Exeter Sheriffs 1937

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Full title reads: "EXETER".

Exeter, Devon.

Pan along the line of Sheriffs in their traditional robes - almost every Sheriff in Britain is here for the ceremony of town's 400th anniversary. Procession of Sheriffs moving slowly through the crowded street towards Exeter cathedral for...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
13887
Sort Number:
37/078
Time in/Out:
01:38:21:00 / 01:38:54:00
Canister:
37/78
Film ID:
935.47
Issue Date:
30/09/1937

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