One Pull And They're In 1959

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Titles read: "NORTHANTS TUG-O-WAR - ONE PULL AND THEY'RE IN!".

Geddington, Northamptonshire.

Various shots of people arriving in the village of Geddington for a tug of war contest. - 'The Battle of the Brook'. The north side team ride on a trailer towed by a tractor. Two men ride in...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
49847
Sort Number:
59/027
Time in/Out:
01:58:17:00 / 01:59:25:00
Canister:
59/27
Film ID:
1553.32
Issue Date:
02/04/1959

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