Finland - Aboard Ship (1920-1929)

Finland - Aboard Ship. People (British tourists?) on a boat tour; on RMS Lancastria. Pan looking down at docks w/ words set in it German - translated; it says ’Built during the reign of Wilhelm II’; and the date; 1908. CU sailor. Looking down at old woman being helped down steps. Shot looking over crowded deck; toward rocky shore as the ship moves along. More shots including both passengers and sea or shore; including glimpse of seaplane landing. Passengers standing along rail or inside enclosed promenade on upper deck. Passengers drinking tea or coffee on deck. Band playing music: violin; accordion; clarinet; & a guy holding a trumpet but hitting a drum. Shot from high above of workers loading luggage. CU woman at rail looking to left & waving. Other small ships; carrying cargo or passengers; passing on the canal or river. Passengers running to the rail to wave at British cargo ship. A few wooden buildings on shore and a lighthouse. Travel; holiday. FILM ID:2428.1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ.
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