Lancashire's Cotton Pageant 1932

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Full title reads: "Manchester. Lancashire's Cotton Pageant. 5,000 children - dressed to form a Cotton Plantation - assisted by a Choir of 1,5000 voices, present a unique and novel spectacle."

Manchester, Lancashire.

Large numbers of young children wearing outfits designed to make them...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
5073
Sort Number:
32/051
Time in/Out:
01:13:47:00 / 01:15:23:00
Canister:
32/51
Film ID:
679.12
Issue Date:
27/06/1932

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