"Aristocrats Of The Highway" 1932

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Full title reads: "Hyde Park. 'Aristocrats of the Highway' - Jingling bits & ringing hooves make pleasing contrast, in these petrol & motor days, at Coaching Club's Annual Meet."

Hyde Park, London.

A gathering of horse drawn carriages on a road in Hyde Park. People are watching the...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
5041
Sort Number:
32/047
Time in/Out:
01:27:35:00 / 01:28:32:00
Canister:
32/47
Film ID:
677.17
Issue Date:
13/06/1932

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