2,000 Girl Athletes 1930

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Full title reads: "Charleville, France. 2,000 Girl Athletes participate in International Drill Display."

Charleville, France.

Pan across large group of young women doing drill / keep fit / physical training exercises in a display for a watching crowd.

Shots of the crowd watching....

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
6388
Sort Number:
30/024
Time in/Out:
01:30:18:00 / 01:32:24:00
Canister:
30/24
Film ID:
719.17
Issue Date:
21/08/1930

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