A Gypsy Coronation 1937

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Full title reads: "A GYPSY CORONATION".

Baildon.

Carriages with Romany Gipsies on arriving for the ceremony of coronation of the British Gypsy King. A man to be crowned is sitting on the dais surrounded by several Gypsies - they are all wearing traditional costumes. Large crowd gathered...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
16011
Sort Number:
37/069
Time in/Out:
01:38:34:00 / 01:40:28:00
Canister:
37/69
Film ID:
931.45
Issue Date:
30/08/1937

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  • The place is BAILDON, West Riding of Yorkshire! Not Basildon where my post used to go in the 60-70's please correct

    imagetaker1 13th Jan 2013

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