| Queen Mother Opens Kariba Dam | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1672 |
| Catalog #: | 363384 | |
| Clip Number: | 363384-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 033-044-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:21:09 - 00:22:04 | |
| Location: | Rhodesia, Africa (Zimbabwe) | |
| Year Shot: | 1960 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Dedications ENGINEERING: Dams INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: State Visits, Royal Tour LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) ROYALTY: British, Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother, Queen Mum) | |
| Description: | "In a highlight of the African tour of Britain's Queen Mother, she formally opens the huge Kariba Dam, which harnesses the power of the mighty Zambezi River, after a wild celebration in her honor by tribal chiefs." African children wave British flags (Union Jack). Queen Mother Elizabeth, hat and gloves on, sits among other white folks and watches tribal dancing, applauds. Shots of the new dam. Ceremony: Queen Mum seems to throw a switch. Water gushes through dam. Throngs of African children looking intro the lens of the camera. MS - Queen Elizabeth I, (mum) MS - African tribal dancers MS - Queen Mum applauding along with her British entourage. Aerial shot - Of the new Kariba Dam. MS - Queen Mum making a Dedication speech. MCUS - The dam gates open and out gushes tons and tons of water. Aerial shot - Water gushing . | |
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