Royal Ascot 1968

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No title. Royal Ascot, Berkshire. Colour item.

Various shots glamorous looking women wearing outlandish hats and fashionably dresses. We also see men dressed in lounge suits standing next to men in top hats and tails - this is the first year the men's dress code has been made less formal. Zoom...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
56757
Sort Number:
68/050
Time in/Out:
01:54:21:00 / 01:56:04:00
Canister:
68/50
Film ID:
2063.24
Issue Date:
20/06/1968

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0:010:020:030:04

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