Boy Scouts Coming Of Age Jamboree 1929

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Item title reads - Boy Scouts' "Coming of Age" Jamboree. From all parts of the Empire and 42 nations, thousands of scouts have arrived in great camp, covering 450 acres in Arrowe Park. Birkenhead, Merseyside.

L/S of the boy scouts sat on the ground eating from their plates, the tents are in...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
36039
Sort Number:
G 1628
Time in/Out:
01:47:17:00 / 01:48:15:00
Canister:
G 1628
Film ID:
796.34
Issue Date:
29/07/1929

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