Waterman's Regatta At Richmond 1919

Star Item

Description

Item title reads: "Richmond - Waterman's Regatta - Exiting and Cooling events at the old up-river function"

River Thames, Richmond, London

LS Fun events including water splashing contest with canoe paddles. Both crews fall in and swim back to retrieve boats. LS. Walking the greasy...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Bond
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
30063
Sort Number:
G 0592
Time in/Out:
01:34:29:00 / 01:35:13:00
Canister:
G 592
Film ID:
196.30
Issue Date:
23/08/1919

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
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
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
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
(River Girls)

(River Girls)

Story about women rowers.

Waterman Keeps Title

Waterman Keeps Title

Peter Waterman defends his British Welterweight Title in a fight with Frank Johnson.

Waterman

Waterman

Bob Woods sits in boat under Charing Cross bridge in case the workmen should fall in. London.

Infiltrants Taken Prisoner In New Guinea

Infiltrants Taken Prisoner In New Guinea

Prisoners in New Guinea blindfolded and taken to island camp

River Excursions Waterman's

River Excursions Waterman's

Men in official robes, man holding up a bible, two men in front of the table are sworn in.

Waterman's Regatta

Waterman's Regatta

Waterman's Regatta circa 1917.

Waterman Royal Regatta

Waterman Royal Regatta

Footage of the Waterman Royal Regatta.

 

 

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