| NAVAL MILITARY TOURNAMENT Historical Military Demonstration | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5164 | |
| Catalog #: | 367466 | |
| Clip Number: | 367466-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 198 E | |
| Timecode: | 01:53:57 - 01:54:56 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1915 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | EXHIBITIONS: Historical EXHIBITIONS: Military FASHION: Historical (Pre 1900) FASHION: Uniforms LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | Pageants. Some sort of historical military performance. DS looking over soldiers' show at a military "tournament" - w/ historical uniforms & equipment. Group of men in shiny helmets pose w/ spears and shields - - front row kneels in circle; holding up square shields w/ spears sticking out between them; others stand behind them -and those at the very center hold spears up vertically thee. Look like knights of old; medieval warfare. They rise; move into another formation They demonstrate turning shields so that they form a protective roof and walls. The whole group of men move as one geometrical form; inside a cube of shields. One man stands on top of the shields holding a sword or dagger. Children watch; standing just behind them. The soldiers break apart from the cube of shields. | |
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