The Grand National 1946

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Item title reads - The Grand National.

Aintree, Liverpool, Merseyside.

L/S of the biggest ever crowds gathered at Aintree. Several good shots of bookmakers giving the odds. L/S of runners' board. People mill about and jockeys mount their horses. They walk up to the starting gate....

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45105
Sort Number:
46/028
Time in/Out:
01:22:56:00 / 01:30:08:00
Canister:
46/28
Film ID:
1378.14
Issue Date:
08/04/1946

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0:010:020:030:04

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