Eton Wall Game 1921

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Item title reads - Eton Wall game. St. Andrew's Day celebrated with the customary enthusiasm between Collegers and Oppidans.

M/S of young men walking along wearing shorts, jackets, hats, long scarves and wellingtons. Various shots of them chasing a ball on the ground by the wall.
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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
22643
Sort Number:
G 0830
Time in/Out:
01:46:29:00 / 01:47:09:00
Canister:
G 830
Film ID:
248.37
Issue Date:
05/12/1921

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