A Whole Town "En Fete" 1932

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Full title reads: "Newport. A Whole Town 'en Fete' - and all records broken in the Royal Gwent Hospital Carnival - in which 3,000 gaily dressed revellers took part, headed by the 'Queen of Sheba' & her court."

Newport, Wales.

A brass band leads soldiers on horseback down a crowd lined...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
5095
Sort Number:
32/063
Time in/Out:
01:51:22:00 / 01:52:45:00
Canister:
32/63
Film ID:
679.34
Issue Date:
08/08/1932

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