| WOMEN WRESTLERS Two women wrestlers on stage watched over by male referee. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5187 |
| Catalog #: | 445080 | |
| Clip Number: | 445080-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1 D (T) | |
| Timecode: | 01:26:24 - 01:27:39 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1908 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Gender roles LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England SPORTS: Women SPORTS: Wrestling, Professional | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 319933 "Twenty Seven years ago, a couple of fairy-like ladies burst upon an astonished world and shocked feminine susceptibilities by wrestling!" Two women wrestlers on stage watched over by male referee. Wrestling/oddities. Women wrestling on stage; 1908. Bizarre film of 2 women wrestlers in tights and baggy leotards; throwing and pinning each other; rolling around; etc. on a stage; a man stands in back; before a painted backdrop of curtains; pillars; etc. Very strange for its day. Not typical feminine behavior. | |
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