Election Rumpus 1960

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Item title reads - Election rumpus.

Chelsea, London.

Aerial shot of rag in progress. Various shots of students wrestling amongst themselves. M/S group of students hanging onto one another, one is being covered with flour. Another elected student is lifted into the tank of ink, pan...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
52433
Sort Number:
60/023
Time in/Out:
01:59:24:00 / 02:00:15:00
Canister:
60/23
Film ID:
1668.33
Issue Date:
24/03/1960

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