May Ball, Trinity College
1960 , Cambridge (Cambridgeshire)
Cat no. 13
Trinity College May Ball
The film shows interior shots of the ball. Couples are seen jiving to the Chappie D'Amato band. Men are generally wearing evening dress. Some women are wearing formal ballgowns with white gloves and pearl chokers. Others are wearing shorter 'rock 'n roll' style dresses. There are close up shots of women drinking and smoking as well as of a couple kissing. Champagne is in evidence placing the emphasis on the sense of social occasion. The film ends with a man carrying a woman across a lawn
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Trinity College May Ball, 1960
Keywords
Cambridge University; Ball; Dancing; Trinity College
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Camera : John Murray
Manifestations
May Ball, Trinity College
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Genre: Archive Alive
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Locations: Cambridge (Cambridgeshire)
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Description Type: monographic
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Subject: students / May balls / Trinity College, Cambridge / jiving / Chappie D'Amato Band / dress
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