| SPORTS DAY IN FRANCE 1939 A sports day organised by British troops for local French people at the beginning of the war. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 142 |
| Catalog #: | 319927 | |
| Clip Number: | 319927-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 197 D | |
| Timecode: | 00:32:55 - 00:35:48 | |
| Location: | France. | |
| Year Shot: | 1939 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONTESTS: Recreational (Tug O War, Sack Race, etc) LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France RECREATION: Games, Sack Race RECREATION: Games, Tug Of War | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 250604 SPORTS DAY IN FRANCE 1939 A sports day organised by British troops for local French people at the beginning of the war. France. Happy French people holding a cup. An elderly man lifted up in the air smiles happily. Two children, boy and a girl standing in front of camera. A British soldier jumps into frame, realises it and runs back. A soldier holding a little girl in his arms talking to her. Children racing. Soldiers wait on the other side to greet the winner. Women racing, pan to back view. People eating - looks like bread and jam. Soldiers giving French people slices of bread with jam. Pan across a field. Soldiers and French people eating, mingling, some smile into camera. People walking across field. Various shots of troops competing in race, sack race, tug o' war, local people and other soldiers watching. | |
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