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LONDON FIREMEN'S FIRST WAR TIME REGATTA

London Firemen's First War Time Regatta (1914-1918)

Men of London fire brigade compete in rowing boat...

OXFORD CREW - PUTNEY

Oxford Crew - Putney (1920-1929)

Oxford Crew row on River Thames at Putney.

WOMEN ROWING - 1929

Women Rowing - 1929 (1929)

Footage of women in rowing competition.

ROWING TEAMS CARRYING BOATS

Rowing Teams Carrying Boats (1920-1929)

Rowing teams carry boats and oars from boathouse - probably Oxford...

WAR CANOE CLUB aka WAR CANDE CLUB

War Canoe Club AKA War Cande Club (1925)

Men and women show off their rowing skills in the War Canoe...

SYNCOPATED ROWING

Syncopated Rowing (1929)

Rowers in boat try out syncopated rowing, the back half have different rhythm...

FIRST ALL WOMEN REGATTA

First All Women Regatta (1925)

Two teams of female rowers compete at regatta held by Cecil Ladies'...

 

 

SWAN UPPING AT WINDSOR

Swan Upping At Windsor (1937)

Thames swan masters checking up on swans - this is called swan upping.

WATERMAN'S REGATTA

Waterman's Regatta (1917)

Waterman's Regatta circa 1917.

SMALL BOATS - NAVAL LADS BRIGADE

Small Boats - Naval Lads Brigade (1917)

Footage of seas cadets in large rowing boats on river.

A BOAT RACE

A Boat Race (1914-1919)

Footage of a boat race in progress.

CAMBRIDGE PRACTICE BOAT RACE

Cambridge Practice Boat Race (1910-1919)

Cambridge University rowing crew practice for annual boat race.

DOGGETT'S COAT & BADGE RACE

Doggett's Coat & Badge Race (1920-1929)

Competitors starting off in traditional Doggett's Coat and Badge...

THE GIRLS IN THE BOAT aka STRONG ARMED EVES ROWING

The Girls In The Boat AKA Strong Armed Eves Rowing (1928)

Women's rowing race.

ROW - GIRLS - ROW

Row - Girls - Row (1927)

The girls rowing teams compete in the varsity race.

FOR THE HEADSHIP OF THE RIVER

For The Headship Of The River (1929)

Bumping races take place on the rivers at Oxford and Cambridge.

ROWING

Rowing (1924)

Irish rowing competition.

THE SUMMER EIGHTS

The Summer Eights (1925)

A festival in Oxford sees many people enjoying the rowing and punting on the...

THE SUMMER EIGHTS ORANGE TINT

The Summer Eights Orange Tint (1925)

A festival in Oxford sees many people enjoying the rowing and...

TROOPS REGATTA

Troops Regatta (1940)

Various two men and six men boat races along the canal - troops regatta in 1940.

WELL TOGETHER ALREADY

Well Together Already (1934)

Cambridge crew in training for traditional Cambridge - Oxford boat race.

CAMBRIDGE CREW

Cambridge Crew (1935)

C/U shots of this years Cambridge University boat race crew.

FINALS DAY IS THE DAY OF THE YEAR!

Finals Day Is The Day Of The Year! (1931)

Rowing teams from Oxford colleges compete for the 'Headship...

MEET THE OXFORD CREW

Meet The Oxford Crew (1937)

Camera introduces Oxford crew for this year's boat race against Cambridge.

MEET THE CAMBRIDGE CREW

Meet The Cambridge Crew (1937)

Audience is introduced to Cambridge rowing team.

REMARKABLE CANOE DRILL

Remarkable Canoe Drill (1914-1918)

Convalescent Anzacs give...

INSPECTION OF EX-SERVICEMEN

Inspection Of Ex-Servicemen (1919)

Veterans inspected by Army officer. 1919?

HENLEY REGATTA YESTERDAY AND TODAY

Henley Regatta Yesterday And Today (1910-1929)

Footage of the changing fashions at Henley Regatta over the...

ROWING ETC aka YOUNG MEN WARMING UP FOR BOAT RACE

Rowing Etc AKA Young Men Warming Up For Boat Race (1920-1930)

Young men practise rowing on river.

HENLEY FROM THE AIR

Henley From The Air (1922)

Aerial shots of Henley Regatta taken from a biplane.

LEAGUE OF YOUTH - ROWING

League Of Youth - Rowing (1920-1929)

Team of young men rowing on river.

A NOVEL OAR

A Novel Oar (1931)

New device so that rowers can see where they are headed.

WATER SPORTITES

Water Sportites (1931)

Surfing the waves in Hawaii.

FOR THE HEADSHIP OF THE RIVER

For The Headship Of The River (1927)

College rowing eight's test their skills to the delight of...

ROYAL HENLEY REGATTA

Royal Henley Regatta (1927)

Rowing at Henley for the Royal Henley Regatta

SHADES OF THE BOAT RACE

Shades Of The Boat Race (1927)

Rowing trials for the eight's for Oxford and Cambridge

HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA

Henley Royal Regatta (1928)

Huge crowds watch the races at the Henley Regatta.

FIRST AMATEUR SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP

First Amateur Sculling Championship (1928)

Margaret Barff wins first amateur women's sculling...

BRIGHTON REGATTA

Brighton Regatta (1929)

Brighton Regatta features a boat race, policemen swimming in their uniforms, and...

ROWING FOR LADIES

Rowing For Ladies (1921)

Lord William Cecil acts as a cox for the ladies eight rowing team in London.

BLIND OARSMEN'S REGATTA aka BLIND OARSMEN AT REGATTA

Blind Oarsmen's Regatta AKA Blind Oarsmen At Regatta (1922)

Blind Ex-Servicemens rowing race on...

THE LADIES FOURS

The Ladies Fours (1922)

Woman's rowing at Hammersmith Regatta, London.

FOR THEIR PLACE IN THE BOAT

For Their Place In The Boat (1921)

Two teams from Cambridge hold trials to decide who will row in the...

LIGHT BLUES LONG RUN - TO ELY

Light Blues Long Run - To Ely (1923)

The Cambridge team row 18 miles to their new quarters in Ely.

THE DARK BLUES

The Dark Blues (1923)

The Oxford rowing team give an impressive practise performance.

OXFORD'S NEW BOAT

Oxford's New Boat (1924)

Some of the Oxford crew are seen preparing their equipment for the annual boat...

OXFORD TAKE NOTE FOR THE NEXT YEAR

Oxford Take Note For The Next Year (1924)

Canada's Olympic rowing crew train in the comfort of a...

THE RIVAL BLUES

The Rival Blues (1922)

Oxford University rowing team in training for Boat Race on River Thames.

UNIVERSITY BUMPING RACES

University Bumping Races (1926)

Students take place in novel rowing races on the River Cam.

BARRY WINS

Barry Wins (1920)

H.A. Barry wins the World's Sculling Championship.