The Market Square Their Racecourse! 1932

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Full title reads: "Italy. The Market Square their Racecourse! Italian Royal Family and vast concourse at 'The Palio of Sienna', held annually since the middle ages."

Sienna, Italy.

Members of the Italian Royal Family look on from a balcony.

Men dressed in medieval costume...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
5153
Sort Number:
32/055
Time in/Out:
01:26:53:00 / 01:27:53:00
Canister:
32/55
Film ID:
683.21
Issue Date:
11/07/1932

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