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The Merry Month Of May 1923
Description
May day celebrations.
A procession of girls through an archway of raised arms. Presumably a May Queen. Most of the girls are dressed in white. The May Queen is crowned. C/U - her crown is made of flowers. Morris dancers on a village green. A strange game as men and women dressed as horseback...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Jenny
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 14718
- Sort Number:
- EP 060
- Time in/Out:
- 01:01:20:00 / 01:03:30:00
- Canister:
- EP 060
- Film ID:
- 856.02
- Issue Date:
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