Rag Regatta 1956

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Richmond, London.

M/S of a young man placing a pointed boat on the river; it looks like half a canoe. M/S of people watching from the river bank as commentator tells us members of Richmond Canoe Club are staging a 'rag' regatta in aid of the British Empire Cancer Research Campaign.

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
2019
Sort Number:
CP 074
Time in/Out:
02:00:06:00 / 02:01:12:00
Canister:
CP 074
Film ID:
41.29
Issue Date:
28/05/1956

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