The Last Of The Gypsies Meeting 1929

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Item title reads - The last of the gypsies meeting? Picturesque Romanys who have been a feature of the Epsom meetings for many years, pitch their encampment in defiance of recent ban. Surrey.

M/S of the gypsies standing around the sign banning them. M/S of them posing in front of it. L/S of...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
35767
Sort Number:
G 1601
Time in/Out:
01:35:17:00 / 01:36:21:00
Canister:
G 1601
Film ID:
786.29
Issue Date:
25/04/1929

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