| A MERRY MOP FIGHT ROWING Cambridge's 'May Eight' rowing week is opened by a mop fight between students in punts. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5205 | |
| Catalog #: | 246662 | |
| Clip Number: | 246662-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 670 | |
| Timecode: | 01:47:03 - 01:47:47 | |
| Location: | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONTESTS: Recreational (Tug O War, Sack Race, etc) LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Cambridgeshire SPORTS/WATER: Misc. TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Canoe | |
| Description: | A MERRY MOP FIGHT inaugurates the 'May Eight' Week. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. The Oxbridge rowing eights week is resumed after a break of 6 years, much to the joy of the undergraduates and their families. L/S of a crowd of people assembled on the banks of the River Cam. In the foreground, students in canoes try and knock each other in the water using mops. The people on the bank clap and cheer. Various shots of the mop fight, several students end up in the river. Looks liek good clean fun. | |
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