| JACK JOHNSON IN LONDON African-American heavyweight boxing champ Jack Johnson in an open car in London streets. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5281 |
| Catalog #: | 501940 | |
| Clip Number: | 501940-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 250 H | |
| Timecode: | 01:19:43 - 01:20:46 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1910 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Celebrity Chasers LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London SPORTS/BOXING: Misc TRANSPORTATION: Traffic Scenes | |
| Description: | Jack Johnson in London. Travelling shots taken from rear of moving vehicle of open car driving through streets of London. The African-American man in the rear passenger seat is heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson. The car seems to be in the Charing Cross / Leicester Square area. Young boys run alongside the car and people on the streets wave. The car pulls up near the 'Grand Cafe Del Europe' and people crowd around, including some bellhop boys. Traffic passes slowly by. Good street scenes in spite of the spectacle. Johnson gives a few waves from the back seat. Traffic - buses, cars, horse-drawn carriages and so on - on the streets as people walk in the road to get a glimpse of Johnson. Good for illustrating celebrity visiting London and being spotted by people on the streets. | |
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