'heigh Ho' Come To The Fair 1930

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Full titles read: "HEIGH HO ! 'Come to the Fair !' - Just for a brief moment - let's all be young again - at the famous Mitcham Fair."

Mitcham Fair, Greater London.

Several shots of old fashioned country fair in full swing. Their is a hive of activity with crowds turning out to go...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
36787
Sort Number:
PT 023
Time in/Out:
01:37:57:00 / 01:40:35:00
Canister:
PT 023
Film ID:
1016.15
Issue Date:
01/09/1930

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