| Sea Scout Races & Pageant; c. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6222 |
| Catalog #: | 368611 | |
| Clip Number: | 368611-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 338 F | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | West Kirby; England(?) | |
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| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Pageant | |
| Description: | Sea Scouts (type of Boy Scouts?) hold a big water show for an audience; c. 1920s. Opens w/ shot of some spectators; inc. old man in Scout leader uniform; water in BG- -possibly they & camera are all on a boat. Pan up; looking out to water; a few rafts or small barges are disguised as islands w/ fake palm trees; etc.; shore in distance w/ more spectators. Boys row 2-person kayaks in races. Boys also perform a pageant w/ a sort of nautical theme. Includes pirate ship w/ a man forced to walk the plank; a wild"native" ceremony on island; w/ boys dressed in grass skirts w/ etc. and dancing around; a mysterious sea monster; like a giant snake; swims toward an island; cruel taskmaster whips galley slaves to make them row faster. Youth organizations; racism. | |
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