Girl Swimmers 1922

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Blackrock (Gwent or Cornwall)

Full titles read: "GIRL SWIMMERS FOR TAILTEANN - American bathing Belles do not excel our Blackrock girls in beauty or skill!"

L/S of girls standing by pool in swimming costumes. M/S of girl bent forwards while other girls laugh and joke as they leap frog...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
22810
Sort Number:
G 0864
Time in/Out:
01:23:47:00 / 01:26:01:00
Canister:
G 864
Film ID:
262.16
Issue Date:
03/04/1922

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