Thistle V Shamrock AKA 'the Cup' For London… 1930

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Item title reads - Thistle versus Shamrock. With their fellow countrymen battling for rugby honours - the Irish and Scottish ladies fight out the issue at hockey. Ireland.

L/S as the camera pans slowly across the two teams sat in rows before the match. Various shots of the match, a goal is...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
18875
Sort Number:
G 1690
Time in/Out:
01:02:54:00 / 01:04:15:00
Canister:
G 1690
Film ID:
820.02
Issue Date:
03/03/1930

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