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May Day 1914-1918
Description
May Day.
Location of events unknown.
Holidays. Group of young girls; between ages 8-12; come hopping / dancing toward camera (it looks quite funny, like Morris Dancing - SL). More children; adults; bare winter trees and large house in BG. Girls dance some more.
Then the May...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Cheri
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 73974
- Sort Number:
- ON 186 E
- Time in/Out:
- 01:07:37:00 / 01:08:07:00
- Canister:
- ON 186 E
- Film ID:
- 1944.09
- Issue Date:
- 1914 - 1918
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- Great British Outdoors dance May Day morris germany 1910-1919 1914-1918
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