Pathe Cameramen Go Anywhere
Series
- Series Name
- Pathe Gazette
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 5
- Summary
- Our operator risked his life to obtain these exclusive pictures of much discussed American life-saving device for entrapped submarine crews. The room is partially flooded to equalise pressure. The men stand with head in 2 ft air space. Putting on mechanical lung and diving escape hatch Lieutenant Momsen’s uses batteryless ‘phone to talk with ship’s Captain in control room. As the sea door opens our cameraman, CT Traub and Lieutenant Momsen stayed in the engine room while the water was blown out by compressed air - this has never been attempted before.
- Keywords
- Navy; Military; Newsreels
- Footage sources
- New York
Pathe News America
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- Name
- British Pathe Ltd
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- Phone
- 0207 665 8340
- Address
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- 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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