Mobile Townships (1938)

Titles read: “MOBILE TOWNSHIPS“. Lake Maggiore, Italy. Various shots of a large campsite on the shores of Lake Maggiore. Female members of the Caravan and Camping Clubs of 14 nations gathered here are seen showering in swimsuits and brushing their teeth at the same time (good heavens!). A line of men stand at washing troughs, a man has an alfresco shave, people sit around camp stoves and table, buttering buns and drinking tea. Others wash their crockery outside their tents and caravans, read letters, play with their babies. Several shots of people swimming in the lake and splashing about in the water. FILM ID: 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 (19