Workman Acrobats Aka Workmen Acrobats (1929)

Rome, (the Vatican City) Italy. Full titles read: “WORKMEN ACROBATS !... - with nerves of steel are placing thousands of lamps to illuminate St. Peter’s and the Vatican on the day the Pope goes out into the world for the first time since 1870.“ L/S’s of workmen on the dome of St Peter’s and the spire. L/S’s looking down on the workmen placing lanterns, St Peter’s square can be seen in the background. 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 Path