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School Sports

1921 , Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Cat no. 607

An inter-school sports day at Crown Meadow in Lowestoft, 1921.

This film opens with some of the contestants posed for the camera. The camera then pans to show other contestants and spectators around the sports ground. There are girls and boys present. The girls give a display of catching. There are numerous races shown. Both boys and girls compete in a series of obstacle races. The obstacles are made on a fishing theme, using masts, barrels and nets. Although the girls climb through barrels and crawl under nets, none of them is wearing sports kit - most are wearing white dresses. Girls also compete in a dressing race. Boys compete in a piggy back race, and egg and spoon race and three-legged races. In one of these the boys are tied facing different ways. There is also a serious sprint. The film ends with further shots of the crowd.

Featured Events

An inter-school sports day, Crown Meadow, Lowestoft, 1921

Keywords

Children; school events

Other Places

Lowestoft

Background Information

All of the obstacles of the obstacle race were connected with the fishing industry. Part of Crown Meadow is now the ground of Lowestoft Town Football Club.

Manifestations

School Sports

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    Duration
    0:06:06
    Modification Date
    04/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733154
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    MP4 H264 digital
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    0:06:06
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    04/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
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    Duration
    0:06:06
    Modification Date
    04/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733149
  • Activities
    Barcode
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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
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    Duration
    0:03:54
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
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  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV248879
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    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:03:57
    Modification Date
    17/09/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    691995
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV233549
    Canonical Identifier
    A-548
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
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    Colour Type
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    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    neg
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    656131
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    INV237772
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-154
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:06:00
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563219
  • Barcode
    INV239760
    Canonical Identifier
    B-107
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    35mm full gate film
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562469

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