“Coal ...O!“ (1930)

Full title reads: “France. ’Coal ... O! Parisian Coal Porters, each carrying a hundred weight of coal - contest in 2-mile uphill course for ’Coalies Championship’.“ Paris, France. Travel shots of men competing in coal porters championship. Each man is running with a large bag of coal on his back. A crowd is watch from either side of the road. Various shots on the course and as they approach the finish. The crowd moves in around the winners. The winner (No 1) is raised shoulder high. FILM ID: 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 represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnew