Glusburn's Floral Festival 1920

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Crosshills ( Crossmills ).

Intertitle: "GLUSBURN'S FLORAL Horticultural and Athletic Society's Athletic Festival".

M/S of three men competing in a short sprint, we see them as they come to the finishing line, three judges with note books officiate. On the far side of the track ( in...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
21562
Sort Number:
G 0699
Time in/Out:
01:41:41:00 / 01:43:13:00
Canister:
G 699
Film ID:
212.37
Issue Date:

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