The 80th 'varsity Boat Race 1928

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Full titles read: "The 80th 'Varsity Boat Race - won "all the way" by Light Blues who led from start to finish."

Putney to Mortlake, London.

L/S at the start of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race showing the two rowing teams on the River Thames as they move off, followed...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
34720
Sort Number:
G 1490
Time in/Out:
01:25:27:00 / 01:28:22:00
Canister:
G 1490
Film ID:
722.12
Issue Date:
02/04/1928

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