Gravesend AKA West Indies Cricket Xi 1939

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This is a duplicate copy of item 1005.49 - check for best quality.

Full titles read: "GRAVESEND"

Brief shots of the West Indian cricket XI playing charity match in Kent.

British team is captained by Leslie Ames (?)

Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
93282
Sort Number:
39/036
Time in/Out:
01:10:40:00 / 01:11:04:00
Canister:
39/36
Film ID:
3460.10
Issue Date:
04/05/1939

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