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Donkey Rides on Beach

And they're off! Pioneering amateur film by Alfred Passmore

Home movie 1903 Silent

Overview

And they're off! This pioneering amateur film by Alfred Passmore sees enthusiastic beach-goers - presumably members of the Passmore clan - practically galloping along the shoreline on their humble steeds.

The film is one of a collection of 15 home movies, mostly shot by Alfred Ernest Passmore (1867-1948) of his family at home and on holiday between 1902 and 1903.

Genres

Home movie

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Sandown

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

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