Noah's Ark Fun Fair - Wembley Exhibition 1924

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British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London.

Various shots of children playing in the Noah's Ark fun fair exhibit.

Intertitle reads: "Sands - real ones!". VS of children playing on the man made beach at the exhibition - they have donkey rides and build sandcastles.

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
81212
Sort Number:
UNI GAZ 044
Time in/Out:
01:04:03:00 / 01:05:26:00
Canister:
UNI GAZ ROLL 44
Film ID:
2755.05
Issue Date:
1924

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