A Grand National In Miniature 1931

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Full title reads: "Bicester. A Grand National in Miniature. Hard Riding Soldier Jockeys take many a toss in Guards Point-to-Point Races."

Bicester, Oxfordshire.

Jockeys - soldiers from the Guards Regiment - mount their horses. A crowd of people stand outside marquees to watch. The...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
8359
Sort Number:
31/020
Time in/Out:
01:30:50:00 / 01:32:10:00
Canister:
31/20
Film ID:
763.19
Issue Date:
09/03/1931

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