Crazy Gala 1960

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M/S of a diving board by an outdoor swimming pool at Butlin's Holiday Camp in Clacton, Essex; some men in shorts and trunks run up the steps either side of the board while a large crowd in swimwear and summer clothes watches. One of the men wears an old-fashioned swimsuit and a knotted hanky. The first...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1504
Sort Number:
CP 296
Time in/Out:
01:55:25:00 / 01:57:08:00
Canister:
CP 296
Film ID:
109.23
Issue Date:
29/08/1960

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