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"Laddie" Sharp Comes Home 1928
Description
Item title reads - "Laddie" Sharp comes home! Young Channel swimmer receives civic welcome and is greeted by an enthusiastic crowd. Lewisham, Greater London.
L/S of crowds of people outside Town Hall (?) as his car draws up. M/S of "Laddie" Sharp shaking hands with the mayor. C/U of the two...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Emma
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 35062
- Sort Number:
- G 1534
- Time in/Out:
- 01:09:57:00 / 01:11:02:00
- Canister:
- G 1534
- Film ID:
- 742.09
- Issue Date:
- 03/09/1928
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