Memphis ’cotton Carnival’ (1961)

Unissued / Unused material - Title reads: “King Cotton. Dazzling Pageant In Memphis“. American voiceovered newsreel material. Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America (USA). VS of fireworks display. VS of massive carnival float decorated like castle with lots of people in fancy dress costumes. (Comb. F.G.) Old record suggests material dates from around 11/05/1961. N.B. This soundtrack is very faint - MD. 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