| 'POMPEY'S' NEW FREEMAN. Winston Churchill receives freedom of Portsmouth, Hampshire. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5687 |
| Catalog #: | 210990 | |
| Clip Number: | 210990-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 50/100 | |
| Timecode: | 01:54:41 - 01:56:05 | |
| Location: | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1950 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Honors, Freedom of City LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Hampshire PERSONALITIES: Churchill, Sir Winston | |
| Description: | See also catalog # 214059 'Pompey's' new Freeman." Winston Churchill recieves freedom of Portsmouth, Hampshire. Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Sir Denis Daley, presenting an oak casket to Winston Churchill. Churchill taking casket and putting in down on a table as the audience applauds. MS audience. LS Winston Churchill standing on a stage with a large Union Jack hanging behind him. Churchill speaking: "I am most grateful to you my Lord Mayor and to your councilmen who are here. This casket of the victory oak, which I have received from you with your scroll, will always be preserved among the most treasured possessions of my descendents and will always give them the feeling that at this time and on this day, I had the honor to touch with the approbation of the Royal Navy and all her represented spirits the actual timbers of the famous victory on which Nelson fought his immortal and his final struggle." People sitting on the stage applauding. Churchill flashing the V sign and then walking off the stage. | |
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