The Royal Show Opens 1922

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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Full titles read: "THE ROYAL SHOW OPENS - Record entries -- there were 4,200 farm animals alone! - in World's finest Agricultural Show."

M/S's of large Shire horses on on display, they are inspected by officials. L/S's of very large bulls being led in line...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
23074
Sort Number:
G 0893
Time in/Out:
01:08:03:00 / 01:09:07:00
Canister:
G 893
Film ID:
274.09
Issue Date:
13/07/1922

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