The annual garden fete, Queen Mary's (Roehampton).

Date:
1952
  • Film

About this work

Description

A newsreel extract by British Gaumont News recording the garden fete at Queen Mary's Hospital Roehampton famous for its treatment of limb amputees. Footage of wheelchair bound men competing by eating suspended food is very short.

Publication/Creation

1952.

Physical description

1 film reel (3 min.) : sound, black and white, 16 mm

Notes

This film forms part of a collection of films donated to Wellcome Trust in 2006 by Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton Lane, London.
Film is warped, dirty and scratched.
Upon receipt, the film was housed in a small brown box when it was received which has been retained in the film store. The original material has been re-housed.

Language note

In English.

Copyright note

British Gaumont News.

Languages

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    2101F
    By appointmentManual request

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