Feathered Fliers - Over 30,000 Pigeons, Which Arrived on 2 Special Trains Liberated by the ‘Up North’ Meeting at Kettering

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
1375
Date Released
26 May 1924
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Empire Celebrations - The Duke of Connaught Inspects the Children and Receives ‘Colonial’ Representatives at St John’s School, Ealing.
  2. 2Cavalry War Memorial, Unveiled by the Earl of Ypres in the Presence of the Prince of Wales and Many Other Distinguished Soldiers
  3. 3Feathered Fliers - Over 30,000 Pigeons, Which Arrived on 2 Special Trains Liberated by the ‘Up North’ Meeting at Kettering
  4. 4HM the King Opens the Royal Tournament at Olympia

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
LV train in countryside. MLVs men unloading pigeon baskets from train. MLV porter watering pigeons. CU pigeons in basket. LVs and MLVs pigeons being released from baskets.
Keywords
Sport; Railways; Animals
Locations
England; Northamptonshire; Kettering
Library number GR
7569
Length of story (in feet)
82
Story extras:
Film clip

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