International Spelling Bee 1938

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Titles read: "INTERNATIONAL SPELLING BEE. Gt. Britain v. United States".

London.

Inside BBC Broadcasting House, we see several male and female contestants of the British Spelling Bee team sitting in a line wearing headphones. Commentator points out Spelling Master Tom Woodruffe, sitting...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
16381
Sort Number:
38/020
Time in/Out:
01:05:21:00 / 01:07:07:00
Canister:
38/20
Film ID:
957.09
Issue Date:
10/03/1938

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