Lady Godiva Re-Enacted At Coventry 1936

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Full title reads: "Coventry".

West Midlands.

Various shots of carnival parade with historical theme. Floats and people in period costume pass crowds watching from pavements. Victorian sailors and soldiers, Queen Elizabeth I, Joan of Arc and Lady Godiva (in a modest flesh coloured body...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
13031
Sort Number:
36/052
Time in/Out:
01:42:07:00 / 01:45:37:00
Canister:
36/52
Film ID:
885.28
Issue Date:
29/06/1936

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