Empire Day 1926

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Title: "EVERYWHERE. Empire Day had a special significance for the School children this year!"

M/S of a crocodile of teenage schoolgirls marching through a school yard, they salute as they pass a Union Jack flag. The girls are followed by a crocodile...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25779
Sort Number:
G 1296
Time in/Out:
01:15:09:00 / 01:15:58:00
Canister:
G 1296
Film ID:
498.08
Issue Date:
25/05/1926

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