Cowes Opens 1952

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Cowes, Isle of Wight.

LV. Yachts milling around for start of a race. SV. Yachting preparing sails aboard yacht. GV. Royal Yacht Squadron Cowes SV. Starters gun being fired. LV. X Class Yachts starting race. SV. Yachts racing. SV. Crowd watching on shore. LV. Larger Yachts ploughing through...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
27311
Sort Number:
52/064
Time in/Out:
01:50:21:00 / 01:51:21:00
Canister:
52/64
Film ID:
22.51
Issue Date:
07/08/1952

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