A Queer Race 1933

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"We can talk about our Derby - but in the Philippines they have one quite their very own" Man in foreground with his back to the camera holds his hands in the air. He fires a pistol to start a race. Men sitting astride water buffalo use sticks to persuade the beasts to run along.

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
17723
Sort Number:
EP 273
Time in/Out:
01:38:01:00 / 01:39:03:00
Canister:
EP 273
Film ID:
984.19
Issue Date:
16/11/1933

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