Rose Show Opened 1920

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Description

Leeds, Yorkshire.

Sir Edwin Airey, Lord Mayor of Leeds, opens the National Rose Show at Roundhay Park.

Sir Edwin accompanied by his wife and a man in uniform ( possibly Police ) walking through the grounds of the park, in the distance are some marquees. C/U of a speaker's platform,...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
21873
Sort Number:
G 0685
Time in/Out:
01:36:03:00 / 01:36:43:00
Canister:
G 685
Film ID:
216.17
Issue Date:
15/07/1920

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