Mediaeval Pageant 1920-1929

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Mediaeval Pageant - location of events unknown.

Medieval festival. Jousting games on horseback; in which the competitor tries to spear a fake knight on a pole. Shot of people watching from box dressed as medieval royalty or nobility; ladies wear huge ruffs. Knights in armour ride in procession...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
70306
Sort Number:
ON 290 G
Time in/Out:
01:23:31:00 / 01:24:47:00
Canister:
ON 290 G
Film ID:
2386.07
Issue Date:
1920 - 1929

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