Ascot Sunday 1925

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Item title reads - "Ascot Sunday". Famed Boulter's Lock a kaleidoscopic scene of colour and beauty. Maidenhead, Berkshire.

People stand on the river bank and the camera pans across to various boats full of people sat in the lock. M/S as the lock is closed, various shots as the boats all sail...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
19582
Sort Number:
G 1201
Time in/Out:
01:35:46:00 / 01:37:34:00
Canister:
G 1201
Film ID:
408.21
Issue Date:
25/06/1925

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