NAMING OF THE LIFEBOAT "JOHN AND FRANCES MACFARLANE"
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Title: NAMING OF THE LIFEBOAT "JOHN AND FRANCES MACFARLANE"
Reference number: 2521
Date: 1961, August 2
Director: [filmed by Jack Macfarlane]
Sound: silent
Original format: 16mm
Colour: col
Fiction: non-fiction
Running time: 3.17 mins
Description:
The launching of the lifeboat "John and Frances Macfarlane" at Aith, Shetland in 1961. Refs. 2513-2524.
[See also refs. 2518, 2519, 2520, 2522, 2523].
Shotlist: No credits. shots of lifeboat and crew in harbour, pan over small line of Life Boys in uniform; lifeboatmen stand in line on the new lifeboat; brief shot Lerwick Brass Band playing, and crowd take their seats (0.33) dignitaries arrive; gvs spectators, speeches given and hymn led by minister (1.40) Mrs Ann Macfarlane officially launches the lifeboat "John and Frances Macfarlane" (1.50) shot of lifeboat going down the slipway into the water and moving quickly around the bay (2.36) shot of Mrs Macfarlane and party being taken out to the lifeboat by rowing boat (3.17)