The Big Blow 1932

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Full title reads: "Crystal Palace. The Big Blow. 4,750 bandsmen - in 189 bands - from all over Britain - contest in great National Brass Festival. For hours the judges were imprisoned in a tent."

Crystal Palace, London.

Exterior of part of Crystal Palace. The sound of a brass band...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4701
Sort Number:
32/079
Time in/Out:
01:21:48:00 / 01:23:16:00
Canister:
32/79
Film ID:
659.20
Issue Date:
03/10/1932

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