King George V opening the British Empire Exhibition

Collector's note: 'recorded acoustically by an amateur'. Performance notes: Audience noise audible at times.
SEAH Identifier
BBC00042
Item Number (principal identifier)
C1608/4 S2 C1
Original title
King George V opening the British Empire Exhibition
Media type
Audio
Date Created
1924-05
Place
Wembley, London, England, UK
Performers, Musicians, Speaker (creator2)
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936 (speaker, male) unidentified (sound recordist)
Archivist notes
Collector's note: 'recorded acoustically by an amateur'. Performance notes: Audience noise audible at times.
Transcript
[...] satisfaction to come here today with the Queen for the purpose of opening the British Empire Exhibition. Our heartiest congratulations are due to the board of management, to the executive council, and to all who have worked with and under them for the marvelous organisation and industry which has produced this triumphant result. I am well aware of the numerous adverse circumstances, including the exceptionally unfavourable weather, which have been faced. These were successfully overcome by arduous labours carried out with resolution and goodwill. Many, who like the Queen and myself, have seen the works of the earlier stages can appreciate to the utmost the skill [?] and toil which has translated the magnificent conception into this splendid reality that now stands before us.
Archivist Category/Genre
English Speeches Actualities
Archivist Data Set (collection)
John Bird Collection
Holding Institution of Original Materials
British Library
URL
http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?fn=search&ct=search&initialSearch=true&mode=Basic&tab=local_tab&indx=1&dum=true&srt=rank&vid=BLVU1&frbg=&tb=t&vl%28freeText0%29=C1608%2F4+S2+C1+&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BLCONTENT%29&vl%282084770704UI0%29=any&vl%282084770704UI0%29=title&vl%282084770704UI0%29=any
Type of recording
Poor sound quality: muffled throughout. Audience noise audible at times.
Original physical format
1 tape reel 18 cm 9.5 cm/sec; TeleTape
Digital Format on Omeka
Yes 00:00:06-00:07:55
Time duration
7 min. 49 sec.
Tags/ Keywords
King George V British Empire Exhibition Wembley London England UK John Bird Collection