The Silver Jubilee celebrations for King George V in London, England. King George and Queen Mary in a horse driven carriage. People on either side of a path hail the King and the Queen. Horsemen in front of the carriage. People stand on either side of the carriage. The King and the Queen enter a church. People gathered in the church room. The King and the Queen seated. The Archbishop performs the services. The King and the Queen in a balcony with other personnel. Men and women gathered outside hail them. The horse driven carriage accompanied by horsemen arrives. People waiting on the side of a path watch.
Activities during the Silver Jubilee celebrations for King George V in London, England. A motor carriage drives outside a gate. An officer in the front seat of the carriage. Officers stand at an entrance gate. The motor carriage drives on a path. People on either side of the path hail. A horseman in the sideway. The motor carriage enters through another gate. Men and women approach the carriage.
Extremely dense fog covers London, England. Limousine enters Buckingham Palace grounds, barely visible due to London fog caused by coal burning. Double decker buses drive through a round-about shrouded in dense fog. An airplane lands on an airstrip lit by fire contained within trenches. The fire lights the airstrip and helps to lift the fog on the field. (World War II period).
The cheetahs at the Whipsnade Zoo in Whipsnade, England. A woman with two cheetahs in an enclosure. A man take photographs of the cheetahs. A cheetah wearing a collar near a barbed wire fence. A bear near a sign that reads 'These animals are dangerous'. A rabbit and a tortoise in a cage. A cheetah outside the cage of a rabbit. An officer with a cheetah at the Nairobi National Park. The officers with the cheetahs presented by the Nairobi National Park at an exhibition in the children section of the Whipsnade Zoo. Children pet the cheetah. A small girl take pictures of the cheetah. Several children around the cheetah.
Duke and Duchess of York unveil the Beasley Head Memorial in Eastbourne, England. A motorcade arrives on a street in Eastbourne. People gather on both sides of the street in front of the buildings. The street being decorated. Military guards are lined in the front. Duke and Duchess of York emerge from the open-top Rolls Royce which lead the motorcade. The Duke and Duchess are greeted by officials and military guards. The military guards standing in a line. A large crowd gather to witness the unveiling of the Beasley Head Memorial. The Duchess of York unveils the plaque commemorating the purchase of the Downs from Beachy Head to Folkington by the Eastbourne Corporation. The officials standing beside, watch the event. The Duke and the Duchess leave the memorial led by the town officials. The motorcade passes through a decorated archway across the road. The crowd gather on both sides of the road look on.
Duke of York (future King George VI) acts as the Royal Riveter on Wearmouth Bridge in Sunderland, England. Accompanied by other officials, he arrives at the Wearmouth Bridge. The Duke, with the officials, walks past the troops lined on the bridge. A soldier holding a flag in front of the troops. Crowd gather on the bridge behind barriers. The Duke and the officials on a raised platform over the bridge. The Duke drives the final rivet into the structure of the bridge with a rivet tool. Other officials and the men and women gather around to watch the proceedings. The Duke with other officials descend the stairs from the platform. The motorcade with the Duke passes on the bridge past the troops lined on the side. The bridge is opened to the public and a large crowd of men and women, and vehicles pass across the bridge. View of the completed Wearmouth Bridge over the River Wear.
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