Amateur Skating Championship 1929

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Swavesey, Cambridgeshire.

Full titles read: "Amateur Skating Championship - The 16 th Race to be held in 50 years for King's Cup, won by CW Horn for the second time ....22 completed."

L/S of many of the crowd gathering on the frozen lake (or ice rink), many are moving around on ice...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
35580
Sort Number:
G 1577
Time in/Out:
01:35:11:00 / 01:37:06:00
Canister:
G 1577
Film ID:
776.24
Issue Date:
31/01/1929

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