Jackson Collection: 20: Gold Coast life
This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2005/092/020).
Synopsis
Gold Coast British lady dressed in straw summer hat, white belt, and divided skirt demonstrates her tennis shots for the camera on deserted tennis court in the grounds of Residency? An African woman with her child in her arms meets the British lady at the side of the court. Seated African teenage girl has her hair done by older women in a fashion that brings the hair up in spikes and then smiles happily to camera. NB:
VERY UNDER EXPOSED
Production / Donor Details: Donor's grandfather, Sir Francis Walter F Jackson was Chief Commissioner, Gold Coast (Ghana) 1934-36.
Titles
- Jackson Collection: 20: Gold Coast life (Archive)
- Series Title:
- Jackson Collection
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1930
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm
- Sound:
- Mute
- Footage:
- 50ft
Production Credits
- Production Details
- See synopsis