Booker T Washington Statue (1946)

Unissued / Unused Material - New York, United States of America (USA). Various shots of ceremony to unveil a bust of Booker T Washington - the famous American slave - at New York University. The statue is unveiled by his grand daughter. Also seen is a bust of President Abraham Lincoln. Cataloguer’s Note: Sound very poor - neg sound. MD. Paperwork suggests date as June 1946. 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 website.