| Selected Originals - BO DURBAR Material relating to newsreel story "Bo Durbar" | ||
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| Catalog #: | 36661 | |
| Clip Number: | 36661-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 61/98 A | |
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| Location: | Sierra Leone | |
| Year Shot: | 1961 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: State Visits LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Sierra Leone ROYALTY: British, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh ROYALTY: British, Queen Elizabeth II (Princess Elizabeth) | |
| Description: | MISSING 8/9/2004 Selected Originals - BO DURBAR Material relating to newsreel story "Bo Durbar" Sierra Leone. Queen Elizabeth II gets out of her car with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and meets dignitaries. M/S of Queen at Kenema, she watches two little boys crushing seeds (?) with a big mortar and pestle. M/S of the Queen watching a man weaving, she enters a thatched house. M/S of the two little boys again. She emerges and watches a woman having her hair done while she breast feeds her baby, the Queen looks in a shack covered with leaves. M/S of the Queen visiting the Alluvial diamond mine at Hanger (?) the men and boys chant and sing whilst they work and dig out the earth in a big pit, they sift the muddy water and stones to find the diamonds. Topless women do a traditional dance. L/S of the guests. Prime Minister Sir Milton Margai makes a speech, the Queen stands up to reply. People applaud, various shots of the guests. M/S looking out over bay, the Queen walks along at a garden party with the Prime Minister, she meets various people. Various shots of the Queen and Duke meeting people. | |
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