Mother's Day - 300 Mothers At Hanworth Park 1916

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Mother's Day - 300 mothers at Hanworth Park, Feltham, London.

Event for mothers with sons in the military. Opens with shot of fairground with women walking around; tents in BG. 3 women in FG; walking toward camera; 2 of them old ladies in lots of black fabric - Victorian-style fashion.

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
71600
Sort Number:
ON 030 N
Time in/Out:
02:02:01:00 / 02:03:47:00
Canister:
ON 030 N
Film ID:
1856.50
Issue Date:
1916

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