Moto-Cross Grand Prix 1965

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Item title reads - Moto Cross (Moto-Cross, Motocross) Grand Prix. Hawestone Park (should be Hawkstone Park).

Salop, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

L/S very large crowd at Hawkstone Park. L/S as the British entrants walk towards camera. L/S all the entrants lined up in front of the flags...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
55507
Sort Number:
65/055
Time in/Out:
01:08:23:00 / 01:10:12:00
Canister:
65/55
Film ID:
1812.04
Issue Date:
08/07/1965

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