Common Riding - Langholm 1938

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Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Various shots of the ceremony of the Common Riding in Langholm. A man carrying a flag rides through the countryside and across a river, leading a cavalcade of other riders to the boundaries of the town. Having touched all the boundaries, the standard...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
20531
Sort Number:
38/062
Time in/Out:
01:08:58:00 / 01:09:25:00
Canister:
38/62
Film ID:
1037.06
Issue Date:
04/08/1938

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