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King George VI dedicates memorial to his father, George V, at Wellington Barracks.

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon attend ceremonies at Wellington Barracks. A memorial to the King’s late father, King George V, in the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks (The Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London SW1E 6HQ, United Kingdom). The British King and Queen leave the car outside Wellington Barracks. Foot Guards lined up.

Date: 1937, April 20
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052021
King George VI, Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Queen Mary of Teck pose after the jubilation of the Coronation ceremonies in London, England.

The British Royal Family pose for a formal family portrait the Buckingham Palace after the coronation of King George VI. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, and Dowager Queen Mary of Teck in coronation regalia. Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) wraps her arm around her younger sister, Princess Margaret. Royal train bearers (Lady Margaret Cavendish-Bentinck, Lady Diana Legge, Lady Elizabeth Hester Mary Paget, Lady Iris Mountbatten and Lady Ursula Manners) hold the ermine-lined velvet robe of Queen Elizabeth. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and their daughters pose for a formal portrait. Other members of the Royal Family such as Dowager Queen Mary of Teck, Mary Princess Royal, Prince Henry (Duke of Gloucester), stand on the side. The King and Queen of the United Kingdom seated on royal chairs pose.

Date: 1937, May 24
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073027
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon are greeted by officials as they arrive in a car in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon of the United Kingdom visit Belfast, Northern Ireland. The King and the Queen arrive in a Rolls Royce Phantom III car. Soldiers holding guns stand in formation. People crowd in the background. King George and Queen Elizabeth get off the car. They are greeted by officials. A sign on a stage reads 'Long Live Your Majesty'. The King and the Queen escorted by the officials walk towards the stage. The soldiers and the officials stand in the background.

Date: 1937, August 9
Duration: 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069863
Construction of the New Bodleian Library in Oxford, England, in 1937, involving Archaeologist Rupert Bruce-Mitford

Views during the 1937 construction of the New Bodleian Library, Oxford,England. Construction workers excavating with shovels, placing their diggings into wheel barrows, to facilitate archaeological investigation of the site during construction. Workers shoring up surrounding areas and brick masons working on scaffolding. Rupert Bruce-Mitford, archaeologist, at the excavation site, looks at an artifact discovered by a workman. Steam-driven pile driver operating, with backs of Oxford University buildings seen behind the wooden construction wall.

Date: 1937
Duration: 1 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675073978
Poor children and slums area in England, Chinese Junks and other boats in harbor, drugs and drug paraphernalia.

Film about Social Section of the League of Nations. View of poor British children gathered and playing on cobbled street of England. Baby in a pram is also present and a small dog. Exterior views of prison building and a single prison window in England. View of a British street with shot of hotel sign, '27 Hotel' in England. A solitary woman walks on the street in Britain. Commentary explains the League's work in the abolition of brothels and prostitution. Campaign against dangerous drugs, drug abuse, and narcotics. Boats and junks in a harbor, probably Hong Kong Harbor. Old Scotland yard. View of illegal drug heroin, hashish and other illegal drugs and paraphernalia seized and laid out on a table with identifying signs on each.

Date: 1937
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029409
Artists writing, composing, painting and sculpting; Children in classroom, and radio operators at work in a radio station.

Close-up view of hands of man writing on a notepad while smoking a cigarette. Close-up view of hands of male artist painting a picture on a canvas at an easel. Close-up view of hands of music composer writing a musical composition. A sculptor with a mallet working on his stone sculpture. Hands of a person such as a film editor seen examining a long strip of movie motion picture film. British children sitting at wooden desks in a school classroom in England reading books. Radio operators in a studio room working at large radio broadcast equipment. Close-up of hand of radio studio engineer operating a dial on radio equipment. A radio broadcaster in a studio sitting in front of a microphone.

Date: 1937
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029410