Pennies From The Townsmen Kisses From The… 1929

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Item title reads - Pennies from the townsmen, kisses from the girls! Hungerford's "Tutti men" claim centuries old privileges at historic Hocktide Festival. Berkshire.

M/S as a man comes out of a building holding two poles with flowers on top, he hands them to two men waiting at the side, L/S...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
35741
Sort Number:
G 1597
Time in/Out:
01:03:59:00 / 01:04:58:00
Canister:
G 1597
Film ID:
786.03
Issue Date:
11/04/1929

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