4,000 Boy Scouts 1927

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Item title reads: "4,000 Boy Scouts. Attend 18th annual Church Parade at St. Paul's Cathedral."

London

High angle of 4000 Boy Scouts filling Paternoster Square. Colours are presented, and awards given . The scouts march into St. Paul's, going up the steps.

Data

Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
32933
Sort Number:
G 1396
Time in/Out:
01:54:23:00 / 01:55:28:00
Canister:
G 1396
Film ID:
680.41
Issue Date:
09/05/1927

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