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May Day Celebrations At Elstow 1939
Description
Full titles read: "MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS"
L/S's of May Day celebrations in Elstow in Bedfordshire. L/S's of the May queen's procession. VL/S of the May Queen being crowned. L/S's of children dancing around the maypole. Several more shots of the celebrations in progress watched by large crowds.
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Howard
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 14303
- Sort Number:
- 39/037
- Time in/Out:
- 01:02:40:00 / 01:05:29:00
- Canister:
- 39/37
- Film ID:
- 1009.04
- Issue Date:
- 08/05/1939
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