• Short Summary

    Cambridge boat crew in training for the traditional boat race against Oxford.

  • Description

    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

    Various shots of the colleges and bridges in Cambridge. Various shots of the Cambridge boat crew in training for the big race. Individual members of the crew training on static devices placed into river and tied to bank. Crew taking the boat into water. Close up shots of the individual crew members as they walk towards water. Crew in boat and rowing along the canal. Cyclists following the boat. More shots of the crew rowing. Close up shot of a man's face.

    Mute neg.

    Note - names of the crew members are found in the old record. They are: G. C. Richardson, M. C. Page [Lapage], D. V. L. Odhams, D. J. C. Meyrick (the cox), P. M. D. Massey, A. B. C. Harrison, E. F. Clark and C. B. R. Barton. Date found in the old file - 13/01/1948.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    2208.04
    Media URN:
    74406
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    1948
    Sound:
    sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:04:49:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:13:39:00 / 01:18:28:00
    Canister:
    UN 1880 C

Comments (1)

  1. jamied says

    "M C Page" should read M C Lapage.

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