King John Started It 1951

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Atherstone, Warwickshire.

GV. Crowd waiting outside 'Blue Bell' inn for footballer Tommy Lawton to throw ball into crowd at start of the traditional shrove Tuesday football game. SV. Shopkeeper putting up shutters. SV. Lawton standing at window holding ball. LV. Pan down ball in flight. Crowd...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
46927
Sort Number:
51/013
Time in/Out:
01:01:54:00 / 01:03:06:00
Canister:
51/13
Film ID:
1439.02
Issue Date:
12/02/1951

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