Bell Collection : 2: Wedding at St. Francis Church, Karen, NR. Nairobi 1960

This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2001/095/002).

Synopsis

Wedding of Mary Beatrice Leithead & Alan Martin Shadrack at St. Francis Church, Karen, near Nairobi on 30th July 1960. Reception at Shadracks' House Rhino Park Road, Karen.

Production / Donor Details: Mary Bell was a Colonial Civil Servant from 1955 to 1965 working for the East Africa Posts and Telecommunications Administration in Nairobi. She married a motor engineer and ex-transport officer of the Royal Police and took a 3 month honeymoon travelling through Uganda, Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth Parks and Lake Victoria to Tanga. During this period she kept a diary and took cine film of her travels.

 

Titles

  • Bell Collection : 2: Wedding at St. Francis Church, Karen, NR. Nairobi 1960 (Archive)
Series Title:
Bell Collection
 

Technical Data

Year:
1960
Running Time:
approx 8m 20s
Film Gauge (Format):
8mm VHS
Sound:
Mute
Footage:
approx 100ft
 

Production Credits

Production Details
See synopsis