Irish Sweepstake 1931

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Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown.

Eire, Southern Ireland, Republic of Ireland.

Groups of women mix up the thousands of tickets for the Irish Sweepstake.

Boxes of tickets are emptied out onto a table. They are spread out and mixed

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
58101
Sort Number:
UN 0057 C
Time in/Out:
01:49:11:00 / 01:50:59:00
Canister:
UN 57 C
Film ID:
518.18
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