| ALBERT OF BELGIUM Ypres Monument to British Soldiers | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6275 | |
| Catalog #: | 369720 | |
| Clip Number: | 369720-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 494 M | |
| Timecode: | 01:36:32 - 01:37:23 | |
| Location: | Ypres, Belgium | |
| Year Shot: | 1927 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Dedications LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Belgium MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: War, World War One (WWI) ROYALTY: Belgian, Albert I WORLD WAR ONE, GENERAL: Memorials | |
| Description: | ALBERT OF BELGIUM King Albert I of Belgium and the British Ambassador inaugurate a memorial monument to the c.58;600 British soldiers who died at Ypres during Great War. Ypres, Belgium Wide shot from angle of large monument w/ classical columns set into wall on either side of big arch. King Albert & other VIPs walking down street toward cam. Military band (seated) playing; crowd stands around them. Wide shot panning on many people in front of big building. Shot looking over crowd to Belgian officer making speech. Wider shot same. Shot looking down at soldiers all saluting. LS Row of bagpipe players seen from back. Another angle of same. Wide shot from near monument(?); looking back; huge crowd behind fence; VIPs & military in front. | |
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