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The Lord Mayor Administers the Oath of Allegiance at the Tower of London (Original title)
Date: 1913 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom



Shotlist: Main title. With his back to a wall of the Tower of London, the Lord Mayor stands on a table and reads from a document, with two army sergeants at each side of him; the camera then pans to the left to show a beefeater, an army officer in ceremonial dress and about ten civilian men taking the oath with raised rights hands. Pan to the right to show more of the same line of men cheering with raised hats at the Lord Mayor standing on the table in the distance (65ft).

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Newsreel

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Date: 1913Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SilentLength: 65 Feet