Quoits Item Title Is Ancient And Modern 1939

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Part of ANCIENT AND MODERN issue.

Eccles, Kent.

Various shots of men playing traditional game of quoits outside the village pub. More men watch drinking pints of beer. Good shots of country types.

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42762
Sort Number:
NSP 188
Time in/Out:
01:45:22:00 / 01:46:12:00
Canister:
NSP 188
Film ID:
1280.28
Issue Date:
09/11/1939

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