A family busking on the popular tourist road. The young boy seems rather reluctant to perform his highland dance.
This extract comes from Claude Friese-Greene's 'The Open Road' - originally filmed in 1925/6 and now re-edited and digitally resto This extract comes from Claude Friese-Greene's 'The Open Road' - originally filmed in 1925/6 and now re-edited and digitally resto This extract comes from Claude Friese-Greene's 'The Open Road' - originally filmed in 1925/6 and now re-edited and digitally restored by the BFI National Archive. Britain seen in colour for the first time was heralded as a great technical advance for the cinema audience - now we can view a much improved image, but one which still stays true to the principles of the colour process.
First World War, mobilization, declaration of war: a group of soldiers with a cloth to throw one of them into the air during preparations for the battle at the front. England, 1915
At any moment you must be prepared to give up who you are today for who you could become tomorrow.
A photograph of the Most Honourable The Marquess and Marchioness of Huntly, at the Coronation of HM The Queen in 1953. Lord Huntly (aka the Cock of the North) is wearing Highland Court Dress as laid down by the Lord Chamberlain. Of note is the absence of a plaid.
A photograph of the Most Honourable The Marquess and Marchioness of Huntly, at the Coronation of HM The Queen in 1953. Lord Huntly (aka the Cock of the North) is wearing Highland Court Dress as laid down by the Lord Chamberlain. Of note is the absence of a plaid.
Sir, I beg you : Please put back all your lovely photos if you still have them somewhere.
1904: A royal family gathering at Mar Lodge in Scotland. Back row, from left,
Queen Alexandra, Louise Duchess of Fife, Duke of Fife, The Hon. Charlotte Knollys,
Cunningham Graham, King Haakon. Children in the middle row, from left, Prince
Olaf, Lady Alexandra Duff, Lady Maud Duff. Front row, from left, Edward VIII (1895 -
1972), Princess Mary, and Princess Victoria, holding Prince Albert's hand.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra, ca. 1901
King Edward VII walking with his wife Queen Alexandra
in the grounds of Mar Lodge in Scotland.
At any moment you must be prepared to give up who you are today for who you could become tomorrow.
"Hot Scots" movie capture circa 1938
Shemp Howard (Samuel Horwitz) and his brother Moe Howard (Moses Horwitz) in kilts, Larry Fine (Louis Feinberg) in nightshirt.
Last edited by Colonel MacNeal; 22nd April 09 at 07:06 AM.
Reason: showing Larry the same courtesy
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Basil Rathbone, Captain, Liverpool Scotish, in WWI military service, long before he portrayed Sherlock Holmes. Curiously, he was an intelligence officer.
Last edited by Colonel MacNeal; 19th April 09 at 08:18 PM.
Reason: include MOS
King Edward VII autumn of 1909. a rare colour image taken by Lionel de Rothschild,(source dailymail) at the autumn grouse season, Tulchan in Strathspey he died 8 months later
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