Skating Bear In New York (1938)

Item title reads - New York City. Ice skating bear, America (USA). M/S of Minnie the bear sat on the floor dressed in frilly hat and dress, her keeper is putting ice skates on her back paws. The bear stands up and totters to the rink. Various shots as she skates around the rink with her trainer. C/U of her face. Cataloguer’s note: this item could be seen as degrading / cruel to the bear. 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 British Pathé web