Soldiers Sports Meeting 1915

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Soldiers' sports meeting; World War One.

Fun sports day: wacky contests, obstacle course, steeplechase and other silly sports. Opens with a contest involving horses; the soldiers run next to their horses, holding onto the reigns. They race to a row of chairs...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
71526
Sort Number:
ON 019 F
Time in/Out:
01:35:47:00 / 01:37:06:00
Canister:
ON 019 F
Film ID:
1854.29
Issue Date:
1915

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