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Mitchell and Kenyon. 286, Preston egg rolling, c.1901 / produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Silent film online.
- Silent film online
- Language:
- No linguistic content
- Subjects (All):
- Easter--England--Preston (Lancashire).
- Easter.
- Egg rolling--England--Preston (Lancashire).
- Egg rolling.
- England--Preston (Lancashire).
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (3 min.) : sound, black and white.
- monochrome
- Other Title:
- Mitchell and Kenyon 286 : Preston egg rolling, c.1901
- Mitchell and Kenyon reel 26, no. 286
- Place of Publication:
- London : British Film Institute, 1901.
- Language Note:
- This edition silent.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Mitchell and Kenyon filmed several local traditions, including this Easter custom in Preston's Avenham Park, which dates centuries and is still observed today. One of the showmen who commissioned the film doffs his top hat to the camera before gamely joining in. It's a communal occasion and a time to show off - one mother displays a baby nearly smothered in its swaddling clothes.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames (Silent Film Online, viewed Apr. 4, 2014).
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2014. (Silent film online). Available via World Wide Web.
- OCLC:
- 881550867
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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