Boat Race 1946

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Description

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.

Cambridge.

Various shot of the Cambridge bumping race on the River Thames (?). People cycling on towpath.

Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
64424
Sort Number:
UN 1353 C
Time in/Out:
01:22:48:00 / 01:23:51:00
Canister:
UN 1353 C
Film ID:
2187.07
Issue Date:
1946

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