Item title reads - Launch of the “Empress of Canada“. Another fine addition to the 's transpacific Fleet. Govan, Scotland. M/S as the lady who is launching the ship stands on the platform holding a hammer, she is chatting to a man beside her. L/S as the “Empress of Canada“ slides down the slipway into the water. L/S of the impressive ship from the side, people stand on the dock and look at it. 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 P
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