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Military Tournament at Batley Football Ground (1902)

A display of strength and skill in a Lancashire military tournament.

Non-Fiction 1902 5 mins Silent

Overview

The sizeable Edwardian audience gathered in the stands are treated to various feats of strength and skill, including men vaulting over a horse and forming human pyramids, with a clown adding a bit of mischief. Mitchell and Kenyon's camera also records men on horseback severing suspended ropes with their swords and performing a type of jousting.

Original title

The Military Tournament at Batley Football Ground (1902)

Genres

Non-Fiction

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Batley

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

Subjects

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