| KING'S MESSAGE ROUND THE WORLD IN 80 SECS Telegraph sent by King George V travels around the world in 80 seconds. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5255 |
| Catalog #: | 190441 | |
| Clip Number: | 190441-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1080 | |
| Timecode: | 01:20:34 - 01:22:28 | |
| Location: | Wembley, London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1924 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMUNICATIONS: Telegraph LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | ROUND THE WORLD IN 80 SECS. The King's telegram - which took exactly the time the pencil takes in this picture Wembley, London. C/U of King George V's telegram, sent by The Eastern Telegraph Company Ltd. C/U of a map of the world folded into a cylinder, a pencil traces a line around the cylinder marking the exact time and distance the telegraph travelled in. "Meet Henry Ernest Annals - the Telegraph Boy and hero of the day!" C/U of Henry dressed in his Telegraph boy uniform. | |
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