Commonwealth 'olympics' 1966

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Full title reads: "Jamaica. Commonwealth 'Olympics' - Colour by Technicolor".

Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Scenes from the 1966 Commonwealth Games.

AS Commonwealth flags outside stadium. Pan to statue of 'The Athlete'.

CU Jamaican girl eating ice cream. LV Pan Jamaicans...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
33263
Sort Number:
66/064
Time in/Out:
01:35:33:00 / 01:40:05:00
Canister:
66/64
Film ID:
1799.22
Issue Date:
11/08/1966

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