Ayr Races - Ayr 1923

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Item title reads - Ayr races. Thousands attend summer meeting. Scotland.

L/S of people in the stands around the course, M/S as the horses race past the camera. L/S of the crowds standing by the course, the horses race past. L/S as the camera pans across the crowds in the stands again. M/S...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
23930
Sort Number:
G 1007
Time in/Out:
01:03:36:00 / 01:04:32:00
Canister:
G 1007
Film ID:
314.04
Issue Date:
20/08/1923

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