Topical Budget: Munition Workers At Play (1915)
ProRes digital file Black & White Mute 1915 1:01
Summary: A large crowd of munitions workers take a break from the factory to watch Arsenal beat Spurs 2-0 during the First World War.
Title number: 19850
LSA ID: LSA/26295
Description: This match between teams representing Arsenal and Tottenham features workers from London munitions factories both in the teams and on the terraces. It’s unclear where this was played as Tottenham’s White Hart Lane ground was itself used as a munitions factory during the war.
Further information: Competitive football stopped during the First World War, as players and spectators alike joined the war effort.
Keywords: football; Football Pitch; Football Players; First World War
Locations: London
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