Scenes from the film Handba' at Kirkwall (1939). The last festival to be held until the end of the war.
Crowds are pushing along the street - the ball is in there somewhere! The dress is casual...
Scenes from the film Handba' at Kirkwall (1939). The last festival to be held until the end of the war. Crowds are pushing along the street - the ball is in there somewhere! The dress is casual, some are even smoking, eventually victorious Bill Rory gets the ball to Castle Corner and shows it off to the delighted crowd.
The clip is from The Scottish Screen Archive collection. For more information about this film including details of how to obtain a copy please follow this link http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=0704
The Scottish Screen Archive holds thousands of films and videos from Scotland's 20th-century history. The archive contains everything from home movies and advertisements to educational films and documentaries. There are films detailing technical processes and others showing the imagination and innovation of Scottish film-makers over the years. http://www.nls.uk/ssa/
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