Pathe News 1938 1938

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Titles read: "The Cumberland Plate" Carlisle, Cumbria.
Monks Mead wins the Cumberland Plate horse race at Carlisle.
rious shots of people milling about a racecourse before the start of the Cumberland Plate race. The horses start off and we see several shots of the race. Monks Mead wins. High...

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Cataloguer:
Mike
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
85478
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:31:03:00 / 01:40:49:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
2979.06
Issue Date:
1938

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