News In A Nutshell Shrovetide Games At Ashbourne,… 1937

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SHROVETIDE GAMES AT ASHBOURNE, BROADSTAIRS & ALNVICK

Ashbourne, Derbyshire.

Pancake Day in Ashbourne is marked by Shrovetide football match. Various shots of crowds chasing a ball across...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
13419
Sort Number:
37/012
Time in/Out:
01:34:46:00 / 01:36:35:00
Canister:
37/12
Film ID:
911.27
Issue Date:
11/02/1937

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