Review of the Year: 1923 (1923)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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Review of the Yrar 1923 featuring opening Tutankhamen's tomb/King and Queen visit Italy/Earthquake in Japan/New Waterloo Bridge.
Full Description:
SLATE: A Review of some of the Principle Events of 1923
SLATE: All Eyes on Egypt - Recalling the World-wide interest in the opening of Tut-Ankh-Amen's Tomb.
EGYPT:
Scene outside tomb of King Tutankhamen, people walking, tomb entrance and group around wooden trunk, tent, PAN to hole in ground
SLATE: Royal Visit to Rome - their Majesties in the ancient capital of our Italian Allies.
ITALY: Rome:
Procession across square between two ranks of Royal guards, and up steps of Vatican: Swiss Papal guards: cardinals looking on:
SLATE: Greatest Earthquake in History. The appalling disaster that devastated the two principal cities in Japan.
JAPAN:
Stream of earthquake refugees with a few possessions towards camera, rubble around: rubble, demolished buildings, etc: demolished bridge over river, rubble and torn pieces of bridge on river's bed, stream of refugees crossing along improvised, frail bridge, some crouching along it: various shots of wreckage and dead bodies:
SLATE: The New Waterloo Bridge - A marvellous engineering feat completed by swinging into position a 500 ton span.
ENGLAND: London:
New Waterloo bridge before completion, span being shifted to place: worker walking across girder and examining its edge: arched section of bridge:
SLATE: The famous old bridge which may be demolished.
High Angle shot of cars across old Waterloo bridge.
Background: Review of the Yrar 1923 featuring opening Tutankhamen's tomb/King and Queen visit Italy/Earthquake in Japan/New Waterloo Bridge.
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[@jonpeley]

My grandma was born in 1923 and sadly died 2 months before his 100th birthday this 2023. I really enjoyed seeing what was up when she came up to this world.

[@Dofuraming00]

1 century later

[@j.ps.roosta4826]

My grandmother and her twin brother turn 100 in a few days

[@jonpeley]

You're lucky. Mine sadly died 2 months before her 100th birthday. Enjoy it.

[@zacharylopez523]

1923-2023

[@Gamingwithninjas.]

Pov: 1923 was 100 years ago

[@decoratedathlete]

1923, to 2023 now 100 years a gone

[@_r0aa_]

🥹🥹

[@dopeboy5199]

100 years ago

[@vicheakeng4884]

0:08

[@_r0aa_]

Was this the colonial days?

[@5ilovedog701]

1923_ to_2023_ 100 years

[@andrewbarry6702]

Where are the blacks and hordes of asians ?

[@Rhatid-mon]

Harlem & Shanghai

[@deenlb3963]

😂😂😂😂

[@elias560]

what are you even talking about.