Railway Men’s Own Centenary Celebrations - Incomplete. (1925)

No title - paperwork reads - Railwaymen’s own centenary celebrations. All controversy forgotten as railway magnates, Union Leaders and 50,000 employees unite to produce “Pageant of Transport“. Manchester. Intertitle - ’Miss Helena Wootton - daughter of . (Great Western Railway) carriage cleaner - crowned “Centenary Queen.“’ M/S of Helena sat on her throne wearing a crown and holding some flowers. Others girls stand with her. C/U of her face, she smiles. Note: this story is incomplete, the first part is missing. The remaining section is yellow tinted. 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)
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