Mothers Pram Marathon (1923)

Item title reads Mothers Pram Marathon. Mrs Groom of Eastbourne, aged 40 and mother of 5 children, wins much discussed race. LondonBrighton. L, S of a woman walking down the road pushing a pram, a man and woman are with her, she gives the baby a drink and has one herself. They walk off up the road. M, S of various contestants, one feeds her baby from a bottle and sits it up in the pram. Various shots of the contestants. Police hold crowd back as Mrs Groom walks towards the finish line. C, U of Mrs Groom posing with her baby. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136, 000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (19101932), Empire News Bulletin (19261930), British Paramount (19311957), and