Lathrop School Calisthenics (1904 Original Black & White Film)

Watch a group of preadolescent boys and girls as they showcase synchronized calisthenics in this vintage footage from 1904. Standing in a row against a backdrop marked "Kansas City, Mo.", the students demonstrate various exercises with perfect coordination. Witness a glimpse of early physical education practices in black and white film.

Source :
Weed, A. E., American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, Missouri. Commission To The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Paper Print Collection & Niver. (1904) Lathrop School, calisthenics. United States: American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00564562