| CHEERS ALL THE WAY! Prince George visits Cape Town, South Africa. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5514 |
| Catalog #: | 192149 | |
| Clip Number: | 192149-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 34/16 | |
| Timecode: | 01:46:11 - 01:48:00 | |
| Location: | Cape Town, South Africa. | |
| Year Shot: | 1934 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | LOCATIONS/AFRICA: South Africa MILITARY: Navy, South African PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: State Visits ROYALTY: British, Prince George, Duke of Kent TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Military TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Passenger Liners | |
| Description: | "CHEERS ALL THE WAY! - Cape Town's tremendous welcome to Prince George." Cape Town, South Africa. Liner 'Carnavon Castle' arrives in Cape Town harbor. Prince George, Duke of Kent walks down gangplank. Prince George inspecting Guard of Honor of Cape Garrison. Procession of cars and mounted police drives along the crowded Cape Town streets - people cheer loudly. Prince George drives with the Prime Minister, General J.B.M. Hertzog. Procession of cars stops in front of Government House and Prince gets out of car. Several very good high shots of masses of many people on streets, and in a square with a prominent palm tree. Prince George enters the barge to go to cadet training ship General Botha. Prince is accompanied by Vice Admiral Evans, Commander in Chief of the African Station. Cadets rowing towards he ship. Ship is decorated with flags. Prince inspects the lines of cadets onboard the ship. Nice bird view shot of the Prince inspecting cadets lined up onboard the ship. [General Louis Botha, the first Prime Minister of South Africa, had been a commander of the Boers against the British in the Boer War (South African War).] | |
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