Mitcham Fair Opens 1919

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Item title reads: "London - An Ancient Fair - Mitcham Fair - that dates from Elizabethan days -- opened with the historic key."

Mitcham, Surrey.

LS. Mitcham fair opening ceremony. LS Crowds at the fair.

Data

Cataloguer:
Bond
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
30050
Sort Number:
G 0589
Time in/Out:
01:20:24:00 / 01:21:51:00
Canister:
G 589
Film ID:
196.17
Issue Date:
14/08/1919

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