Percy Hunt At Alnwick End 1938

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Alnwick, Northumberland.

Various shots of members of the Percy Hunt (fox hunters) riding on horseback through the streets of Alnwick with their hound dogs as huge crowds of people stand and watch. We then see them riding through the countryside during the hunt.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
16192
Sort Number:
38/002
Time in/Out:
01:24:38:00 / 01:25:16:00
Canister:
38/2
Film ID:
949.32
Issue Date:
06/01/1938

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