St. Matthew's Wakes Fair 1948

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St. Matthew's wakes fair in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

L/S fairground. M/S crowd blowing paper trumpets. M/S crowd watching machine making Indian Toffee (candyfloss). M/S crowd of children. M/S child eating candyfloss. Various shots children playing at fair....

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
64694
Sort Number:
UN 1899 F
Time in/Out:
01:01:09:00 / 01:02:10:00
Canister:
UN 1899 F
Film ID:
2214.03
Issue Date:

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