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Go to HomepageReel Number: 220685-15
Color: Black and White
Sound: SIL
Year / Date: 1906,1900s
Country: England,Greece,United Kingdom
Location: Panathenaic Stadium, Athens
TC Begins: 00:59:30
TC Ends: 01:05:12
Duration: 00:05:42
1906 - Sports, Greece: Intercalated Games, aka 1906 Olympics Royalty including Edward VII of United Kingdom into Athens Panathenaic stadium, formal dressed riders past crowd on steps. Carriage & ?? out and up stairs. Walking around interior of large stadium. People sitting and Naval Officers behind. Pan over VIPs (Royalty). 01:01:09 Athletes march in front of crowd. 01:01:40 High Angle shot of Tug of War. 01:01:56 Hurdles run by five people. 01:02:16 High-wheel / Penny farthing bike / bicycle riding in tandem & patterns. Can see that infield is elevated and people walking around in concrete ditch. 01:02:34 Mass exercise by men with Indian Clubs. 01:03:35 Rowing competition in Bay of Phaleron / harbor w/ war ships behind & people waving from rowboats. Greek flag & USA flag seen. 01:04:32 People into stands seen from above. 01:04:58 High angle of arrives formal carriage pulled by two two-horse teams leading mounted riders. Procession of Military in street. Second International Olympic Games; 1900s; Athletes; Athletics; NOTE: First Intercalated Games had been scheduled for 1901 in Paris by International Olympic Committee but may not have been held as clashed w/ Paris Exposition.