Model Yacht Racing At Fleetwood 1937

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Full title reads: "FLEETWOOD".

Fleetwood, Lancashire.

Two men carrying a model yacht to place it into water at the start of the model yacht racing in Fleetwood, Lancashire. More shots of the men getting ready for the race and the crowds. Start of the race, men release their yachts....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
13688
Sort Number:
37/063
Time in/Out:
01:47:30:00 / 01:47:54:00
Canister:
37/63
Film ID:
929.54
Issue Date:
09/08/1937

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