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- Governor General Honours McGill University (00/00/1931): various shots of Governor General Lord Bessborough leading parade with members of…
Governor General Honours McGill University (00/00/1931): various shots of Governor General Lord Bessborough leading parade with members of…
item1930STK-ID 6310
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Where
- Held by
- NFB Archives (National Film Board of Canada) via NFB Archives — stock shots
- Dates
- 1930 (indexed as 1930)
- Level
- item (source: Stock shot)
- Extent
- 1 min 6 s, 16mm fine grain b&w
- Scope & content
- Governor General Honours McGill University (00/00/1931): various shots of Governor General Lord Bessborough leading parade with members of faculty for 106th convocation. CS of Bessborough with Sir Arthur Currie, Vice Chancellor of McGill University. MS of graduating class of men and women doffing mortar boards as they walk by reviewing stand where Bessborough takes salute. Rear view as class attends outdoor unveiling of the Goodwill Fountain; cord being pulled, United States and British flags falling down. CS of Lord Bessborough addressing Convocation. Shot of the Goodwill Fountain. LS PAN of large building along water's edge, tentatively identified as Bordeaux Prison. Français : Le gouverneur général à l'université McGill (00/00/1931): divers plans du gouverneur général lord Bessborough à la tête du cortège professoral de la 106e collation des grades. PR de Bessborough en compagnie de sir Arthur Currie, vice-chancelier de l'université McGill. PM d'une classe de diplômés, hommes et femmes, coiffés du mortier, qui défilent devant la tribune où Bessborough les passe en revue. Vue arrière d'une classe qui attend, dehors, le dévoilement de la fontaine Goodwill; le cordon qu'on tire, les drapeaux américain et britannique qui se déroulent. PR de lord Bessborough qui prononce une allocution devant l'assemblée universitaire. Plan de la fontaine Goodwill. PE PAN d'un gros édifice le long de l'eau, tentativement identifié comme la prison de Bordeaux.
- Places
- Montreal
- Location
- Université McGill · landmark · confidence 70% · landmark:montreal · found as “universite mcgill”
- McGill University · landmark · confidence 60% · landmark:geonames · found as “mcgill university”
- Montréal, QC · city · confidence 90% · city:geonames · found as “Montreal”
- Access & use
- Collection: National Film Board Low-resolution preview from the NFB Archives; the footage is licensed through the NFB.
- Harvested
- 2026-10-21T07:34:37Z · source datestamp n/a · nfb