| HIGHLAND GAMES The Highland Games in Scotland. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6003 | |
| Catalog #: | 36020 | |
| Clip Number: | 36020-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 42 | |
| Timecode: | 01:53:17 - 01:56:09 | |
| Location: | Aboyne, Scotland | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Ethnic / Cultural, Scottish ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Traditional, Bagpipes FESTIVALS: Carnivals LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, Scotland SPORTS/ATHLETIC GAMES: Highland Games | |
| Description: | HIGHLAND GAMES The Highland Games in Scotland. Aboyne, Scotland MS Children on roundabout chairs. MS Crowds at fairground with roundabout chairs in foreground. MS Woman and small boy buying from stall. CS. Stall with small children looking at toys. MS Children standing in front of toy stall. MS Standard of the Marquess of Huntly being run up by Lt. Col. J. W. Nicol camera pans up with standard. MS Bucksburn and District Pipe Band passing camera. Now for some of the sports events. the pole throwing contest - - Scotsman running along the field carrying a large pole which he then heaves into the air attempting (and succeeding here) to make it flip over end to end. MS old man tilting the pole up to another burly Scotsman. MCU 2 youths in kilts watching. MS the competitor throws pole CU 2 women watch. Hammer throw contest. MLS man swings hammer round and round and round finally letting it fly through the air to land far across the field. MS iron ball on end of pole, touching ground, held by man who stamps, getting ready. MLS he starts swinging hammer around. and throws it. MCU The Marquess of Huntly Chief of the Games Captain of the Games Lt. Col. Lilburn and one other watching. The shot put event. Man putting shot. LS/ MS group of men measuring the distance of different throws. MLS another man goes turning around swinging and then throwing a 56 lb. weight attached to a short chain. MLSs 2 men in kilts wrestling / cut ins crowd watching. MSs/ MCU Children in Scottish national dress watching. MS Scottish dancing - - 2 boys and 2 girls dance on stage. MCU Scottish boy dancer with hands in air camera pans down to feet. | |
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