Football Season Opens 1936

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Full title reads: "Football season opens - Arsenal v. Everton, Birmingham v. Portsmouth".

Highbury Football Stadium, London.

Various shots of fans on terraces - many wear handkerchiefs on their heads as it is so hot. The two team captains of Arsenal and Everton Football Clubs toss...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
13125
Sort Number:
36/070
Time in/Out:
01:48:33:00 / 01:50:11:00
Canister:
36/70
Film ID:
891.26
Issue Date:
31/08/1936

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