Gala Parade Opens Lions Convention (1959)

Unissued / unused material. Gala parade opens Lions Convention, United States of America (USA). LS military band marching past. MS crowd. MS newly elected President of the Lions, Clarence Sterman of Wisconsin, in open car. Two shots of gay floats passing camera. LS majorettes marching in procession. NB: unclear what the “Lions“ are - could be society or perhaps football / baseball / basketball club. 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