Morrison Collection: 13: Leaving Nigeria and the journey home 1953; scenes in UK.
This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2001/079/013).
Synopsis
(1) Leaving Nigeria 1953
(2) The Coronation Parade procession, London. 1953
(3) Animals at Whipsnade Zoo. England.
Production / Donor Details: The films in the Morrison Collection were shot by William Graham Morrison, who went to Nigeria in 1931 as a civil engineer with the Nigerian Electricity Supply Co. He was the surveyor for the first Hydro Electric Power Station at Jekko Falls, and afterwards worked for ATMN (Amalgamated Tin Mines of Nigeria). Mr. Morrison left Nigeria in 1939 after the outbreak of the Second World War. Films donated by Mrs. Lang Brown, who features in several reels as a small child.
Titles
- Morrison Collection: 13: Leaving Nigeria and the journey home 1953; scenes in UK. (Archive)
- Series Title:
- Morrison Collection
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1953
- Running Time:
- approx 16m 40s
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 8mm VHS
- Sound:
- Mute
- Footage:
- 200ft
Production Credits
- Production Details
- See synopsis
