Olympia - London - National Boat Show (1955)

Olympia, London. GV. First National boat show at Olympia. SV. Queen’s water-men by Royal barge built by William III. SCU. Watermen by Royal barge. Watermen wearing Doggets coats and badges, H. Green and H. A. Barry. SCU. Royal barge. SV. & SCU. The ’Cowslip’. CU. Max Aitken, son of Lord Beaverbrook, and wife looking at the ’Cowslip’. SCU. & CU. Sea cadet looking at miniature of Prince Philip’s ’Bluebottle’. SV. Royal Marines showing the first glass fibre motor boat. SCU. Royal Marine showing boat. CU. Marines in boat. GV. Crowds looking at exhibits. (Orig. Neg.) (Title scene G.) 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 Bull