The Playing Fields Of Eton - 1917 (1917)

Eton, Windsor, Berkshire Eton boys give up half holiday to work on the land (but they do get to have boat races afterward). Shot of the public school boys of approximate ages between 10 and 16 (?) as they walk past trees & building; toward camera; carrying shovels and rakes and wearing striped caps and grins. The boys all working; digging etc. A schoolmaster walks around supervising. CUs of boys digging. Boys wearing shorts, knee socks; white sweaters walking on dock. Group of boys in overcoats standing by the water. Boat races. (’Crew’) Long boats carry 7 kids in a row. A couple of shots of the boys working mixed in here with the sports. World War One. Work and play. Education. Home front. Children / youth. G 418 A. FILM ID:1864.2 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also repre