The Blind From St Dunstan's Enjoy Themselves… 1916

Star Item

Description

Blind people from St Dustan's enjoy themselves on river.

Flash frame titles (negative and back to front) read: 'HEROES EVERY ONE! - Despite their affliction, our blinded heroes at St. Dunstan's enjoy themselves on the river as usual.'

Location of events unknown - somewhere in England.

Group...

more

Tags more

Data

Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
71247
Sort Number:
ON 009 G
Time in/Out:
01:42:54:00 / 01:43:34:00
Canister:
ON 009 G
Film ID:
1848.34
Issue Date:
1916

Appears in...

Collections
Newsreels
Categories
Sport & Leisure Lifestyle & Culture War & Revolution Science & Technology
WorkSpaces
History of disability

Stills

0:010:020:030:04

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment

10 Tragedies Caught on Film

British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt

Death Row in Wartime: 8 Images

The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row

Prince Philip's Classic Quotes

The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
Philip

Related Videos

Hide
Midget Boxers

Midget Boxers

Young boys box in the Stable Lads Boxing Tournament to raise money for St. Dunstan's Blind School, and Gracie Fields auctions her bouquet of flowers. Stadium Club, Holborn, London.

Jockeys V. Racing Press

Jockeys V. Racing Press

A team of jockeys play the racing press in charity cricket match for St. Dunstan's. Lords.

Blind Oarsmen's Regatta (Aka Blind Oarsmen At Regatta)

Blind Oarsmen's Regatta (Aka Blind Oarsmen At Regatta)

Blind Ex-Servicemens rowing race on the River Thames, Sussex.

Come On Steve

Come On Steve

Racing Press beat Jockeys in charity cricket match for St. Dunstan's.

British Empire Ball

British Empire Ball

British Empire Ball in aid St. Dunstan's - London

Charity Football Match

Charity Football Match

Charity football match in aid of St Dunstan's - Fulham London.

Shooting By Sound

Shooting By Sound

Footage of the men firing rifles with the aid of electrical sound to help accuracy, St. Dunstan's.

Come On Steve

Come On Steve

Racing Press beat Jockeys in charity cricket match for St. Dunstan's.

 

 

1913 Derby: Emily Davison Killed

On June 4 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison made her way in to the history books when she fell under the hooves of George V’s horse at the Epsom Derby. But was it intentional?
Emily

Famous Last Words

From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words.
Last_Words

Winston Churchill’s Finest Quotes

The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill

Bloodiest Battles Caught On Film

WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle

Vertigo: Nerves of Steel

Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Vertigo

Twenty Acts of Terror

Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
911