Eton College Steeplechase 1938

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Eton, Berkshire.

Various shots of Eton schoolboys on their annual steeplechase, which involves running across a muddy field, leaping into a stream and struggling out the other side. Brief shots of boys getting out of muddy clothes and walking back to the school buildings after the race.

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
16268
Sort Number:
38/012
Time in/Out:
01:35:15:00 / 01:35:30:00
Canister:
38/12
Film ID:
953.40
Issue Date:
10/02/1938

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