The Glorious Uncertainty 1922

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Horse racing at Goodwood, Sussex.

Full titles read: "THE GLORIOUS UNCERTAINTY - of the turf was exemplified this year by the weather - and results."

L/S of the crowds milling around the grounds of the race course. L/S of dignitaries chatting in a box in the grandstand. L/S's of the...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
23126
Sort Number:
G 0897
Time in/Out:
01:28:54:00 / 01:30:22:00
Canister:
G 897
Film ID:
276.22
Issue Date:
27/07/1922

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