South Africa Republic (1961)

South Africa Republic. Pretoria. L/Ss of large crowds in streets. High angle shot of crowds in rain holding umbrellas. L/S of arrival of President elect Charles Robert Swart (Governor General). More shots of large crowds. M/S of platform with cars pulling up. L/S of platform Doctor Verwoerd can be seen making speech. M/S of crowds listening . M/S of groups of people under plastic cover sheltering from rain. M/S of statue of Paul Kruger. Shots of crowds gathering round statue. 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