Memorial To T. G. Masaryk (1946)

Unissued / unused material.



A memorial to Masaryk former Czechoslovakian President, is unveiled in Pakance, his home town, Czechoslovakia.



Crowds gathered to witness unveiling. A runner lights an Olympic flame. LS a bust of Masaryk mounted on a concrete pedestal being unveiled. MS the bust.



CU library shots of Masaryk as he was in the last days of his life: seated in the garden of his home with his son Jan and his grandchildren. CU Masaryk seated at the fireside of his house. MS dressed in military like peaked cap and jacket walking on the wooded slopes near his home.



MS funeral, the body is carried on a horse drawn gun carriage. His son follows behind the coffin.



CU Jan Masaryk (UNO delegate) with President Benes during their exile in London. MS Jan addressing he International Youth Conference in Prague.



Commentary in Czech.



Date on original dope sheet is 16/09/1946.




FILM ID:2333.23

A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/

FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/

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. https://www.britishpathe.com/