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Eton Field Game 1959
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Eton, Berkshire.
Various shots show boys of Eton College preparing for and playing the 'Field Game', which is apparently a cross between soccer and rugby football, with lots of strange rules added in. Several shots of the scrums and then boys running with the ball. In a weird move, one of the...
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- Time in/Out:
- 01:29:22:00 / 01:31:39:00
- Canister:
- CP 260
- Film ID:
- 99.19
- Issue Date:
- 21/12/1959
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