Village Dance Issue Title Pathe Pictorial… 1947

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Bampton, Oxfordshire.

Various shots of men taking part in a Morris Dance in a village street. One of the men is dressed in a sailor uniform.

On a village green we see more Morris Dancers giving a display.

The person playing the fiddle is William Wells,...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44257
Sort Number:
NP 152
Time in/Out:
01:11:00:00 / 01:11:42:00
Canister:
NP 152
Film ID:
1341.06
Issue Date:
11/08/1947

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