The City And Suburban 1939

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Horse racing at Epsom.

Full titles read: "THE CITY AND SUBURBAN"

L/S's of large crowds of people at the Epsom race course in Surrey. Various shots of The City and Suburban race in progress. L/S's of the horse rounding Tattenham corner. The race is won by Bistolfi owned by Mrs Lionel...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
19239
Sort Number:
39/032
Time in/Out:
01:24:07:00 / 01:25:19:00
Canister:
39/32
Film ID:
1007.24
Issue Date:
20/04/1939

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