| OLDEST SHOWMAN Entertainer R.Thornton's Celebrates 80th Birthday | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5137 |
| Catalog #: | 366532 | |
| Clip Number: | 366532-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 116 C | |
| Timecode: | 01:31:14 - 01:31:42 | |
| Location: | Newcastle | |
| Year Shot: | 1918 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/SENIORS: Misc CEREMONIES: Birthday LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle | |
| Description: | Elderly; families. Title frame: "The Oldest Showman in England. Mr. Richard Thornton celebrates his 80th Birthday." Elderly couple standing in front of curtained window. He is lighting a cigar. She has a fluffy hat & a little muff. Next; the same couple with other family members; gathered on a porch --Grandfather's birthday/family reunion occasion. A woman sits on step in FG; her arm around a little boy standing there. 2 other women stand in back talking. An old nurse holds a baby wrapped in blanket; the old man leans forward to glance at baby; and the old lady steps over and takes the baby in her arms. A young girl with her hair curled into ringlets walks out onto porch. Thornton alone; sitting in chair outside; looking very contented. He takes drink from a glass & sets it down on a small table; then reads newspaper. Relaxation; generations; age; children | |
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