The King's Prize 1929

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Item title reads - The King's Prize won by Lieutenant Colonel R. M. Blair, after a double tie shoot. Bisley, Surrey.

L/S of the men lying on their stomachs sighting down their rifles and firing, M/S of a man in naval uniform talking to a man in a suit. M/S of men in army uniform sat behind...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
36019
Sort Number:
G 1626
Time in/Out:
01:19:46:00 / 01:20:55:00
Canister:
G 1626
Film ID:
796.14
Issue Date:
22/07/1929

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