Record Crowds AKA "Victory" Grand National 1919

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Titles read: 'Aintree. Record Crowds. 150,000 people witness "Victory" Grand National.'

Liverpool, Merseyside.

Grand National; 1919. Pan over crowds. Then shot looking down over crowd at track; horses run past. Crowd breaking up; all moving around. Many veterans of World War One still...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
73363
Sort Number:
ON 141 J
Time in/Out:
01:31:12:00 / 01:34:57:00
Canister:
ON 141 J
Film ID:
1922.22
Issue Date:
1919

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