Civil Service Sports Ground 1926

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Chiswick, London.

Title: "Civil Service Sports Ground opened by the King accompanied by Duke of York".

M/S of King George V and Prince Albert getting out of a car, a group of official looking men accompany them as they walk past the camera. M/S of the King walking along a row of men...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25578
Sort Number:
G 1270
Time in/Out:
01:37:23:00 / 01:38:09:00
Canister:
G 1270
Film ID:
454.24
Issue Date:
22/02/1926

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