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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

2768

Title

[SYLVIA AND DEREK PLAYING]

Producer

G H Higginson

Date

1930 - 1935

Gauge

16mm

Colour

b/w

Sound

silent

Running Time

10 mins 45 secs

Description

Film of Derek and Sylvia Higginson as young children in the Higginson family garden at Deane, near Bolton. They are seen at the front gate, an ice cream seller on a bicycle is seen passing and a man is seen tending a bonfire in an adjoining garden. The two children are seen playing in the garden, a friend appears with them briefly. They play on a swing, have a teaparty, play with tennis rackets and blow bubbles with a clay pipe. The film closes with footage shot on a beach. Derek and Sylvia are seen digging holes in the sand and the family dog is seen.

 

 



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