This is a compilation of early short silent films made between 1900-1905 about newsworthy events. Each “short” is preceded by explanatory titles as follows: THE BOER WAR: DEPARTURE OF THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS (OCT. 1899); LORD ROBERTS ARRIVES IN CAPE TOWN (JAN.1900); STREET SCENE IN LEEDS (C.1903); SCENE ON BRIGHTON PIER (C.1898); FIRE BRIGADE SCENE IN BRITAIN, FRANCE AND U.S.A. (C.1896-1902); FUNERAL OF QUEEN VICTORIA (FEB.1901).
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ACMI Identifier
320522
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Lumiere, Louis, 1864-1948
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - History
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)