Whereas Once I Was Blind - Now I See! (1927)

Item title reads: “ Whereas once I was blind - now I see! Duke of Connaught - President - sees and is seen by patients, young and old, who have had their sight saved at Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital.“ London The Duke of Connaught greets a group of patients. He wears a top hat and he bends to speak to a small boy. The small boy politely takes off his school cap - such manners. Note: Nice example of a child’s good manners in the 1920’s. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 19