Punchestown Races 1925

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Item title reads - Punchestown Races. Governor-general sees splendid race for his own Cup. Dublin, Ireland.

L/S of people in the stands as the camera pans slowly across them. M/S of the governor-general stood with another man looking at the Cups on the table. L/S as horses approach a low fence...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25110
Sort Number:
G 1186
Time in/Out:
01:12:28:00 / 01:13:30:00
Canister:
G 1186
Film ID:
392.06
Issue Date:
04/05/1925

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