| BOROUGH MARKET SPORTS Basket carrying competition is the main event on annual Borough Market Sports at Herne Hill. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6347 |
| Catalog #: | 256202 | |
| Clip Number: | 256202-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 37/73 | |
| Timecode: | 01:24:36 - 01:25:24 | |
| Location: | Herne Hill, London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1937 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONTESTS: Unusual LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | Borough market sports. Herne Hill, London. Start of the basket carrying competition at Borough Market Sports at Herne Hill. Men placing wicker baskets one on top of another creating long lines (stacks) of baskets. Men place baskets on their heads and start running. Not a good start, most of them lose the baskets even before they start running. Competitors collect the baskets and start running again, some lose the baskets again - crowd watching. Follows a speeded up sequence with men running with baskets, losing them, collecting, putting back on again and again... | |
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