Oars-Woman Ship AKA Oarswomanship Or Oars-Woman-Ship… 1926

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Full title reads: "Oars-woman-ship. Reading girls gain narrow victory over Oxford girls - by 8 points - in first competition for style in womens' fours".

Reading, Berkshire.

M/S of crew of women rowers and their female cox sitting in boat beside river bank, a man standing on the jetty...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
26459
Sort Number:
G 1350
Time in/Out:
01:34:17:00 / 01:37:25:00
Canister:
G 1350
Film ID:
658.16
Issue Date:
29/11/1926

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