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"... And They Sang As They Danced Along" 1933
Description
Full title reads: Helston. '... and they sang as they danced along'. Old folk, young folk - just the same - dance through the town in the quaint centuries old Furry Dance."
Helston, Cornwall.
Crowds gather in the streets of Helston while a brass band plays 'The Floral Dance'.
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Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 6154
- Sort Number:
- 33/038
- Time in/Out:
- 01:45:40:00 / 01:47:30:00
- Canister:
- 33/38
- Film ID:
- 705.25
- Issue Date:
- 11/05/1933
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