Aintree Sunday 1922

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Item title reads: "Aintree Sunday. Thousands of sightseers visit Grand National jumps - Only genuine pictures of the actual race (taken by PATHE) will be shown in this Theatre."

Liverpool, Merseyside.

L/S of group of men looking at one of the Grand National jumps. M/S of two men using...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
22785
Sort Number:
G 0861
Time in/Out:
01:49:33:00 / 01:50:16:00
Canister:
G 861
Film ID:
260.39
Issue Date:
23/03/1922

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