The Chief Scout 1932

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Full title reads: "Corston. Nr. Bath. The Chief Scout praises 10,000 Scouts in great West Country 'Jamboree' - who 'carried on' despite torrential downpour which turned vast 'canvas city' into a 'sea of mud."

Corston, Nr Bath, Avon.

Pan across large Boy Scout camp. Lots of bell and...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
4980
Sort Number:
32/040
Time in/Out:
01:00:04:00 / 01:01:27:00
Canister:
32/40
Film ID:
675.01
Issue Date:
19/05/1932

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