Ward Union Hunt 1923

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Item title reads - Ward Union Hunt. Weekend meet at the Eight Mile Stone. Ireland.

M/S of huntsmen and hounds, the camera pans across them and shows a lady on one of the horses. They walk across fields and line up. L/S of the whole hunt lined up, they race off over the fields.

Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
23539
Sort Number:
G 0951
Time in/Out:
01:38:49:00 / 01:40:39:00
Canister:
G 951
Film ID:
296.28
Issue Date:
01/02/1923

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