A Really Sporting Event! 1931

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Full title reads: "A Really Sporting Event! Exeter Harriers win 45 mile Relay Race from Exeter to Plymouth. Many teams competed though no prizes were offered!"

Exeter / Plymouth, Devon.

Runners start off at the beginning of a long distance relay race.

Shots of people clapping...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
8371
Sort Number:
31/019
Time in/Out:
01:47:58:00 / 01:49:07:00
Canister:
31/19
Film ID:
763.31
Issue Date:
05/03/1931

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