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The Abyssinian – Italian Stunt, Weir v the Rest, 1935 (1/5)

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TypePhotographDateBetween 1st January 1935 and 31st December 1935CollectionWeir House Residents' Association archivesDescriptionTop left. Landscape black and white photo. captures members of the Weir rugby team wearing all-black and performing the Roman salute. Other members of the team wear white sorts and are topless, with blackface on their faces and chests. One resident stands in the middle wearing a top hat and holding an illegible sign.
From left to right: Smythe (J), Hull, Willis, Richmond, Spencer, Rowe, Watts, Mills (behind), Horsley (K), Adams, Christensen, Hutchens. Gawith (name beneath Mills). From album page 13, titled “The Abyssinian – Italian Stunt, Weir v the Rest 1935”SubjectWeir HouseSecond Italo-Ethiopian WarRugby

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The Abyssinian – Italian Stunt, Weir v the Rest, 1935 (1/5)

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