| WITH EASTERN SPLENDOUR Sir Leslie Wilson unveils a monument to India's warrior statesman, Shivagi, in Poona. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5270 |
| Catalog #: | 177987 | |
| Clip Number: | 177987-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1525 | |
| Timecode: | 01:21:39 - 01:23:29 | |
| Location: | Poona, India | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Memorial CEREMONIES: State LOCATIONS/ASIA: India MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: Political Figures | |
| Description: | Same as catalog #516594 With Eastern Splendour - Bejewelled Princes & Rajahs, caparisoned elephants, horses & camels in imposing ceremonial of unveiling of Memorial to India's great Warrior Statesman...Shivagi... by Sir Leslie Wilson. Poona, India. Various shots show a decorated elephant carrying Sir Leslie Wilson and his wife (?) along a street, followed by people on foot and riding camels and horses. M/S of a maharaja. L/S of Sir Leslie Wilson climbing off the elephant and down a staircase, then making his way to the memorial with the maharaja. Sir Wilson unveils the monument; L/Ss of the massive statue of Shivagi on a horse on a huge plinth, surrounded by crowds of people. | |
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