Newport, Monmouthshire (1939)

Full titles read: “NEWPORT, MONMOUTHSHIRE“ Various shots of floats parading through streets of Newport during carnival in Wales. M/S of the beauty queen. L/S of float moving past with a sign which reads: ’PEACE’. M/S of beauty contest for little girls. The commentator says that the event is for charity, in aid of Gwent Hospital. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.