http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlscotland/tags/day/ Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:25:14 -0700 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:25:14 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1223/buddyicons/14456531@N07.jpg?1191341297#14456531@N07 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlscotland/tags/day/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlscotland/2958749754/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/nlscotland/">National Library of Scotland</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlscotland/2958749754/" title="Spectators and competitors at a Black Watch sports day, during World War I"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3140/2958749754_f9eca2de9f_m.jpg" width="240" height="181" alt="Spectators and competitors at a Black Watch sports day, during World War I" /></a></p> <p>A crowd of onlookers at a sports day organised by the Black Watch Regiment. The spectators include some of the competitors, members of the Black Watch who were not taking part and a number of women and children, possibly from a nearby farm, town or village. A day such as this would have provided some light relief for those at the Front. <br /> <br /> Some of events at this particular sports day included a pillow fight, a rifle grenade competition, a gas helmet race, collecting rings using a bayonet and a children's race.<br /> <br /> [Original reads: 'BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE WESTERN FRONT. Black Watch hold sports whilst resting. Competitors and spectators.']<br /> <br /> <a href="http://digital.nls.uk/74547866" rel="nofollow">digital.nls.uk/74547866</a></p> Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:25:14 -0700 1918-01-01T00:00:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2958749754 44.715513 3.164062 44.715513 3.164062 23424819 Spectators and competitors at a Black Watch sports day, during World War I <p>A crowd of onlookers at a sports day organised by the Black Watch Regiment. The spectators include some of the competitors, members of the Black Watch who were not taking part and a number of women and children, possibly from a nearby farm, town or village. A day such as this would have provided some light relief for those at the Front. <br /> <br /> Some of events at this particular sports day included a pillow fight, a rifle grenade competition, a gas helmet race, collecting rings using a bayonet and a children's race.<br /> <br /> [Original reads: 'BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE WESTERN FRONT. Black Watch hold sports whilst resting. Competitors and spectators.']<br /> <br /> <a href="http://digital.nls.uk/74547866" rel="nofollow">digital.nls.uk/74547866</a></p> National Library of Scotland black sports army war day general britain watch wwi worldwari german worldwarone british ww1 spectators greatwar firstworldwar blackwatch worldwar1 regiment haig nls thegreatwar gernany douglashaig nationallibraryofscotland 19141918 generalhaig generaldouglashaig blackwatchregiment nls:dodprojectid=74462370 organization:library=nationallibraryofscotland owner:name=nationallibraryofscotland nls:source=solrxml nls:dodid=74547866 nls:derivative=74403042 http://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/