Bolton's Civic Week 1929

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Item title reads - Bolton's first civic week inaugurated with great Pageant of Youth. Lancashire.

L/S as the young people dance out onto the field, the girls are wearing short skirts and white shirts, the boys are wearing baggy white trousers and shirts, they are all wearing headbands. They...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
18622
Sort Number:
G 1645
Time in/Out:
01:05:16:00 / 01:06:50:00
Canister:
G 1645
Film ID:
804.05
Issue Date:
26/09/1929

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