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Gift For Sir Gordon 1954
Description
Savoy Hotel, London.
Sir Gordon Richards, famous jockey, arriving at Savoy Hotel. SV. Sir Gordon greeting other jockeys. SV. Lester Piggott arriving. LV. Jockeys and other guests drinking at bar. SCU. Australians Edgar Britt and Eph Smith. SV. Charlie Smirke and Tommy Gosling seated with other...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sanja
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 30295
- Sort Number:
- 54/090
- Time in/Out:
- 01:03:21:00 / 01:04:10:00
- Canister:
- 54/90
- Film ID:
- 497.03
- Issue Date:
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