Sir Francis Davis AKA Sir Francis Drake 1921

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Item title reads - Sir Francis Davis inspects boys of the Queen Victoria School. Dunblane, Scotland.

We see some of the boys dressed in kilts playing instruments such as pipes and drums. They are followed by other boys from the school marching in a line down the field. Sir Francis inspects...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
22366
Sort Number:
G 0787
Time in/Out:
01:10:08:00 / 01:11:14:00
Canister:
G 787
Film ID:
238.12
Issue Date:
07/07/1921

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