Tynwald Day 1920-1929

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Tynwald Day - Ancient Ceremony of reading of Manx Laws at Douglas, Isle of Man. 1920s?

Procession into church - shots of men in British Army uniform walking single file toward an open Gothic church arch doorway; holding swords pointing upward in front of them. Soldiers standing to attention...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
76704
Sort Number:
ON 343 G
Time in/Out:
01:20:52:00 / 01:22:24:00
Canister:
ON 343 G
Film ID:
2424.06
Issue Date:
1920 - 1929

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Isle of Man

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