includes the naughty - and the nice. SHOTLIST: GV large poster depicting 50 years of postcards, pan to people look at postcards in frames. SV pan down various cards old fashioned bathing belles. CU old time bathing belle. GV various cards of Zeppelins. SV The Santos Dumont airship rounding Eiffel Tower October 1901. SV postcard of Titanic - April 1912. SV large poster depicting recruiting. SV various cards of soldiers 1914-18 war. CU card showing soldier shaving in dug out. GV soldiers in trench playing old gramophone, pan up to silhouettes of soldiers & wives. SV advertising cards Vacuum Cleaner & OXO. SV Osram lamps advert card ‘make electricity cheaper than gas’. SV sewing machine advert. GV card - Scotsman fishing in stream with girl looks over hedge. GV card - tallest Scotsman - girls under 4ft. not admitted (2 shots). CU Scotsman’s legs and short kilt. CU two girls look through telescopes with astronomy caption pan down to man on foot of ladder looking up - caption I can see Mars.
Keywords
Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals; Postal services; History and archaeology; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; United Kingdom
Card file number
96627
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
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