Rural England 571 And Still Going Strong… 1924

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Pickworth, Rutlandshire ( Leicestershire ).

Title: "RURAL ENGLAND. 571 ... AND STILL GOING STRONG! Eight of the hundred inhabitants of Pickworth Village (Rutlandshire) whose ages total 571 years".

M/S of five very elderly people - three women and two men - walking through a garden...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24646
Sort Number:
G 1124
Time in/Out:
01:01:59:00 / 01:03:10:00
Canister:
G 1124
Film ID:
358.03
Issue Date:
02/10/1924

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