Varsity X Country AKA Varsity Cross Country… 1924

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Roehampton, London.

Title: "VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY. Cambridge beat Oxford by 20 points to 35".

C/U of six young men, three standing behind three sitting, they all wear dark or striped blazers. C/U of six more young men (three seated, three standing), they wear light coloured blazers....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24760
Sort Number:
G 1147
Time in/Out:
01:23:44:00 / 01:24:17:00
Canister:
G 1147
Film ID:
366.15
Issue Date:
17/12/1924

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