Norwich Sports 1914-1918

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Sports Day at Norwich.

Norfolk.

Opens with silly contests: first a race for young girls in which teams of 2 run; leap over each other's back; run more; then another leapfrog bit. Then boys pushing others in wheelbarrows; and the one pushed knocks over bucket with a stick. Then a...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
72002
Sort Number:
ON 057 N
Time in/Out:
01:19:13:00 / 01:19:45:00
Canister:
ON 057 N
Film ID:
1872.23
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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