Launching Of A Lifeboat Unused Footage From Duke Of Atholl (1922)

Launching of a lifeboat. Peterhead, Grampian, Scotland. Unused material from Film ID Duke of Atholl on behalf of United Grand Lodge of Freemasons of England presents new Motor Lifeboat donated by British Freemasons to Boats and ships, ceremonies. Ceremony celebration for the launching of a lifeboat in village or anyway moderately sized town. Opens w, GV crowd standing behind rail on top of a curved old stone wall going down to sea ( ); more crowd in fg; buildings in bg. Pan left looking over crowd; a marching band is approaching round the curve bagpipes drums. CU elderly couple; the woman wearing white fur; others behind them; pan rt. On more men. Next CU US local bigwigs on platform elderly man making speech; another old veteran in army uniform stands rt. Fg pan across crowd; standing at different levels children in fg. People walking up road toward camera; starting w, some of those seen in CUs. Priests; others follow. MS lifeboat on a horsedrawn truck bed; being pulled along