| LITTLE EMPIRE BUILDERS 150 children from Dr Barnardo's Homes board a ship for a new life in Australia. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5384 |
| Catalog #: | 242293 | |
| Clip Number: | 242293-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1496 | |
| Timecode: | 01:55:03 - 01:55:49 | |
| Location: | Tilbury, Essex | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Misc. IMMIGRATION: To Empire from Great Britain LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Essex SOCIAL SERVICES: Orphanages & Adoption Agenicies | |
| Description: | Little "Empire Builders" - 150 girls and boys from Dr. Barnardo's Homes, leave for Australia. (orphans) Tilbury, Essex M/S shows a long line of children in coats and bobble hats walking along a gangplank to board a ship. M/S pan across a crowd of children on the deck of the ship as they cheer and wave handkerchiefs at us. M/S pan across a group of girls sitting on boxes on the deck, holding up their dolls for us to see; a white-haired, bearded man examines the doll of a little girl at the back of the group. | |
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