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Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1396

Date Released

7 Aug 1924

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The Last Long Hop - American Flyers Leave Kirkwall on the Final Stages of Their Flight
• 2. The King at Cowes. The International Yachting Week at Which His Majesty is Racing His Famous Cutter ‘Britannia’
• 3. Sons of Britain. Monument to the Heroism of the New Zealand Troops Unveiled by King Albert at Fateful Messines Ridge
• 4. Fun Fast and Furious - Motor Cycle Gymkhana at the Crystal Palace in Aid of King’s College Hospital
• 5. Welsh National Eisteddfod. The Prince of Wales Inducted to the Gorsedd (Bardic Circle) at Pontypool

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

SHOTLIST: LV and MLV King on cutter, back partly to camera. MLV group of men pulling in anchor. LV crowd on quay. LV (good) of 4 cutters, one passes broadside on to camera. LV men pulling on rope. LV (good) of cutter with sails billowing. [SUBTITLE]: SHAMROCK’S ACCIDENT. A BROKEN SPAR BRINGS DOWN THE MAINSAIL ON SIR THOMAS LIPTON’S YACHT. MLV Sir Thomas (?) waves to camera. LV cutter. LV cutter with mainsail half down.

Keywords

Royalty; Ships and boats; Business and commerce; Sailing; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Isle of Wight; Cowes

Library number GR

7789

Length of story (in feet)

111

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