Decorating Us Coastguard (1939)

Oregon, United States of America. L/S’’s of Coastguards from the United States of America being decorated on board a large warship by senior naval officials. Very good L/S’s of a lifeboat riding through very rough seas. Note: The commentary with this item does not match the story, it appears to be from another story called ’Lifeboat Tragedy at St. Ives’, Canister No. 39/8 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 Pathé website.