The Great Festival Begins 1966

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Edinburgh, Scotland.

GV. Prince's Street, Edinburgh, in the rain. SV. People walking down Prince's Street in the rain. SV. People sheltering from rain at the Royal Scottish Academy, & SCU. SV. Pan, cars to people in the rain. SV. People in rain near the Castle gates. SV. People walking in rain...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
55785
Sort Number:
66/068
Time in/Out:
01:12:38:00 / 01:13:52:00
Canister:
66/68
Film ID:
2003.03
Issue Date:
25/08/1966

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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