Cycle Veterans Celebrate. 1940

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Full title reads: "Cycle Veterans Celebrate."

Lancashire.

A group of elderly men riding in elderly bicycles come along street.

The men show off their old fashioned bikes - including a Penny Farthing - to gathered people.

MS of veteran cyclists cutting birthday cake...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
21053
Sort Number:
40/067
Time in/Out:
01:35:51:00 / 01:36:46:00
Canister:
40/67
Film ID:
1053.39
Issue Date:
19/08/1940

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