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FUNERAL OF QUEEN VICTORIA, THE (Great Britain, 1901) A film of the funeral procession and of the many notable persons who took part in it. Prominent amongst them are King Edward VII, the Kaiser and the Prince of Wales (afterwards King George V).
production : Unknown.
Positive, ico ft. condition : Fairly good.
donor : H. Braithwaite Esq. Untitled (Great Britain, before 1902) King Edward VII is shown walking about on his yacht.
(Included in a length of film made for a special showing to the British Kinematograph Society entitled Selection of Films Taken Prior to 1902> etc')
production : Unknown.
Positive, 4.0 ft. condition : New print. donor : T. Williamson Esq.
BRIGHTON FIRE, THE (Great Britain, before 1902)
A horse-drawn fire-engine gallops up. A hose is thrown over a parapet. In another scene an engine dashes up to a building, and the hose is turned on to it. Crowds are kept back by the police.
production : Warwick Trading Company.
Positive, Tsf. condition : Shrunk, but otherwise good.
donor : Paisley Philosophical Institution.
Untitled (Great Britain, before 1903)
A city fire-brigade dash to a fire and are afterwards seen attacking it.
production : Unknown.
Positive, soft, condition : Very fair '.faded and brittle.
FIRE BRIGADE TURN-OUT. (Great Britain, before 1902)
Fire engines dash along past crowded pavements. When the last one has passed,
the crowds break loose and run after them.
production : Warwick Trading Company.
Positive, £oft. condition : Very fair : badly shrunk and partly faded.
donor : Paisley Philosophical Institution.
FIRE DRILL : CRYSTAL PALACE (Great Britain, before 1902)
A fire-engine gallops to a house and the escape ladder is put up to a window :
passers-by collect to watch. A second scene shows a display in an arena : two
white horses are led twice through burning frames, and then harnessed to a fire
engine.
production : Warwick Trading Company.
Positive, 100 ft. condition : Shrunk, but otherwise good.
donor : Paisley Philosophical Institution.