Linking The Empire (1927)

Item title reads: “ Linking The Empire. Mrs. H.P. Holt launches magnificent new 10,000 ton . Liner “Beaverford“. Glasgow, Scotland Lady Holt, is seen wearing a hat and carrying a large bouquet. A man points to the block and the peg. She takes a mallet and gives the retaining peg a good whack. The ship slides away. The hull is seen hitting the water. L/S ship in dock water. FILM ID:704.1 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.