Topical Budget: Anglers’ Competition At Richmond, Richmond (1915)
ProRes digital file Black & White Mute 1915 1:02
Summary: Gangway! A posse of 350 anglers charge through Richmond in a race to take up the best position before a fishing competition.
Title number: 19853
LSA ID: LSA/26298
Description: Bottle-swigging, pipe-smoking anglers take up their positions for the day on a foggy Thames-side path in Richmond, having raced each other through the streets to get the best positions.
Further information: Around 350 anglers took part in this competition held in aid of the Anglers’ Benevolent Society. Note the heavy, unwieldy, poles compared with today’s light-weight fishing equipment.
Keywords: Richmond; fishing
Locations: Richmond, London
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