Carnival Devizes 1920-1929

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Carnival Devizes. Wiltshire.

Parades. Devizes' Carnival; c. 1920s. Parade in some town in Britain. Fire engine; floats; marching bands; people in clown costumes; etc. Then shot looking over crowd milling around after parade.

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
76574
Sort Number:
ON 335 G
Time in/Out:
01:11:48:00 / 01:14:13:00
Canister:
ON 335 G
Film ID:
2418.05
Issue Date:
1920 - 1929

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