The Derby 1951

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Item title reads - Pathe News Special. The Derby.

Epsom Downs, Surrey.

L/S Epsom racecourse. L/S crowds at Tattenham Corner. M/S people walking along side of course. L/S cars and crowds arriving. M/S pan three-wheeler car. M/S Rolls Royce. M/S mass crowds and buses. L/S jellied eel...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
47732
Sort Number:
51/044
Time in/Out:
01:31:31:00 / 01:36:14:00
Canister:
51/44
Film ID:
1463.19
Issue Date:
31/05/1951

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