Olympic Riders Train 1956

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Windsor, Berkshire.

SV. Tower of Windsor Castle. LV. Horses and riders leaving stable to go to the course for jumping. GV. Horse taking jumps on the course with people in foreground watching. SV. Pan, Pat Smythe jumping on Flanagan. DV. Pan, Dawn Palethorpe jumping on Earlsrath Rambler on...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
31784
Sort Number:
56/027
Time in/Out:
01:25:37:00 / 01:26:41:00
Canister:
56/27
Film ID:
579.10
Issue Date:
02/04/1956

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