Selby (1936)

Full title reads: “Selby“. Selby, Yorkshire. Men off load baskets of racing pigeons from a railway carriage. They stack some of the hundreds of baskets by the side of the tracks. CU of pigeons in basket. Water is provided for the birds to drink. A man looks at his watch and blows a whistle. The homing pigeons are released. They fly off in a big cloud. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. Matches missing item from 36/65. No record of this story on original issue sheet. 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 we