Sea Cricket 1949

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Bournemouth, Dorset.

Crowded beach at Bournemouth. Various shots of girls playing the new game of sea cricket. The girl batting stands on a raft, the fielders stand in the shallow water, the scorer writes on a blackboard on the beach. People watch from the nearby pier.

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44999
Sort Number:
NP 259
Time in/Out:
01:52:19:00 / 01:53:36:00
Canister:
NP 259
Film ID:
1373.34
Issue Date:
29/08/1949

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