Slide set: 'Be British': dedicated to the gallant ill-fated crew of the 'Titanic' (song: Bamforth & Co., 16 slides, 1912)

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Slide 1**

Slide 2

What a glorious thing it is to know that the breed is just the same

Slide 3

What a glorious thing it is to know when danger's hour was nigh

Slide 4**

'Be British' was the cry as the ship went down

Slide 5**

When they know the worst, saving the women and children first

Slide 6**

'Be British' is the cry to everyone, and tho' fate has proved unkind

Slide 7**

Show that you are willing, with a penny or a shilling

Slide 8**

Thro' the years to come, inscribed in gold on history's page shall be

Slide 9**

First story of how they met their doom out on the icy sea

Slide 10**

Our children's children all will read throughout the Empire wide

Slide 11**

The grand old words in days to be will echo them with pride

Slide 12**

'Be British' was their cry as the ship went down

Slide 13**

Captain and crew when they knew the worst

Slide 14

'Be British' is the cry, tho' fate has proved unkind

Slide 15**

Slide 16**

** there are alternative versions or views of this slide

Number of slides

Manufacturer

Bamforth & Co., England

Main type of image

life model

Main usage of set

song

Date of first manufacture

1912

Reading or song

‘Paul Pelham’, Lawrence Wright, 'Be British' (London: Lawrence Wright Music Co., 1912)

People appearing in slides

SMITH, Captain Edward (1850-1912) – slide 11

Notes

Slides 3, 5 and 12 show different parts of the same image, though reversed in one of the slides.

Collections

16 slides known to exist in private collection

3 slides in The Hecht Collection: Screen Archive South East (University of Brighton)

10 slides in Kirklees Museums and Galleries

Subject keywords

Sinking of the Titanic (15 April 1912)
accidents and disasters – maritime
creative arts – music – songs

Lucerna ID 3003632

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 23 November 2016

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Slide set: 'Be British': dedicated to the gallant ill-fated crew of the 'Titanic' (song: Bamforth & Co., 16 slides, 1912)